By Neena Badhwar Rekha Rajvanshi was conferred ‘Hindi Videsh Prasaar Samman’ by the UP Hindi Sansthan in Lucknow on November 28. The award carries an added cash prize incentive worth Rs. 250,000. Rekha recently celebrated 10th anniversary of ILASA (Indian Literary Art Society of Australia) and has published now eight books her recent one being […]
By Madhulika Liddle Some of you may know that besides being devoted to old cinema, I also watch a lot of modern Korean dramas. My love for K-dramas probably has something to do with the fact that the average Korean TV show has more than a passing resemblance to classic Hindi cinema, from star-crossed lovers […]
Nautanki Theatre’s South Asian Theatre Festival is being held on 16th & 17th Dec 2021. Three plays based on the topic, ‘Partition and diaspora’ will be presented during this festival.– My Piece of Sky (Kannada/Hindi/English)– Baazigar (Hindustani/Bengali) – Mann Batwara (Urdu/Punjabi) Neel Banerjee, Veena & Sudarshan Narayana and Mussawar Chughtai are the directors of the […]
The NSW Government has announced changes to improve the design, installation, certification and maintenance of critical fire safety systems in residential apartment buildings, to further protect residents. Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson said the reforms are the result of nine months’ work by a specialist working group made up of representatives from […]
A new sovereign vaccine manufacturing facility will be built in Australia to produce respiratory mRNA vaccines for potential future pandemics and seasonal health issues as part of a new in principle agreement between the Australian Government, Victorian Government and global mRNA company Moderna. The sovereign on-shore facility will be built in Victoria as part of […]
Harnaaz has done India proud by winning the title of ‘Miss Universe’ at the beauty pageant held in Eilat, Israel. Harnaaz beat 79 contestants and crowned being the third Indian in line after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta having won the title after 21years. In second place was Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira, followed by Miss […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji If the first Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur was a thriller last week, the second Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai had magical highlights and sidelights. India triumphed in the Mumbai Test by a huge margin of 372 runs yesterday to win the two Test series 1-0. Whatever the […]
Our diverse communities are being encouraged to enjoy a vibrant start to 2022 with a NSW Government funding boost for multicultural festivals and events. Minister for Multiculturalism Natalie Ward said the second round of the $400,000 Stronger Together Festivals and Events Grants program is now open for applications for events being held in the first half […]
NSW Health is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Regents Park Christian School in western Sydney. There is now a total of 13 COVID-19 cases linked to this cluster. As already announced, one case has been confirmed as being the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern. Genomic sequencing has confirmed two more cases are also […]
The City of Parramatta will kick off 2022 with a collective bang as it hosts a series of five New Year’s Eve fireworks displays across the City on 31 December. The COVID-safe events will take place in five locations across the City in a unique twist on the usual big celebration at Parramatta Park. “Parramatta’s […]