NSW Jewish Board of Deputies organises traditional Jewish Sabbath

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputiesorganised a traditional Jewish Sabbath evening experience on May 15, 2015 at The Great Synagogue, Elizabeth St (facing Hyde Park). Shabbat is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments. Primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment, the word ‘Shabbat’ comes from the root Shin-Bet-Tav, meaning ‘to cease, […]

MARRIAGE & DIVORCE IN AUSTRALIA – THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Zubin Kalchuri & Kushal Bhattarai Solicitors ABK LAWYERS 1. Background In 2013, there were 118,962 marriages registered in Australia. During the same period, 47,638 applications for divorce were granted divorce order from courts. The divorce order figure includes the overseas marriages. Whatever the reason might be, it is always traumatic affair for parties involved, along with their […]

Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Citizenship organises a fundraiser

Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Citizenship organises a fundraiser

Hon Michelle Rowland, Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Citizenship organised a fundraiser and brought her journey alive to Gujarat early in the year. Michelle wearing a bhandanisaree presented a slide show talking briefing about what she did whilst attending the Vibrant Gujarat function in Ahmedabad. The journey took through the meetings with Chief Minister for […]

Tennis: Seeds sail into Mysuru Open quarters

Tennis: Seeds sail into Mysuru Open quarters

top eight seeds in the Sobha ITF Mysuru Open tennis tournament took their appointed places in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles here on Wednesday. Karnataka’s Suraj Prabodh was perhaps the unluckiest player of the day. Playing at the top of his game, the Mysuru boy matched the big-hitting Vishnu Vardhan with some wise and […]

Bengal appoints first transgender college principal

Bengal appoints first transgender college principal

In a major initiative to empower the community, the West Bengal government has appointed a transgender educationist as a college principal in the state — a first for India. Manabi Bandopadhyay, currently the associate professor in Bengali at Vivekananda Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya, will take over the reins of the Krishnagar Women’s College on June 9. “She […]

Heat wave claims 87 more lives in Andhra, Telangana

Heat wave claims 87 more lives in Andhra, Telangana

he heat wave sweeping across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana claimed 87 more lives on Wednesday, taking the toll to over 1,200. There was no respite from the blistering heat as both the states recorded temperatures three to seven degrees Celsius higher than the average. While 50 people succumbed to sunstroke in Andhra Pradesh, 37 died […]

Westpac named Australian Financial Institution of the Year

Westpac named Australian Financial Institution of the Year

Westpac’s focus on helping its customers and providing them with the best support and advice across a whole range of their financial needs has contributed to it being named Australian Financial Institution of the Year at Australia’s premier retail financial services awards, the Australian Banking & Finance Awards hosted in Sydney on Thursday, 21st May, […]

Stopover at the new Lakemba Community Market this Saturday!

Stopover at the new Lakemba Community Market this Saturday!

Wondering what to do on a Saturday? Why not come and visit Lakemba’s new Saturday Market. Lakemba Community Market will operate every Saturday, except on Public Holidays, 10am – 4pm at beautiful Jubilee Reserve, on the corner of Railway Parade and Bellevue Sts, Lakemba. With over 30 stalls of beautiful items from every corner of […]