Retirement village residents will be better protected and have greater transparency when considering potential contracts after NSW Fair Trading launched a new online calculator. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said the online resource would empower residents by giving them a better understanding of the estimated costs of living in a retirement village. “It can […]
Sep 12 2017 | Posted in
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Monday 14 August, 2017: The Telstra Bollywood Dance Competition (TBDC), a signature event of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), returned to Melbourne’s Federation Square over the weekend with Bollywood celebrity judges and dance performances from 22 dance groups. This year Telstra live-streamed the event for the first time ever, over Australia’s […]
What it takes to thrive, rather than merely survive, could be as simple as feeling good about life and yourself and being good at something, according to new research. From a teenager studying for their exams to an employee succeeding at work, thriving can be seen at all ages and across all cultures. Until […]
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Wrong map used by SBS video news report A map of India with Jammu & Kashmir shown as a disputed territory by SBS on the occasion of India’s 70th Independence Day, and not the map used by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), riled the Indian community in Australia. The Overseas Friends […]
Sep 8 2017 | Posted in
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Kersi Meher-Homji interviews the talented Ghazal singer In Tuesday’s e-TIDU I had reviewed the recent Mehfil-e-Suror orchestrated by Vinod Rajput and presented by Aasha Foundation for Indian seniors with disabilities. All the singers were outstanding as they poetically brought “ishq” (love and passion) in the concert hall. However, two Ghazals (“Yun hasroaton ke” and “Aaj […]
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Confluence ”“ A festival of India in Australia, representing two countries, two cultures, one festival which started in 2016 with an extravagant showcase of a fusion of Indian and Australian culture covering events in seven cities namely ”“ Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Townsville and Perth is back on again this year from September 23 […]
Be the first to join Pratham Australia and help educate underprivileged children in India. Together we can make a difference! Pratham, an NGO, was started in 1995 by setting up balvadis (children centres) in Mumbai by Dr Madhav Chavan and Farida Lambay to educate underprivileged children under the age of five. Dr Chavan was awarded […]
Sep 7 2017 | Posted in
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By Kersi Meher-Homji It was all about “ishq” (physical or spiritual love and passion). I refer to the Ghazal and Qawwali Mehfil-e-Surororchestrated by Vinod Rajput and presented by Aasha Foundation for Indian seniors with disabilities on Sunday. Before the concert I did not know the difference between Ghazals and Qawwalis but now I do. In […]
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LOS ANGELES, September 5, 2017””The Board of Directors of Self-Realization Fellowship, the international non-profit spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, has just announced the election of Swami Chidananda to the position of president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS), effective immediately. He succeeds Sri Mrinalini Mata, who served in […]
The 10th India-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue was held at New Delhi on 30 August 2017. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter Terrorism at the Ministry of External Affairs of India, while the European Union’s delegation was led by Mr. Pawel Herczynski, Director for Security Policy, European External […]
