Swami Ramdev launches Vedic Concept School and GHARS
Prominent Indian Yoga Guru Swami Baba Ramdev did a soft launch of ‘Vedic Concept School’ and Global Hindu Association for Reform and Sustainable Communities (GHARS) – a newly formed not for profit...
View ArticleAustralian Export Award for Indian-origin Geelong family
Australian Export Award recipients Abhay and Ishan Sinha An Indian migrant father-and-son duo from Geelong, Abhay and Ishan Sinha have bagged the Regional Export Award at this year’s Australian Export...
View ArticleGurdwara crew in Vic Premier’s Volunteer Awards
Volunteers from the Gurdwara Siri Guru Nanak Darbar have been honoured this year in the 2019 Vic Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards. They won the volunteer award in the Teamwork category, for their...
View Article$3 million for Indian community infrastructure funds now open
Applications are now open for the new Indian Community Infrastructure Fund as part of the Victorian Government promise to support Victoria’s Indian diaspora to enhance and upgrade their places of...
View ArticleRelaxation on the re-issuance of OCI card
Some Relaxation on the re-issuance of OCI card The holders of the Overseas Citizens of India or OCI cards, who are either below 20 years or above 50 years of age and have renewed their passports, can...
View ArticleCommonwealth public servants who volunteer will be given extra leaves to...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressing the Press, (Pic Source: Internet) The Prime Minister and all the Commonwealth public service leaders are permanently offering their at least 20 working days...
View ArticleBreakfast with a twist
It’s always fun to experiment with breakfast and make it healthy especially if you’re cooking for the family. But If you are tired of traditional breakfast, then bring some twist in it, you can always...
View ArticleVictoria’s bushfires: Scores of fires are burning out of control across...
Amidst all the celebration of Christmas and New Year, the most dangerous fires on Monday were in the state of Victoria. People in the town woke up to thick smoke and pale, orange skies. But as the...
View ArticleScott Morrison’s planned trip to India has been cancelled.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appeared to confirm Scott Morrison‘s planned trip to India has been cancelled. In a statement issued hours after the Australian Prime Minister said he was...
View ArticleNew Year with a bundle of joy
New year Baby Adelaide’s newest parents Nisha Wadhwa and Deepak Bajaj started the New Year with a bundle of joy in their hands, newborn baby Analiya. Born in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital,...
View ArticleSawan Multicultural Spring Festival marks five years
‘I am because We are’ is a strong message for all generations, and the Sangam Kala Group Australia (SKGA Inc.) celebrates this theme through their annual events by bringing diverse multicultural...
View ArticleVictoria’s Indian community raises $200,000 for bushfire relief
With fires still raging in parts of Australia the bushfire event is far from over but the generosity and support from the people continues to pour in. The Indian community recently got together to...
View ArticleSunny Duggal: Leading a massive community effort to collect and deliver daily...
When people were still reeling with the shock of the recent bushfires, this Indian real estate entrepreneur was already on the way to help. “Your availability is more important than your ability.”...
View ArticleVCE 2019: Looking back at the last year of school
VCE 2019 Bhavi Nagar 90.20 Taylors Lakes Secondary College Anavi Chandhok 96.6 Glen Waverley Secondary College Manav Singh 99.20 Melbourne High School With your VCE now done and dusted, you’ve...
View ArticleWhat’s On this weekend in Melbourne’s Indian community
What’s Happening This Week! Movies in Melbourne this weekend Mardaani 2 Panipat Pati Patni Aur Woh Tamil Enai Noki Paayum Thota Punjabi Kitty Party Gujarati Hellaro Telugu Venky Mama Malayalam...
View ArticleWant to win free tickets to Women’s T20 World Cup Final? Enter now!
Crowds, excitement, cheers, a nail-biting final match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 on International Women’s Day …… and not to forget, an amazing Katy Perry performance! Live at the famous...
View ArticleGiving Feminism a Fair Go
Writer, political commentator and media personality Jamila Rizvi is the proud recipient of the 2020 Victoria Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership, in recognition of her advocacy, amplification,...
View ArticleMandhana: Tearful Shafali can hold her head high
Mandhana’s disappointing T20 World Cup – that saw her manage a top score of 17 in four innings – continued as India sunk to 99 all out and an 85-run loss in their first Women’s T20 World Cup Final....
View ArticleVirtual weddings in ‘Coronial’ times
Pallavi and Michael at their Melbourne wedding In 1992 Meena’s wedding was lavish, long and attended by hundreds. Fast forward to 2020 and her daughter Sheena’s nuptials were the polar opposite. The...
View ArticleA simple key to open doors safely
If you’ve been paranoid about touching that door handle in these COVID-19 days – or that lift button or ATM touchpad – there’s now a solution in sight. Muthu Vignesh Vellayappan, a PhD student in...
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