On May 12, 2014, a fortnight before the Narendra Modi government assumed office, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, had categorically asserted that women were not suited to be fighters pilots. “As far as flying fighter planes is concerned, it’s a very challenging job. Women are by nature not physically […]
Drones will be used for the first time for surveillance in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, according to a top election official. “Helicopters have been used in the past for surveillance, but drones will be used this time, probably for the first time,” R. Lakshmanan, Bihar’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer, told IANS in an interview […]
A senior minister in Haryana has taken on the Royal Bengal Tiger – literally. The minister, who is from the BJP, has demanded that the cow should be declared as the national animal, displacing the tiger. A tweet from Haryana Health and Sports Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday read: “Declare Cow as National Animal of […]
It’s BJP-versus-BJP in Bhagalpur, and this may once again prove lucky for the Congress. The mass of leaders and activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party here are up in arms against the party’s official candidate Arijit Shashwat, son of BJP MP Ashwini Choubey. Almost en masse, they are backing Vijay Prasad Sah, the Bhagalpur Mahanagar […]
By-Nidhi Kumari Playing with dolls is a part of growing up years, we grow up with that tiny toy, we sleep and we wake up with that cute little thing. And as always once we have played enough, we tend to throw or forget that most important possession into the bin or leave it to […]
SEVA is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political NGO, focused on the rapidly expanding Australian South Asian community in Sydney. This includes people of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Nepali, Maldivian and Bhutanese ancestry. SEVA seeks to identify and support individuals and communities through capacity building projects and to work together in partnership to address identified social […]
By- Harnath Sithamraju Scenario : 1965 Indo-Pak War Time : August-September 1965 Location : Delhi. Capital of India. Narration : Eyewitness Account. Through the eyes of a Schoolchild. Last month marked the 50th anniversary of Indo Pak war. Childhood memories are hard to retain except for few. A few events that impact your life then […]
Mr Rampal Reddy Muthyala and Dosa Hut Indian restaurant Footscray hosted a Fundraiser breakfast for Nepal earthquake victims on the occasion of 64th birthday of Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, Minister for Trade and Investment. Hosts welcomed the Minister and Mr Chandra Yonzon Honorary consul General, Nepal with floral bouquets. Rampal Muthyala gave the welcome address […]
By Molina Swarup Asthana I was recently in Bhuvaneshawar, Odisha for an international legal conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Bar along with the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University. What took me there was an invitation to take part in deliberations on the globalisation of legal services with participation by high profile […]
MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a leading global money transfer and payment services company,announced that it will align with six Indian community associations in Sydney and Melbourne to support their community efforts and create greater awareness and understanding of MoneyGram’s innovative money transfer services such as account deposit services to all major banks in India. MoneyGram will […]