Australia and India: Education earnings

India will be a growing source of international students and tertiary education opportunities for Australia, according to a new report Positioning for deeper engagement: a plan of action in India, released by the Council of International Education. Minister for Education Dan Tehan welcomed the report, saying the Morrison Government was strengthening

Immigration: failing the Character Test & Mandatory Cancellation of Visa

Australia has a very robust immigration system whereby the governments of all persuasions have maintained the position to keep society safe from people with criminal dispositions. There is a special mechanism built into the Migration Act 1958 – to ensure every potential migrant passes the “Character Test” before he or

Premier wants Fed Square Diwali to be the Biggest outside India

Jewel in the Crown of Fed Square festivals: CEO Celebrate India Inc. celebrated Diwali 2019 with utmost zeal and gusto. The launch on October 14 at Marvel stadium gave a little snapshot of things to come. The two dance performances – one classical and the other modernised Gujarati Dandiya/Garba were scintillating.

Prez Ganguly: India haven’t won anything major since 2013

India don’t need split captaincy, says Sourav Ganguly While many cricketing nations are experimenting with split captaincy - having one for the Test matches and and another for the shorter form of the game namely ODIs and T20s, India is thinking otherwise. The idea of split captaincy works in favour of talent

Inconsistencies and Hypocrisy in the “Right to Know” campaign

by Nicholas Economou Keen watchers of television may have noticed some new political advertisements operating under the #righttoknow hash-tag. The advertisements extol the virtues of an unfettered press as an integral part of a democratic system. The message the advertisements seek to convey is straightforward enough: a free press, it is

Maharashtra, Haryana elections 2019 disappoint the BJP

by Dinesh Malhotra, Bharat Times To the disappointment of millions of Narendra Modi fans all over the world, the expected victory in both states - Maharashtra and Haryana has eluded the party. In Haryana, which was ruled by the BJP and expected by many observers to increase its majority this time,

Woolworth’s Diwali specials – EXPANDED Indian product range

Diwali preparations are now made easier and more convenient with special South Asian products available in selected Woolworths stores across the country. As a traditionally joyful time, Woolworths has embraced the importance the role food plays during Diwali by offering tailored products for the Indian community, available in over 200 stores

Modi’s diplomatic slip in Houston

A diplomatic slip of astronomical proportions Comment by Dinesh Malhotra With the latest edition of Modi’s Stadium rallies in Houston in the US, people have hailed him as an international statesman and a world leader. Particularly so because he took a ‘victory lap of the stadium holding the hand of the most

Manoj Bajpayee’s The Family Man rises above roti, kapda aur makaan

by Sharmishta Guha, in Mumbai, Bharat Times There is a growing trend in Bollywood of actors now going on the web as movie goers’ numbers dwindle and they have to re-invent theor careers through the maze of new age media and the potency of smartphone with which it holds the entire population

The China paranoia in Australian politics

by Nick Economou Throughout Australian colonial and post-colonial history, China has loomed large in the national consciousness. During the gold rushes and in to federation, fear of Chinese migration became the catalyst for some quite dramatic, racially oriented legislation. The newly created colony of Victoria, for instance, passed colonial laws outlawing