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 […]
The Sydney Opera House will be the backdrop for a special tribute to frontline workers and those who have been vaccinated as NSW passes the 80 per cent double vaccination milestone. Premier Dominic Perrottet said images would be projected onto the sails of the famous landmark, to celebrate the efforts of so many throughout the […]
Artists, musicians, theatres, venues, festivals and cultural organisationsin NSW will be supported with $86 million in funding from the NSW Government to reopen with confidence and welcome back audiences. Treasurer Matt Kean said the stimulus would support individuals and businesses to bounce back quickly and reignite the economy through their cultural offerings. “We have all […]
After a lull due to Covid 19, this Year the SAFAL (South Asian Film, Art & Literature) 2021 is being organized on Saturday 27th November 21 at the Brush Farm House 19 Lawson Street Eastwood NSW 2122. Time : 10 am to 6pm Free Entry (Subject to Covid Conditions) Ample Road Side Parking. The Safal […]
The State’s rapid rate of second dose vaccinations means that next Monday, 18 October is firming as the day that the Reopening NSW Roadmap’s 80 per cent settings will come into effect for those who are fully vaccinated. Community sport will resume, more friends and family will be reunited, and there will no longer be […]
Gold Coast, Queensland: Nominations in the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) were revealed today with nods for 38 films from 25 Asia Pacific countries and areas. Winners will be announced on Thursday 11 November at the 14th APSA Ceremony on Australia’s spectacular Gold Coast, and streamed across the globe. Drawn from the world’s fastest […]