Hindus outraged over Lord Ganesha toilet cover set

Upset Hindus urge Sydney firm to apologize & withdraw Lord Ganesha toilet cover set Upset Hindus are urging “My Diva Baby”, online home-furnishings retailer based in Sydney suburb Seven Hills, for the immediate withdrawal of “Indian God Ganesha Elephant Bath Mat Set” (three pieces, including a toilet seat cover), carrying the

Aussies smash India in 1st ODI

Recording their biggest ever win over India, Aussies smashed India by 10 wickets with 74 balls to spare. Aussies are in India for 3 ODIs. One has already been played and gloriously won by Australia by 10 wickets. Although Melbourne’s Shekhar Dhawan – opener for India did score 74 and along

CAA 2019 divides Melbourne

The past few weeks, there has been only one issue – the CAA and NRC- which has dominated headlines all over the globe for Indians, no matter where they live. As the issue developed into wider protests both for and against - in India and more and more people taking

Passions run high over CAA 2019

CAA 2019 Passions run high on both sides

If one issue has occupied the world psyche this December 2019 end, it was CAA 2019 or the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 which has caused much flutter in India and some din in some pockets of Indians living abroad. The issue is at least symbolically important – perhaps worthy of

Rohit Sharma – man behind Kohli’s success as skipper

Indian
Sport

Opener Rohit Sharma has scored highest individual runs in 2019 and every year since 2013. Is he the man behind Kohli’s success as skipper? The answer is a clear and convincing YES. Army generals are only as good as their men on ground and it is true of every arena. Thus

Vasan Srinivasan elected as Chair of MHFA

Indian
Local

Making the whole Australian Indian community proud, a well-known leader based in Melbourne, Vasan Srinivasan, has been elected as the chair of MHFA (Mental Health Foundation of Australia). Well respected not only by the ethnic community groups but also the main stream community and a regular at local radio stations

Indian parliament passes CAB

The Indian parliament has passed the much controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 or CAB. It has finally been cleared by both houses of Indian parliament and will go to the President of India for his assent before it becomes the law. Under this new law – persecuted minorities of Hindus,

Delhi factory fire leaves at least 43 dead

Indian

At least 43 people are dead as a result of a devastating fire at a building housing a factory making handbags in a crowded Anaj Mandi, grains market area in central New Delhi, Delhi police has said. The area suffers from poor municipal planning and is congested and narrow for any

P Chidambaram out on bail after 106 days in jail

The Supreme Court of India has awarded P. Chidambaram an early Christmas cheer by finally granting the former Union minister bail he had been so desperately seeking for the last three and a half months. Chidambaram, a Rajya Sabha member, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August

You deserve to be killed, Soundarya tells a Twitter user

Soundarya Sharma – of Ranchi Diaries fame has pronounced death sentence on a Twitter user. She told a Twitter user 'ýou deserve to be killed', when the user said Soundarya did not know acting. Soundarya is a Bollywood starlet who is doing everything to forge her career ahead. Apart from Ranchi