Gay, Lesbian rally in New Delhi

Source: NDTV New Delhi: Hundreds of queer people, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders along with friends and family members on Sunday (28 November) took out a rally from Barakhamba Road, to Jantar Mantar near Connaught Place as part of Delhi Queer...

Dr. Haneef may come back to Australia

Falsely charged by the Howard government and later cleared terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef will return to Australia and may stay for good.Dr Haneef is due to arrive in December for a two-day mediation session as one of the final steps in his bid to...

Bangladesh:Free education to drive out poverty

By Naimul Haq DHAKA, Nov 19 (IPS) – Since her admission in January 2009 into Kurmitola government primary school in the Khilkhet district of capital Dhaka, 10-year-old Anju Aktar has never missed a day of class. In fact, Aktar’s mid-term...

Campaign to shut ‘dirtiest’ power station on verge of victory

By Stephen de Tarczynski MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov 18 (IPS) – Environmentalists here are on the verge of a significant victory in their efforts to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas pollution, as the Victorian state government negotiates...

Pakistan: Educated, glamorous and wearing a Hijab

By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 18 (IPS) – They are young, educated, urban women who frequent cafes, shop at ritzy fashion outlets, and go to yoga classes whenever they have time off work.But they also wear the ‘hijab’...

Melbourne court spares Indian attacker

Melbourne: An Australian court on Friday (5 November)spared the attacker of Indian student Lucky Singh who was brutally beaten up, saying there was insufficient evidence to conclude it was a “race hate crime”, reports PTI. Judge Meryl Sexton...

Vic Coalition to boost Bollywood ties

By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne: A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will cement Victoria’s economic and cultural ties with India and South Asia with an ambitious plan to attract more Bollywood film production to Victoria. “Bollywood is...

Diwali party starts in Melbourne

By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne, 1 Nov.: The Diwali party has taken off in Melbourne. With two big Diwali fairs already over and a big funding boost announced by the Labour Party and the Liberals has been welcomed by the community. Indian and South Asian...

Parties announce big funding boost for Diwali festival in Melbourne

Victorian Premier lights the lamp at the AIII Diwali Fair 2010 at the Sandown Racecourse on 31st Oct, 2010. Photo: SAT By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne, 1 November: The main political parties in Victoria have set the ball rolling for boosting funding for the...

Wikileaks: Pak hoaxed by fake & dubious anti-India cables, papers retract stories

Pakistani newspapers have admitted they were hoaxed after publishing reports based on fake Wikileaks cables containing anti-Indian propaganda. US diplomatic cables were reported on Thursday as confirming many right-wing Pakistani views and conspiracy...