This is the story of Rankaj Khurana and his family and their struggles against the department to get Skilled Independent Visa. Rankaj, an Electrical Engineer by qualification, a 2002 graduate from Kurukshetra University. He applied for a class SI 189 Skilled Independent visa on 8 December 2014. On the visaRead More →
“…no longer allow 457 visa to be passports” Melbourne, April 18: Adopting a new “Australians first” approach to skilled migration, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that he will be abolishing the existing 457 Visa programme, currently used by temporary foreign workers to gain employment and down the line, permanentRead More →
Mumbai, April 17: Leading singer Sonu Nigam on Monday lashed out at “forced religiousness” in India after being woken up by the ‘azaan’ from a nearby mosque, triggering a torrent of reaction for and against. The “Kal ho naa ho” singer posted: “God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim andRead More →
Indian-born residents form the largest numbers in Victoria surpassing Italy, Vietnam, Greece and Sri Lanka. Melbourne, April 12: Indian people are Victoria’s biggest migrant group for the first time in history, according to latest census figures. The first results of the census revealed that after 12 years of strong growthRead More →
New Delhi, April 6: Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be on a state visit to India from April 9 to 12, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Thursday. “This will be Prime Minister Turnbull’s first visit to India. “Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott had visited India in September 2014,Read More →
Westmeadows , March 7: AAM AADMI Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Maan allegedly faced protest at a public meeting here on Tuesday when Melbourne based Pappa Sarpanch asked him to explain why he visited a religious place under the influence of alcohol. Maan was addressing an AAP dinner event at AjoobaRead More →
The auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri on Friday came as a grim reminder of what and how much Kashmir has lost, writes columnist Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, February 24: Kashmir has lost a lot – in its values, traditions and heritage during the last 27 years of violence. Out of theirRead More →
Great Barrier Reef may be at risk from fossil fuels Melbourne, February 16: Indian conglomerate Adani Group’s plans to build Australia’s biggest coal mine, although portrayed as harbinger for jobs and local economy, yet is entering the fiercest round of its fight ‘against coal’ faction. As researchers, revealed that theyRead More →
The US National Intelligence Council has predicted a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in 2028, writes Abdus Sattar Ghazali. The prediction came in the Council report released recently under the title: Global Trends: Paradox of Progress. Every four years since 1997, the National Intelligence Council has published an unclassifiedRead More →
US President Donald Trump’s mantra of “Buy American” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ are not mutually exclusive because trade need not be a zero sum game. Arul Louis talks to Shalabh Kumar, Indian-American Republican leader and founder of Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC). New York, January 30: ARead More →