Powerhouse in collaboration with Consulate General of India, Sydney and the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre was celebrated Diwali with a free program of music, dance and storytelling at Powerhouse Castle Hill on Saturday 26 October. Diwali is a major cultural event for the Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities which symbolises the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and good over […]
Parramatta’s CBD has come alive with more than 200,000 people filling the streets to sample the best eats, beats and arts from Western Sydney and beyond at Parramatta Lanes. The City’s signature festival saw more than 70 street food stalls, more than 180 performers and eight stages across 16 sites in the CBD over four […]
Bengaluru, 26 October 2024: The South Pacific nation of Fiji has conferred its highest civilian honor upon Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the global spiritual master and humanitarian leader, for his tireless contribution in upliftment of human spirit and bringing diverse communities together in peace and harmony. Gurudev was given the title of ‘Honourary Officer […]
Friday 25 October 2024 – The Australian Centre for Indian Cinema today announced a major initiative to create the biggest celebration of Indian cinema in Australasia with Australia’s first and only National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) from 13-16 February 2025. The ambitious plans will see the festival held across seven cities in Australia in February […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit, themed ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security’, will provide an important platform for world leaders to discuss key global issues. “India values the close […]
A person from Jharkhand, who sent threatening messages to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, has now issued an apology. The person in question had portrayed himself to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and had asked for Rs 5 crore to settle the matter. The traffic police had received a message stating that the […]
Kishore Mahbubani, a distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore said on Tuesday that the United Nations (UN) is “not weak by accident, but by design” and also argued that India should replace the United Kingdom (UK) on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to make it stronger. Speaking at the NDTV […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised the transformative impact of his government’s policies, stating that India is not only a developing nation but also an emerging global power. He was speaking at the two-day NDTV World Summit, where he discussed India’s role as a beacon of hope amid global instability, the ‘Viksit Bharat 2047′ […]
India’s growth story remains intact as its fundamental drivers – consumption and investment demand – are gaining momentum, the Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has stressed, adding that the country is likely to see real GDP growth at 7.2 per cent for FY 2024-25. Prospects of private consumption, the mainstay of aggregate demand, […]
A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s departure to Kazan for the 16th BRICS Summit, Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar hailed the longstanding and time-tested India-Russia relationship which has advanced to Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership over the past 10 years. “If you look at our history with Russia after Independence, Russia […]