The cars were decorated with the Chinese flag and stickers featuring slogans including: “Borderline is our baseline;” “China: Not even a bit can be left behind;” and, “Anyone who offends China will be killed no matter how far the target is.” By Rekha Bhattacharjee SYDNEY (IANS): While the international community is heaving a collective sigh […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji In Part I, we had a look of overseas-born Australian Test cricketers. Now let’s widen our periscope and enumerate overseas-born cricketers to play Test matches for England and India. Did you know that 16 India-born cricketers played for England? They are K.S. Ranjitsinhji (”˜Ranji’), Edward Wynyard, Richard Young, Neville Tufnell, Douglas Jardine, […]
Sanjay and Hema Vaidya By Aradhana Bhatt Over the years, the Red Nose, the Pink Ribbon, the Bandaged Bear and the Daffodil have become icons of Australian generosity and empathy. The Blue Ribbon, the shaved heads and the grown beards and moustaches are relatively recent additions to the list of our medical missions to conquer […]
On August 29, 2017 Consul General Shri B. Vanlalvawna, on behalf of Indian Council for Cultural Relations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Wollongong (UoW), New South Wales for establishment of ICCR Chair of Indian Studies. Prof. Alex Frino, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Strategy) signed the MoU on behalf of UoW in […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Part I: Overseas-born Aussie Test cricketers It’s a funny world we live in. There are so many life-threatening and vitally important issues in this world today; a World War III in the looming, terrorism, domestic violence, poor getting poorer, climate change, education, housing, transport ”¦ And what do our politicians think about? […]
A six-member team of all women from India will start journey in early September to circumnavigate the globe; the voyage will culminate on their return in March next year The team of the Indian Navy will set sail in early September to circumnavigate the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini. This is the first-ever […]
New scientific evidence from a University of South Australia researcher shows ”“ for the first time ”“ that feelings of back stiffness may purely be a protective mechanism to avoid further injury. A paper published today in Nature journal Scientific Reports by Dr Tasha Stanton, Senior Research Fellow in UniSA’s School of Health Sciences, […]
On August 24, 2017, Prof. Cat Hope, Head of Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University, opened the “In Search of India: Book Launch and Exhibition.” A new book, titled Louise Lightfoot in Search of India: An Australian Dancers Experience, highlighting Australian connection to Indian classical dance was released by Ms Manika Jain, […]
India Club (IC) Diwali Party preparation are in full swing, the president Shubha Kumar who was honoured by the NSW Premier last year, says, “Our Diwali Dinner and Cultural Nite is repeatedly acclaimed by the attendees as the best and an iconic event in Sydney. Members and their guests celebrate IC Diwali with extra zeal.” […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a match, what a miracle victory for India! I went to sleep at 2am certain that India will lose the second one-day international (ODI) at Kandy. I somehow felt happy for Sri Lanka. They were smashed to smithereens by India in three Tests and the first ODI. Here was their […]