There’s an unfolding education crisis in India, as the pandemic highlights the inequalities faced by students, teachers and families trying to learn online By Dr Amanda Gilbertson, Joyeeta Dey, Dr Andrew Deuchar, and Professor Nathan Grills, University of Melbourne As India continues to struggle with the catastrophic health impacts ofRead More →
The story of Raj Kundra has been of interest to the Indian media for quite some time now, especially since his arrest on 19 July. There are many girls who have come out to speak about their brush with Raj Kundra or his businesses. But quite innocently caught in theRead More →
While the opposition parties continue to attack Modi government, the vaccination drive in India is continuing. The country has administered reported that 420 million Covid vaccine doses had been administered by July 22. According to the data from ministry of health India, by 7pm on Thursday, 422,826,035 vaccine doses wereRead More →
Life seems to have come full circle for Param Bir Singh, the ill-fated former Mumbai Police commissioner. Last year this time, he was the talk of national and international media with his coffee sipping press conferences attempted to muzzle any voice that raised questions on the mysterious death of SushantRead More →
The normalization process in the Jammu and Kashmir region in the North of India was officially initiated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday 24 June when he met a group of leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, on a special invitation extended to them by his own office.Read More →
An Indian American Taptejdeep Singh, 36-year-old engineer belonging to Gagrewal village, 50 km from Tarn Taran near Amritsar was one of the eight victims of a shooting incident at San Jose in the US state of California. Father of two young children, Taptejdeep valiantly died a hero’s death, not worryingRead More →
When Mamta Banerjee managed to fend off a spirited challenge by BJP in Bengal and won with a solid majority, the “khela Houwe” comment of hers reverberated a million times in the hearts and minds of those who had placed all hopes in the chants of Amit Shah and believedRead More →
As India grapples with its COVID crisis, the Indian diaspora all over the world is chipping in with help – sending COVID essentials to India. In Australia FIAV has shown leadership and led the way by sending a big lot of 8 containers of essential COVID AID including – FaceRead More →
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has released a statement (by Vinod Bansal), on post election violence in Bengal and pleaded for the safety and safe return of those Bengalis who have fled to neighboring states seeking shelter. The statement reads as follows: The Central Secretary General of Vishva Hindu Parishad, SriRead More →
Australia has just sent its second load of COVID AID to India today. The Qantas flight took off from Sydney and after halting at Darwin, it will fly to Delhi to deliver the second lot of AID to India. The Qantas plane on its way back will pick up the firstRead More →