Melbourne, July 15: A collection of eight short stories that illuminate the diverse nuances of life as an immigrant in modern day Australia, Pavlova & Pappadums is Nitasha Thomson’s first book – a collection over thirty years that she has lived as a woman of Indian origin in Australia. TheRead More →
Melbourne, July 15: A 20 minute sensation, Kriti, a Bollywood film for the internet, released on June 22 by Sirish Kunder is under fire with allegations that the storyline was copied.. Earlier, Nepali film-maker Aneel Neupane had openly claimed that Shirish Kunder stole his plot and made it into hisRead More →
Melbourne, July 13: Hindus worldwide are urging Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister Andrew Barr and ACT Land Development Agency (LDA) CEO David Dawes to expedite sale of suitable land for Canberra Hindu Mandir (CHM) to meet the needs of Canberra Hindus. According to reports, application for land sale forRead More →
Melbourne, July 12: Pity Eddie McGuire stirred the hornet’s nest – and an incoherent stretching has begun, to suit ‘violence of man against women’ and ‘family violence’ campaigns. At Q&A, audience member Tarang Chawla (Nikita’s brother) asked an emotional question about male violence – his sister Nikita Chawla, a talentedRead More →
Melbourne, July 10: Victoria’s opposition spokeswoman for multiculturalism and South Eastern Metro MP Inga Peulich has accepted an apology from The Australian and Prasad Philip, published on Thursday 23 June in The Australian. This brings an end to an unfortunate episode involving Ms Peulich and Prasad Philip, a Keralite IndianRead More →
Canberra, July 11: Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has on Monday returned to capital Canberra to decide on his cabinet ministers for the 45th Parliament, after he secured victory in the 2016 federal election. Turnbull proclaimed victory on Sunday, following election on July 2. However, before Turnbull can be swornRead More →
Sydney, July 11: Married GP, Nauman Zafar Khan, 41, of Pakistan descent used confidential records to send 120 text messages in one day to a female patient, 20, telling her he was ‘ready for her’ – and begged eight others for sex while his wife was overseas. A tribunal hasRead More →
By Amit Dasgupta The platform for a transformational change in bilateral relations was laid when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014. Deviating from script, he spoke of India-Australia relations as “a natural partnership arising from our shared values and aspirations”. He was not talking of cricket, theRead More →
Melbourne, July 7: Hindi is now recognized in Australia as one of the five priority Asian languages for study in Australian schools. No wonder there will be Hindi workshop. “This is quite an achievement. “However, a lot of work remains to be done to convince schools to introduce Hindi inRead More →
Mumbai, July 6: New Zealand’s Zespri International, a marketer of kiwifruit, has signed on child actor Harshaali Malhotra of “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” fame as the face of the brand. This is the first time that a Bollywood face will be seen endorsing the company. Zespri International is now targeting India asRead More →