The Indian reporters, Uttam Mukherjee and Ashish Ganda talk to the members of the Australian Indian community on the eve of the Federal Elections and file this report.
Elections are the medium through which the dance of democracy is staged. Elections insure that people select the rulers that govern them. Democracy has been with us for [...]
At a time when the mainstream parties should have been focusing on issues of health, infra- structure and education, we have seen a tendency to focus on immigration issues. Immigration deserves attention but should it be the main issue in these elections. What does a Sustainable Population mean? How does it affect our community. The [...]
Ashish Ganda
The Visa Capping Bill, 2010, to amend the Migration Act of 1958 has stirred up a hornet’s nest for international student and general skilled migration applicants in Australia. Tabled with the Senate on 26 May 2010, the bill provides powers to Minister of Immigration to cap visa grants and terminate visa applications based on [...]
Uttam Mukherjee
I am not an international student in Australia. Nor am I a consultant, lawyer or migration agent. But, as a first generation migrant to Australia I am perplexed, concerned, appalled and disappointed at the handling of the Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010. The government seems to have developed a proclivity to make a [...]
Immanuel Selvaraj, Former Student Union President, CQU
Recent agitation by students at Melbourne and later in Harris Park resulted in undue publicity being given to these incidents in India. What many of us do not realise is that the Australian media retaliated by publicising any offences in Australia which involved an Indian. This created a general [...]
Many associate the success of the Commonwealth Games with the success of brand Kalmadi. As the chairman of the organizing committee and the President of the IOA the buck stops with Kalmadi, a veteran sports administrator of over three decades of experience. Is it the make or break of Kalmadi? Excerpts from a conversation.
Boria- Six [...]
She is considered one of India’s most dynamic ministers. She is key to projecting brand India to the world come October 3 and the start of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As evident from this freewheeling conversation on the occasion of the TOI summit on the Commonwealth Games, Kumari Selja, minister of tourism, housing and urban [...]
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit speaks to The Indian Sports Editor Boria Majumdar in New Delhi.
Many say these are her Games. Making it back for a record consecutive third term in office, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is committed to giving citizens of Delhi a mega event that will have lasting positive legacies for the [...]
Over fifteen thousand people from around the globe will participate in the 19th Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 3 – 14 October 2010. Estimated as the most expensive and lavish, the organizing team has been under tremendous pressure since the last few months to meet the deadline.
Aditya Raj Kaul [...]
Charisma Kaliyanda talks to Australia India Business Council (NSW) President Dipen Rughani who led the delegation of young leaders to India.
The Australia India Business Council (AIBC) lead a successful delegation of ten young Indians and Australians based in Australia to India early February. This was done with the objective of engaging young leaders in Australia [...]