By Kersi Meher-Homji INDIA SURVIVES! They won a must-win match against Afghanistan early today morning. Experts had written off India’s chance of making to the semi-final of this Twenty20 World Cup but Virat Kohli’s dare devil men showed glimpses of their old glory by crushing Afghanistan by 66 runs at Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan won the […]
DIWALI 2021 My warmest greetings to the people of so many faiths who celebrate the festival of lights. On the darkest night of the month, we hold in our hearts the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. It is the moment when we turn the corner, and begin to […]
Sydney Film Festival (SFF 2021) is on in the month of November having been delayed due to Covid 19 lockdown in NSW. This year it is being held from 3rd to the 14th of November. The festival has some interesting Indian Film entries this year. For all film lovers who may be interested in films […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Pakistan, ably captained by Babar Azam, won their second match out of two to lead Group 2 teams in the Twenty20 World Cup. After thrashing India by 10 wickets on Sunday the 24th October at Dubai, they kept the momentum going by beating New Zealand by five wickets last night at Sharjah. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Get ready to stay late nights and early mornings to watch the Cricket World Twenty20 on TV from today onwards. We saw many preliminary matches and warm up clashes. Now starts the REAL Twenty20 World Cup in United Arab Emirates. Tonight Australia takes on South Africa at Abu Dhabi followed by England […]
India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive has achieved a historic milestone of administering 1 billion vaccine doses. Around 75% of the eligible population (18+) has been given the first dose, while around 30% has been given both doses. India has achieved this mark of 1 billion vaccine doses in less than 40 weeks. This milestone exemplifies India’s […]
On 6 May 2021, a 16-year-old boy was stabbed during lunchtime at Glenwood High School in Sydney’s north-west. NSW Police charged a 14-year-old boy with two counts of wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Government tried to ban the kirpan in schools but Sikh community was not happy with the ban. […]
Fifteen men have been charged after a brawl involving at least 50 people that erupted in the southern Brisbane suburb of Runcorn on September 13, 2021.. A victim of the violence, named in court documents as 36-year-old father-of-two Naginda Singh, suffered a near-severed left hand, and neck and head injuries, and remained in Princess Alexandra […]
By Madhulika Liddle Every year, come October, a relative of ours says, “The festival season has begun.” She goes on to list every single celebration coming up over the next several months. Dussehra/Durga Puja, Govardhan Puja, Karva Chauth, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, and a gazillion smaller festivities, some which I didn’t even know about a few […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Indian girls are dominating the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia. As many as eight Indian girls are representing different franchises in WBBL this season. Last night teenage sensation Shafali Verma was the Player of the Match in the WBBL thriller for Sydney Sixers against Hobart Hurricanes at Hobart. She outshone […]