Four of every 10 Indians are migrants and 97 per cent of them, who migrate for marriage are female, according to new Census data, writes Devanik Saha “It is not a common practice or desirable culture for a Hindu son in India to get separated from his parents on gettingRead More →
Melbourne, December 8: The Australian High Commission in New Delhi has stated that visa applicants belonging to India would be allowed to use the Priority Consideration Service – a fast track mode for an additional fee. Majority of fast-track applications is expected to be finalised within 48 hours of being receivedRead More →
New Delhi, Nov 18: Leveraging India’s growing importance as a resource hub, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has launched a unique ‘Diya’ – light initiative to catalyse higher education in India. The initiative is symbolic of the illumination that higher education can bring in the lives of people,Read More →
Melbourne, Nov 18: While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing flak from some quarters for scrapping Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, an Australian analyst has called for similar bans on bigger denomination currency notes Down Under too. The call for the ban on $100 and even $50 currencyRead More →
New Delhi, Nov 14: Ace forward Vandana Katariya was on Saturday retained as skipper of the Indian women’s hockey team for the Test series against Australia, to be played in Melbourne from November 23 to 30. Defender Sunita Lakra will be Vandana’s deputy in the 18-member squad announced by HockeyRead More →
Ramachandra Guha’s fear for India’s freedom of expression is half-cooked at best and practically non-existent at its worst, writes Dinesh Malhotra. Speaking at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Link and Australia India Institute (AII) joint lecture “Eight Threats to Freedom of Expression in India”, Guha – eminent historian, biographer andRead More →
Islamabad/New Delhi, Nov 3: The identity of eight officials of the Indian High Commission, who were described as “undercover operatives”, was made public in the media in Pakistan along with their photographs on Thursday — as bilateral ties appeared headed further downward. According to a report in Dawn, the “allegedRead More →
Kerala Tourism Road-Shows held in Melbourne, Sydney Melbourne, Oct 31: The Kerala Tourism authorities organised a road show in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, the sixth biggest tourism market, to attract more visitors from Down Under to the coastal state in India. Representatives from both private and public sector fromRead More →
Family suggests racial hate crime in killing of Manmeet; parents not yet told of Manmeet’s death Melbourne, October 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, in a telephonic conversation with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, expressed concern over the death of Indian-origin Manmeet Sharma (Alisher) who worked as a busRead More →
Brisbane, October 24: Indian film Psycho Raman is among six Indian films that have secured eight major nominations in the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards based in Australia. Psycho Raman received a total of three nominations for Best Performance by an Actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Achievement in Cinematography for Jay Oza and Achievement in Directing for Anurag Kashyap.Read More →