Pratham AUS – striving to improve the quality of education in India and more. By Sarita Chand The Pratham Educational Foundation India (‘Pratham’ in short) is the largest NGO in India for education. It was founded on the belief that every child has the right to a quality education. And that literacy is the first […]
The Australian actor and Ms India Australia Goodwill Ambassador, Saroni Roy, received the Young Adult Citizen of the Year 2021 Finalist Award at the City of Parramatta 2021Australia Day Awards Ceremony held on the 21st of January 2021 at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Rosehill. Hosted and presented by, Mayor of Parramatta Councillor Bob Dwyer. […]
In a significant change amid digitalisation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this year unveiled a ‘Made in India’ tablet replacing the traditional briefcase before presenting Budget 2021. With the move aimed at a paperless Budget, now ‘bahi khata’ (a ledger wrapped in a red cloth) has been completely removed from this year — a move to […]
In the third round of Covid vaccination on Thursday, less than half of the target for vaccination of health workers was recorded. Despite the Uttar Pradesh Health Department’s decision to relax rules and allow out of turn inoculation, this was a steep fall of nine per cent, compared to the last round on January 22. […]
As the new decade begins, India stands at the crossroads of several simultaneous disruptions, writes Gautam Chikermane, an author who tracks the world of money, power and faith, in “India 2030 – The Rise of a Rajasic Nation”, a compendium of 20 scholarly essays by thought leaders from diverse fields ranging from politics, economics and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the nation in paying tributes to the fallen soldiers by offering a wreath at the National War Memorial at the India Gate on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday. The Guard Commander gave salute while bugles sounded the ‘Last Post’. The officers in uniform saluted and others were […]
Agitating young members from the farmer protest groups on Tuesday broke the police barricades at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border to enter the national capital, hours ahead of the planned ‘Kisan Gantantra Parade’. Hundreds of farmers, comprising mostly the youths removed the barricades forcibly, even as senior members in the groups were seen persuading them […]
Indians are willing to risk worsening ties with China on the issue of human rights in Tibet, as per the findings of the IANS C-Voter Tibet Poll. This is the most significant finding of this survey. Almost two-third of Indians want to support the issue of Tibet even at the cost of worsening relationship with […]
Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning with zero visibility due to variable and calm lower-level winds, and the fog is likely to persist on Sunday as well. The Met department said “Zero visibility over Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar due to variable and calm lower-level winds. Similar fog conditions are likely on […]
Emphasizing that the whole of India stands together, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country has the strongest and most vibrant democracy in the world. “When India got independence, it was said that the country will break due to its poverty, less education and that democracy is impossible here, but the truth is […]