By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look Author: Pran Kurup Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 133 Two things stand out in the book. One, author Pran Kurup does not hide his adoration for Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister and head of India’s youngest political outfit, the Aam Aadmi […]
Who is the Fels Wage Fairness Panel? The Fels Wage Fairness Panel (the Panel) is an independent Panel established to investigate the underpayment of wages by 7-Eleven and determine compensation for underpaid staff. The Panel is led by Professor Allan Fels AO and Professor David Cousins AM. The Panel was established by 7-Eleven however they […]
Gellibrand is the gateway to Melbourne’s thriving western suburbs. If you haven’t lived in Melbourne’s West before, you’ll find that it has a real sense of community here. Here people know their neighbours, participate in countless volunteer groups and celebrate together in an extraordinary range of cultural festivals. Gellibrand is also one of the most […]
By Jaydeep Yeole Thailand a land of Smiles, a land of spectacular beaches and islands, is the most popular tourist destination and has been hitting the top charts since many years. Indeed, its wealth of history, culture, world class resorts, adventure sports, water sports, tropical forests, graceful highlands, developed infrastructure and hi-tech urban life makes […]
An Indian-American teen may soon feature in International Tennis Federation (ITF) top 200 rankings after she won the girls’ singles and doubles titles at the 2015 Atlanta ITF tournament. The first Indian-origin player to achieve the double feat in an international tennis tournament, 14-year-old Natasha Subhash, from Virginia, played on hard courts at the Life […]
An Indian-origin researcher in the US has won a $150,000 grant to study genes linked to the deadly melanoma skin cancer, a media report said. Anurag Singh, an assistant professor of pharmacology and medicine at Boston University, won the grant from the Melanoma Research Alliance to study as to why some forms of melanoma with […]
Two Indian-origin entrepreneurs in New Zealand are among the finalists for the 2015 Women of Influence Awards in the community and not-for-profit category, a media report said on Monday. Founder of East Tamaki Healthcare Group Ranjna Patel and Westpac and Massey University’s Financial Education and Research Centre director Pushpa Wood will compete with 18 other […]
A riot of colour and cackle has returned to the wetland reserves of Jammu and Kashmir with the first arrivals of thousands of migratory birds from far off lands this year. Migratory birds from Siberia, China, the Philippines, Eastern Europe and other areas arrive here every year to spend winter months in the Kashmir Valley […]
Mumbai-born British businessman Lord Ghulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who earned the moniker ‘Curry King‘ for popularising Indian chicken tikka and curry in Britain and survived the 26/11 terror attacks in Taj Mahal and Palace Hotel in Mumbai, has died in London. Born in Mumbai on January 24, 1936, the 79-year-old Noon breathed his last — in […]
An Indian restaurant was demolished in Malaysia although it renewed the operating licence every year, the media reported. The restaurant, in Kuala Lumpur’s Ampang district for 16 years, was razed by officers from the district council on August 12, The Star online reported. Restaurant owner P. Subramanian said he was surprised because he had all […]