Monday 14 August, 2017: The Telstra Bollywood Dance Competition (TBDC), part of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, was held at Melbourne’s Federation Square over the weekend with Bollywood celebrity judges and dance performances from 22 dance groups. This year Telstra live-streamed the event for the first time ever, over Australia’sRead More →
Canberra, August 1: The Australian government has said that while it aims to settle refugees in regional locations, migrants are “free to move” once settled. The remarks followed claims from local councils that refugees were causing overpopulation and putting a strain on vital services, Xinhua news agency reported. Last week,Read More →
Allegedly dobbed-in by a friend of fake marriage Manpreet loes his bid to get partner visa And to make matters worse, he has to pay $6,000 to the department’s lawyers. Sydney July 24: This is the story of Manpreet Singh, a citizen of India, arrived in Australia as international studentRead More →
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 →
Melbourne, August 9: Melbourne based fashion label “Soulan Zee” withdrew bootys carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha from its website within less than 24 hours after upset Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Designer Leyla Raif of Soulan Zee, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed who spearheadedRead More →
Toorak, July 30: 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the Australian Indian Benevolent and Charitable Trust (AIBCT, the Trust). As fund-raiser for the trust, former Honorary Consul General for India in Melbourne Dr T. J. Rao assisted by Dr Jasbir Bedi and Inderjit Jassal organized a musical concert – MukeshRead More →
Melbourne, June 29: 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the Australian Indian Benevolent and Charitable Trust (AIBCT). “To mark the 10th anniversary, we are holding a concert by two leading Hindi film musicians; Mukhter Shah and Sangeetha Melekar” said Dr T. J. Rao, former Honorary Consul General of India talkingRead More →
Melbourne: Striiv Australia, Australia’s first fitness tracker and weight management program combined – is pleased to announce past Australian cricket captain, Ricky Ponting, as its new brand ambassador. Striiv is partnering with the cricket icon to help bring to life the message that achieving a healthy lifestyle is possible forRead More →
New Delhi, June 21: Australian actor Travis Jeffery says he got to know about the stardom of Indian veteran actor Dharmendra through Google. The actor, who is working with the Indian cine icon in short film “Dream Catcher”, added that he decided not to watch his films to avoid gettingRead More →
– from successful Taxation and Insolvency practitioner to possible jail time Sydney, June 21: Tax lawyer and partner at Sydney law firm Clamenz lawyers, Dev Menon, 33, has been linked to a $165m elaborate tax-fraud scam. Dev, who previously worked at KPMG and an investment bank, is alleged to haveRead More →