[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Subcontinent Friends of Labor in New South Wales hosted its annual dinner on 7th August with the Leader of Opposition, The Hon Bill Shorten. The evening was well attended by many community groups, individuals, state and federal MP’s In the opening remarks Ms Kaila Murnain, NSW Labor Assistant Secretary applauded …
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Ramayana vintage miniature paintings exhibition opens in Australia
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Canberra: An exhibition of Vintage Miniature Paintings titled, ‘The story of Rama: Indian Miniatures from the National Museum, New Delhi’ opened in National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia on Thursday. The three-month show features 101 paintings done between the 17th and 19th centuries, and is the first major initiative …
Read More »SFOL Rallies to raise funds for Nepal Relief Efforts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A dinner was hosted by Sub-Continent Friends of Labor (SFOL) team at Granville on Thursday to support the Nepal relief efforts. The dinner was well attended by NSW Members of Parliament including many newly elected MP’s from Western Sydney. In the opening remarks Amarinder Bajwa, secretary of SFOL welcomed the …
Read More »President of India inaugurates ‘Namaste India’
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Moscow: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a festival of Indian Culture in Russia ‘Namaste India’ in Moscow today (May 10, 2015). Speaking on the occasion, the President said Indian culture and its heritage of art, music and cinema have enjoyed love and appreciation across Russia over …
Read More »Kapil Dev & Hema Malini call on PM of India
New Delhi: Shri Kapil Dev, renowned cricketer and Chairperson of Khushii (Kinship for Humanitarian Social and Holistic Intervention in India), called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. He presented a cheque of Rs 51 lakhs for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund on the behalf of Khushii to the …
Read More »MCC Commemorates ANZAC day
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The MCCNSW held a very successful ANZAC commemoration function on Thursday evening 23rd April 2015, attended by over 200 people from many different community groups and veterans, at the Wests Leagues Club Ashfield. Present were the Korean Consul General HE Mr Lee, and the Indian Consul, NSW Parliamentarians including The …
Read More »PM hands over chaadar to be offered at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today handed over the “Chaadar” to be offered at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer Sharif, to Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State for Minority Affairs. Greeting people on the occasion of the Annual Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, …
Read More »Exhibition on Sikh Military History opens in Sydney
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]National Sikh Council of Australia opened a weeklong exhibition on the Sikh Military History on World War I & II at Parramatta Town Hall, Parramatta to commemorate centenary of Gallipoli. The exhibition highlights the contribution of the Sikh soldiers in the Great War, Gallipoli and many other fronts that Sikh …
Read More »Fashion show to stop girl child abuse
Mumbai: Smita Thackeray, Divya Khosla Kumar, Bhagyashree, Gulshan Grover, Kiran Juneja, Daljeet Kaur, hosts Anu and Shashi Ranjan, Lucky Morani, Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Bisht & many other celebrities attended and walked the ramp at a fashion show to stop girl child abuse in association with Anu Ranjan’s NGO ‘BETI’ and …
Read More »Gracy Singh performs for women empowerment
Mumbai: Actor-Danseuse Gracy Singh performs for Save The Girl Child cause and the cause of women empowerment at a dance festival. Here we present snaps of the event:
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