By Vijay Badhwar Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, took his detractors by surprise by successfully holding a meeting on June 24, without agenda, to break ice with 14 Jammu & Kashmir leaders, many among them who had been held in virtual house arrest for significant times since Article 370 was abrogated on August 5, 2019. […]
23.6.21. On Saturday, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged the farmer unions to end their protests against the three farm laws as the Central government is open to discussions. In September 2020, the three farm laws, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price […]
By Rajdeep Sardesai Dumping on Rahul Gandhi has become a fashion: while his BJP opponents have ”˜Pappu-fied’ him as an incompetent leader, many of his Congress colleagues in private hold him responsible for the deepening crisis of the grand old party. It’s almost as if every time any Congress person quits the party or indeed, […]
27.6.2021. NSW Health has been notified of a number of new venues of concern across Sydney visited by confirmed cases of COVID”‘19. Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless […]
The Government of lndia has launched the “Global Pravasi Rishta Portal ” as a dynamic portal to establish an effective communication channel to connect with the Indian diaspora worldwide. The portal would enable communication with diaspora on a real-rime basis. The portal has been created to enable the registration of Indian diaspora members i.e. NRIs, […]
To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, new restrictions have been introduced for Greater Sydney since yesterday (23/06/21) 4pm, for one week. Following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant about the growing risk to the community, the following restrictions have been introduced yesterday for Greater Sydney, […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India’s lower order batsmen threw away their wickets in a hurry to lose an exciting Test. Where was the hurry? Captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri should have advised Rishabh Pant and Ravi Ashwin to slow down and not go gung ho and bat as if playing in a T20 match. […]
The New South Wales Government has made a significant re-commitment ($10.18m) to the teaching of community languages across the state. In a video message to the Annual Gala Dinner of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools, the Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said she was incredibly proud of the teachers, the volunteers, the parents and students […]
The 68th”¯Sydney Film Festival announced a sneak peek of 22 new films to be featured in this year’s 18-29 August 2021 event. The announcement is in advance of the full program launch on Wednesday 21 July. “With this first look at our 2021 program we invite audiences back into cinemas to explore our times through film,” said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “The […]
By Neena Badhwar A Domestic and Family Violence Awareness Evening was organised together by Harman Foundation in partnership with Multicultural Health Services, Western Sydney (MHSWS) at NSW Parliament House on June 9, 2021. The evening was attended by Kevin Conolly MP, Member for Riverstone; Jodi McKay, Labor MP Strathfield; Gurumesh Singh, Liberal MP Woolgoolga; Dr.Geoff […]