Indian cinema takes a proud stride on the global stage as the socially impactful film Life, starring Ruchi Gujjar and Nishant Malkani, will be screening at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2025. Directed by Chandrakant Singh and produced by CK Arts in association with SR Events and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Pigeon Media, Life delivers a poignant message on the prevention of suicide and abortion. At the heart of this emotional drama is a standout performance by Ruchi Gujjar, whose ...

A PIL filed in the Supreme Court of India by Vishal Tiwari to take Suo Moto action against the BJP MP Nishiknat Dubey was dealt with by the apex court in a peculiar fashion. A lot of thundering with no consequence, the application was dismissed. But, in a long self-serving outburst, the Supreme Court on Thursday ‘rebuked’ Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey for his remarks against the top court and its judges, terming them as “highly irresponsible” ...

Peter Khalil returns for 4th term Battle for Wills has been won by Peter Khalil. A happy and triumphant Peter Khalil has circulated a media release thanking the people of Wills for placing the faith in him and his abilities to be their voice for the 4th term. When redistribution was being looked at in Victoria, some believed the electorate of Wills was being considered to be abolished. Someone claiming to have insider knowledge (not verifiable by BT) claimed the ...

“Operation Sindoor” the May 7 cross-border military strike launched by India following the Pahalgam terror attack by Pakistani operative. It sparked international interest and attention quickly evoking traditional Indian notions of sacrifice and valour. And soon there was a race to convert it into intellectual property. All in the name of patriotism? NOPE. At least four players saw ‘Operation Sindoor’ as bonanza to mint money. Or shall I say to profit from the ‘Sindoor’ of widows and mothers of innocent ...

Islamic terrorists checked IDs, pulled down pants to verify religion, before executing 26 Hindu civilians 26 innocent Hindu men was killed in a deadliest Islamic terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. The day will be recorded as one of the worst days in the history of India since the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A on August 5, 2019. Those killed included two Indian-origin foreign nationals. This is the worst attack in the Valley since Pulwama in 2019 ...

With election on Saturday, May 3, Australian Indian Community Charitable Trust promoted as the Australia India Community Centre (Centre), looks set to be on a winner, if Liberals win. Manny Cicchiello who is the Liberal candidate for the seat of Aston has been working very hard to woo the local Indian community in Aston, running from pillar to post to use the proverbial language, to wrest the seat back from the Labor member Mary Doyle who made political history by ...

Peter Khalil to scrape in despite the deluge of gloomy polls “If just 1 in 10 voters change their vote, we can turn Wills Green” says the Greens on their website. Samantha Ratnam is the Greens candidate in the battle for Wills in this election. She is no stranger to politics. She has represented the Wills community for over a decade on council and in State Parliament. Samantha is trying to wrest the seat away from Peter Khalil, who is ...

After the leaders’ debate final debate for Election 2025 on Channel 7 on Sunday, most of the Labor lackies in the opinion spaces, print, air, TV and social media have moved to write Peter Dutton off. Why? Because he did not know the price of a dozen eggs! Was Dutton’s ignorance a breach of ten commandments, the biggest sin a politician can commit in Australia’s very literate, opinion space where the fatter your entitlement is, the left-ier you are supposed ...

The department has alerted Victorians to be mindful of the possible extra time required for their journeys in the next 7 days starting Friday, 4th April. Works taking place Disruption Travel advice Run for the Kids event New Road closures will be in place on and around CityLink and the West Gate Freeway from 10pm Saturday, 5 April to 1pm Sunday, 6 April for the Run for the Kids event. Impacted roads include parts of: Footscray Road, West Melbourne Harbour ...