“Dear Kmart We all love a bargain…but the bargain shouldn’t be what she makes.” Melbourne, December 6: Iconic Australian department store Kmart is being urged to become a national leader in ensuring living wages for the workers who are trapped in a cycle of poverty by the pittance wages they are paid for making our…
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Binny Bansal ouster: Walmart’s big move in India
New Delhi, November 15: Binny Bansal, co-founder of India’s most successful start-up Flipkart, has had to go. The news first came, dipped in the on-going #MeToo allegations. He had to go. His ouster, announced from Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas US left workers at Flipkart, in Bangalore shocked. People in Bangalore are worried about Walmart’s…
ILA Arun conferred ‘The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Knight 1st class’
Mumbai, November 6: Ila Arun was presented The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Knight 1st class – a high honour awarded to individuals for extraordinary service for Norway within the fields of art, science, industry and public service. On Friday, November 2, in recognition of Ila Arun’s outstanding achievements, Norway’s Consul General in Mumbai, Ann Ollestad, had…
Religion and Politics in Pakistan – test case in Asia Bibi
In a replay of 1977 anti-government demonstration, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing violent protests in Asia Bibi case, writes Abdus Sattar Ghazali In 1977, the so-called Pakistan National Alliance, comprising three main religious parties – Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), some other political parties and fringe groups – launched…
for extradition to Australia, Puneet Puneet declared fit to stand trial
New Delhi, 5 November: An Indian international student in 2008 and involved in a fatal hit-run accident, Puneet Puneet has been found fit to stand trial for extradition to Australia by a court in New Delhi, India. Ever since the case has come to the court of Justice Gurmohina Kaur, Puneet Puneet gradually has been…
Fed Sq Diwali- Best and Biggest in Australia: Dan Andrews
Federation Square, Melbourne 3 November: Celebrate India Inc. deserved it and it got it from none other than Premier Daniel Andrews when he declared Fed Square Diwali organized by Celebrate India Inc. was the country’s biggest and best Diwali celebration. The hard work of Arun and Jaya Sharma and their team who have sacrificed a…
Indonesia Air Crash’s Indian connection
Jakarta, October 30: India has a very grief-stricken connection to the latest air disaster in Indonesia. The pilot who captained the ill-fated flight which crashed into the sea on Monday with 188 passengers and crew on board while en route to Pangkal pinang city, Indonesia’s tin-mining hub, was Bhavye Suneja from Delhi. The Lion Air…
Regal wedding for Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra
she came, he saw, they conquered; this whirlwind romance is bringing Indian and American hearts closer The coming of the festive (nay) wedding season in India is an entertainment catastrophe of monumental proportions – for the paparazzi and showbiz publications. It is Diwali time in India (and around the globe for Indians) and that means…
Should spouses of temporary skilled workers have work rights?
Washington, October 18: in the US, under the Trump administration, spouses of skilled migrants are set to lose work rights in the US. Temporary skilled workers in the US on H-1B visas normally granted 3 or 6 year visas were allowed to take their spouse with them by the US governments. The spouse in that…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away
PM Modi blogs a tribute to Vajpayee Former prime minister of India and one of the country’s most-loved and respected leaders, Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on Thursday, 16 August at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), New Delhi. As his health deteriorated in the last few days, political leaders of all persuations had been…