FIAN’s colourful Diwali Fair 2018 was a success!

FIAN’s colourful Diwali Fair 2018 was a success!

Federation of Indian Associations of NSW’s (FIAN) Diwali fair 2018 on Sunday 28 October at Holroyd Gardens, Merrylands, NSW was a huge success with about 10,000 people attending the fair throughout the day. People enjoyed the fair, which had dances, music, song, food, kids rides and of course a spectacular fireworks right at the end. […]

Joint Australian / Indian Pitch Project Uncovers World-Class Entrepreneurs

Joint Australian / Indian Pitch Project Uncovers World-Class Entrepreneurs

The Virangana Project proves that Australian & Indian businesses thrive under a symbiotic model. Sydney: An international project that set out to showcase the diversity and innovation of Indian women entrepreneurs, proved its theory that Indian technology can benefit from collaboration with Australian marketing know-how, when it staged Sydney’s first ever ‘Bollywood-style’ Pitch Event, as part […]

5 DAYS OF DIWALI: Creation exists in layers

5 DAYS OF DIWALI: Creation exists in layers

The physical comprising of the five elements is only one layer to it. As you progress in the sadhna of yog, the various layers of creation unfold in front of you and you realise that the physical, which majority spend their life and birth pursuing, is just a small aspect of creation, a layer which […]

Connectivity projects must respect countries’ sovereignty, territorial integrity: India

Connectivity projects must respect countries’ sovereignty, territorial integrity: India

In what can be seen as remarks targeting China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Thursday said that regional connectivity projects should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. “Physical hardware of connectivity across nations can only sustain itself in a common and universally applicable rules-based world order,” […]

SC extends services of sacked Tripura government teachers

SC extends services of sacked Tripura government teachers

 The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the services of sacked 10,323 Tripura government teachers by two more years, as appealed for by the state government, an official said. “A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi responding to the state government appeal, extended the services of the 10,323 government teachers for two more years. It […]

Democracy in danger, says Abdullah at meet with Pawar, Naidu

Accusing the BJP of attacking Constitutional institutions, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that “democracy is in danger” as he met NCP leader Sharad Pawar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. “Democracy is in danger. People are in danger,” he told the media, as he announced that he along with Naidu […]

Rahul confused, Congress defused: BJP on Congress’ infighting

Rahul confused, Congress defused: BJP on Congress’ infighting

Rahul Gandhi is “confused”, and the Congress under him is “defused”, the BJP said on Thursday amid reports that the party was witnessing intense infighting over ticket distribution for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. “Rahul is a confused President and under a confused President, the Congress is defused. The kind of infighting within the […]

October GST collections cross Rs 1 lakh crore

October GST collections cross Rs 1 lakh crore

Revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in October, a marked increase from Rs 94,442 crore in September, the government announced on Thursday. The total GST revenue collected in October (for September) stood at Rs 1,00,710 crore, it said. The only other time the GST […]

Two militants killed, protesters attack security forces

Two militants killed, protesters attack security forces

Security forces shot dead two militants on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, triggering widespread street protests in Badgam and Pulwama districts, police said. The militants were killed in Bugoo village in Arizal area after the security forces started a cordon and search operation following a tip off. “The militants fired […]

Jharkhand journalist beaten to death

Jharkhand journalist beaten to death

A journalist of a Ranchi-based Hindi daily who had been facing threats was beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, authorities said on Tuesday. Chandan Tiwary, who worked for the “Aaj”, was abducted on Monday night from Pathhalgada, police said. According to police officials, Tiwary was found in the Balthar forest on Tuesday in a […]