Remember the days when all of us who travelled to India via Singapore used to talk about Singapore airport, the service, the automated expansive operation and its state of the art aesthetics. That one felt like stopping over in Singapore for an experience and of course the shopping and food. Well India, today, can be […]
By Sudha Kumar Sydney siders have witnessed their fair share of Bharatanatyam Arangetrams (solo classical dance debuts) in recent years. But once in a way there comes along a danseuse who performs not just for an audience and not just for a show. Priya’s was one such. Priya Murali of Samskriti School of Dance […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The final between India and Bangladesh in Colombo last night was a match to remember. What a thriller! India needed six runs to win the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-series off the last ball. And India’s Dinesh Karthik hit a tremendous six to win the Trophy for India. Both India and Bangladesh entered the […]
By Devaki Parathsarthy Remember when everything was hand written? When letters went via post. Handwritten invoices were received on paper, paid and filed in large box files? Trial Balances and ledgers done by hand with red and black pens? Remember when you had to cook on the stove? Buy vegies and cut them, cook them […]
Indian visitors from India are on the rise with India as the fastest growing tourist market in Australia. With 147,000 visitors from India last year India has jumped five places to reach seventh spot from its earlier twelfth in the year 2012. There has been 121 percent of growth in visitors from India followed by […]
Stephen Hawking, well-known physicist and author of ”˜A Brief History of Time ”“ From the Big Bang to Black Holes’, published in 1988, passed away at the age of 76 on March 14, 2018. Although 76 years can be termed as brief stay on earth, Hawking with his debilitating condition of Motor Neurone Disease, gave […]
Brahmkumari Inner Space in Five Dock, 181 first Avenue is organising the following events: On 17th March, Saturday there is talk with The Hon Bobb Carr and Charlie Hogg from 3-4.30pm followed by afternoon tea. On Sunday they have a new series starting every 3rd Sunday of the month, Meditation for World Peace. This […]
By Neena Badhwar Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar came and won Sydneysiders by acting the love story, struggle of talented writer, actor couple of Bollywood ”“ Kaifi and Shaukat Azmi. They happen to be Shabana’s parents and the play ”˜Kaifi and Me’ titled ”˜Kaifi Aur Main’ is based on book written by Shaukat in memory […]
A $1.75 million campaign to tackle the flu season will urge people to get their jab early and clean their hands regularly to avoid a repeat of last year’s influenza epidemic. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the 2018 flu campaign focuses on four simple measures to beat the bug, which affected more than 128,000 people […]