Ghazala Hashmi, who made history by becoming first Muslim woman to be elected to Virginia State Senate, hails from a family of educationists in Hyderabad. Migrating to the United States with her family when she was just four, the Indian-American scored a stunning victory over sitting Republican Senator Glen Sturtevant. The 55-year-old, a Democrat, was […]
An Indian-American White House official has been caught in the crossfire of internal politics arising from the Ukraine controversy that has engulfed President Donald Trump in an impeachment. The expertise of Kashyap Patel, the National Security Council’s (NSC) senior Director of counter-terrorism, on Ukraine has been questioned by another NSC official, Lt Col Alexander Vindman, […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 14th East Asia Summit and 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit. Positive discussions on a range of issues including Prime Minister Morrison’s visit to India in January 2020 and strengthening the bilateral relationship, particularly on trade and investment […]
Neeraj Sharma from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney — considered one of the global leaders in the use of neutron and X-ray scattering methods to study materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries – has won the ‘Early Career Researcher of the Year (Physical Sciences)’. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian honoured 35-year-old Dr Sharma, from […]
One of Bollywood’s biggest stars has thrown her support behind players competing in next year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, during a visit to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) this morning. As organisers count down the days to potentially break an attendance record at a women’s sporting fixture, Kareena Kapoor, the Indian actress and presenter, […]
By Nick Attam and RV Rao Townsville is seeing a growth in the multicultural community especially from India. We now have people from across all states of India living in the capital city of North Queensland. This year Telugu community gathered to celebrate an iconic cultural event Bathukamma Festival at Riverside Community Center in Douglas on 6th October, […]