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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi at the Berlin International film Festival

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much-anticipated film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn, has been selected to be screened at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in February and will have its World Premiere at the festival. Gangubai Kathiawadi has been chosen to be screened as part of Berlinale Special, a segment of the film festival which is dedicated to showcasing exemplary cinema. This year’s […]

Rekha Rajvanshi receives Hindi Prasaar Samman by the U.P. Hindi Sansthan

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 […]

Ten of my best double-role films

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 […]

South Asian Theatre Festival showcases Kannada, Bengali and Urdu plays at Riverside on December 16, 17

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 […]

NSW government to improve fire safety in apartments

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 […]

mRNA vaccine to be made in Australia

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 Sandhu is your It girl having won the ‘Miss Universe’ title for India

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 […]

India’s magnificent win despite Ajaz Patel’s rare feat

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 […]

Cultural associations can apply for grants for festivals

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 Micron Update on December 3, 2021

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 […]

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