Leena Nair Named CEO of French Luxury Group Chanel

Leena Nair (52), who was named the new global CEO of French fashion house Chanel on Tuesday, said that she is humbled and honoured to be appointed the global Chief Executive Officer of Chanel, which is an iconic and admired company. In a rare move for the tightly-controlled fashion house, picking the consumer goods veteran […]

Partition of India a ‘Historic Mistake’: Farooq Abdullah

India’s partition was a historic mistake, and not only Kashmiris but the entire Muslim community had to bear its brunt, National Conference national president Farooq Abdullah said on Monday. Supporting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on the country’s partition, Abdullah said had there been no partition, the country would have been more powerful with both […]

Modi Offers Prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Amidst playing of the ‘damru’, the favourite musical instrument of Lord Shiva, and chanting of mantras, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday performed ‘abhishek’ at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple (KVT) before formally inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor complex. The Prime Minister walked from the Lalita Ghat where he had taken a holy dip in […]

Israeli PM makes 1st Official Trip to UAE

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates, in a bid to strengthen the recently-established bilateral ties. “I am delighted to take off for a historic visit, the first of its kind, to the UAE,” Bennett said on Sunday in a video statement at the Ben Gurion Airport […]

Balkrishna Doshi to receive 2022 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture -UK’s highest honour for architecture

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce that Balkrishna Doshi will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture. Given in recognition of a lifetime’s work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group […]

Sole traders, not-for-profit organisations and small businesses in NSW will be able to access up to $2,000 in relief

From today eligible sole traders, not-for-profit organisations and small businesses in NSW will be able to access up to $2,000 in relief to help them bounce back and get the economy firing again. The increased and expanded grant would provide businesses with additional relief as part of the NSW COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategy. From today, […]

Sydney Apartment Prices to Surge in 2022/23

By Sachin Maharaj Since the start of the pandemic, apartment prices across most of Sydney have suffered in price growth compared to house and land prices. Whilst Sydney’s median property prices is up 25.9% in the past 12 months, land prices in the same period is up 40% to 65%. Land in Sydney’s North West […]

Meet the incoming Indian High Commissioner to Australia, H.E. Manpreet Vohra

By Raj Natarajan New Indian High Commissioner took office in Canberra more than six months back. The Consul General of India in Sydney, H.E. Manish Gupta organized a reception to introduce the new High Commissioner to the Indian community. Invitees included Community and Business leaders, Religious leaders and representatives of the Indian Media in Sydney. […]