No room for Hindi & other Indian languages in the National Australian Curriculum

By Dr. Dinesh Srivastava Melbourne: It took me nearly ten years struggle to get Hindi recognised at the VCE level in 1993. This recognition currently enables students to study Hindi after school hours, usually on Saturday mornings and in...

India largest importer of military equipment

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) – As it projects its political and economic power in Asia – and vigourously pushes its longstanding claims for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council – India is also steadily...

India: Japan Quake Focuses Anti-Nuclear Message

By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Mar 14 (IPS) – Anti-nuclear campaigners in India see the earthquake that hit Japan last week, which threatens the meltdown of the Fukushima atomic power facility there, as a wakeup call for this country’s ambitious...

NRI VOTING RULES ANNOUNCED: Indian passport holders living overseas can vote & contest in elections

By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne: The Indian government has finally announced the rules and regulations under which Non Resident Indians (NRIs) will be able to vote in elections for the Lok Sabha , Assemblies and local bodies. A report in the Hindustan Times...

5 years jail in Gurshan manslaughter case

Gurshan By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne: Gursewak Dhillon, was yesterday sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Victorian Supreme Court for the manslaughter of Gurshan Singh, a child aged three years on 4 March 2010. Gursewak will serve a minimum of...

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is no more

One of India’s most famous musicians, Bhimsen Joshi, has died at a hospital in the western city of Pune, aged 89. A legendary singer of Hindustani classical music, Joshi had been ailing for some time and was being treated at the hospital for nearly...

India wants a strong & democratic Pakistan: S. M. Krishna

By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne: India’s Foreign Minister has said the country was engaging China and its foreign policy was not Pakistan centric. He said India wanted a strong and democratic Pakistan and certain bilateral issues are held up because...

Indian nationals including students safe in Queensland flood areas

Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point CityCat stop, pix taken on 12-1-2011 BY our community reporter Melbourne: All Indian nationals including overseas students who are in the flood ravaged areas of Queensland are safe. A media release from...

FISA appeals Indians to support Queensland flood relief (24 hour info line at 1300 993 191)

Gautam Gupta, Author and Spokesman for the Federation of Indian Students of Australia today called upon all Indians to rally behind Queenslanders in one of their worst times. He said, “we know that all Indians in Australia and around the world are...

Two Indians drowned in Perth, 4 others in hospital

A board warning risks at the Penguin Island. By our correspondent Perth, Western Australia: Two men, both Indian migrants in Perth aged in their 30s, died Tuesday (28th Dec., 2010) afternoon despite efforts to rescue them after they were swept away into...