Powerhouse Castle Hill lights up for Diwali

Powerhouse Castle Hill lights up for Diwali

Diwali at Powerhouse Castle Hill returns Saturday 25 October with a free, public day of performances, tours, rangoli and diya decorating, food and more presented by Powerhouse in collaboration with the Consulate General of India, Sydney and the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre. Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is a major cultural event for Australia’s Indian diaspora. Derived from the Sanskrit word dipavali, […]

Arshad Warsi and Jitendra Kumar lock horns in ZEE5 Global’s gripping crime thriller Bhagwat

Arshad Warsi and Jitendra Kumar lock horns in ZEE5 Global’s gripping crime thriller Bhagwat

~ Jio Studios in association with Baweja Studios & Dog ‘n’ Bone Pictures presents a battle of good vs evil, a story of secrets and duality premiering on ZEE5 Global ~ Global, 27th September 2025: ZEE5 Global, the world’s leading streaming platform for South Asian content across 190+ countries, has announced its upcoming original film, Bhagwat. Produced […]

Australia–India Organic Food Pact Opens Big New Market for Aussie Producers

Australia–India Organic Food Pact Opens Big New Market for Aussie Producers

Australia’s organic farmers and winemakers are set to tap into one of the world’s fastest-growing food markets, thanks to a landmark agreement with India that will make it easier than ever to sell “certified organic” Down Under produce on the subcontinent. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on organics equivalence, signed this week, means Australia and […]

Netanyahu rules out 2-state solution, denounces emerging Western support for Palestine

Netanyahu rules out 2-state solution, denounces emerging Western support for Palestine

United Nations, Sep 26  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly ruled out on Friday a two-state solution that would create an independent Palestinian state, calling it “suicidal” for his country. He called the Western nations, including France, Canada, and Britain, naive for recognising the Palestine state, and denounced the General Assembly summit this week that […]

EAM Jaishankar joins G4 Foreign Ministers in New York, reaffirms call for UN reforms

EAM Jaishankar joins G4 Foreign Ministers in New York, reaffirms call for UN reforms

New York, Sep 26 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the G4 Foreign Ministers’ meeting held in New York, alongside his counterparts from Japan, Germany, and Brazil. The ministers reiterated their long-standing demand for comprehensive reform of the United Nations, particularly the UN Security Council. Jaishankar shared the update on X, writing: “Glad to […]

Children’s Festival Legend Steps Down

Children’s Festival Legend Steps Down

The founder of the Sydney Children’s Festival, Thuat Nguyen AM, has bowed out at the opening of yesterday’s festival after 27 years. He said the 42 festivals his team had organised had “brought joy to countless children and families and helped build harmony in the community”. “Every successful journey has a moment when the torch […]

Trump administration proposes to scrap H-1B lottery system, floats new rules

Trump administration proposes to scrap H-1B lottery system, floats new rules

Washington, Sep 23 Days after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to significantly curtail the H-1B visa programme, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed to “amend its regulations” governing the process. The DHS proposal seeks to scrap the existing lottery system and implement “a weighted selection process that would generally favour […]