Hindu Council Australia (HCA) is working hard and seeking donations to help Indians stricken with the deadly virus with daily cases that have moved up into the official figures of hundreds of thousands. The virus is an angry one, hides and then comes back mutated, and in more potent form. There is no respite as […]
By Neena Badhwar Everyone is concerned about the sad situation to do with Covid-19, the virus which is being termed as the double mutant B.1.617 with its killer journey through out India. Indians here in Australia are talking about family members and people they know infected with the second, and the third variant that has […]
The Morrison Government has agreed a number of new measures to protect Australians from the increased risk of the COVID-19 outbreak in India, while also providing significant new support to assist the Indian Government in their humanitarian response. Said Mr.Morrison, “We recognise the challenging COVID-19 crisis that India is currently battling and we stand ready […]
By Neena Badhwar Karam Chand Ramrakha, a prominent Sydney lawyer, former Fijian Member of Parliament and a contemporary of leading political lights, Siddiq and Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, passed away on April 17 at Sydney’s Mater hospital. Karam’s columns as Fiji Diary in The Indian Down Under newspaper, his analysis on Fijian politics, the coups, […]
Silver Lining: A collection of short stories by Anu Shivaram, pp 110. Published by V.Padmavathi, Teju Publications, Bangalore. A Review By Neena Badhwar The distance and miles that are traversed between a thought, an idea to the long hours when words metamorphose into a seeming plot, is perhaps a Covid success story in itself. The […]
Neeru Saluja interviews lead actors Anup Soni, Rahul Dev and Paoli Dam from ZEE5’s original film ”˜Raat Baaki Hai’. This crime thriller is based on the play Ballygunge 1990. Watch the interview to know more about how the actors add character to the intriguing plot and what was their experience while shooting this film.
By Kersi Meher-Homji The IPL match last night was full of runs, thrills and sixes. Batting first Chennai Super Kings (CSK), captained by MS Dhoni, scored 3 for 220 in 20 overs at an exhilarating run-rate of 11 runs per over. They were given a stunning start of 115 runs off 74 balls by openers […]
By Neena Badhwar Swami Vivekananda was deeply aware of the inequality and injustice that prevailed in the Indian society. Poor in India were in hundreds of millions in the early twentieth century, they still are and now with Corona hitting India in a big way with every day around 250,000 cases are being reported. State […]
Are COVID-19 vaccines safe? The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) are the scientists and medical experts who regulate and approve all vaccines and medicines, and other medical products for use in Australia. The TGA checks all COVID-19 vaccines for quality, safety and effectiveness before approving them for use in Australia. This is the same process that […]
By Neena Badhwar ”˜Sufism, as the mystical dimension of Islam, preaches peace, tolerance and pluralism, while encouraging music as a way of deepening one’s relationship with the Creator.’ Sansar Sufiana on April 9 presented by SCREAN Australia (SAI Creative Arts Network) at Manjit’s Concord Function Centre turned out to be not just an ensemble of […]