south asia

May 23, 2024

JNU sanitation worker’s death blamed on delayed wages, contract labour

From www.counterview.net On 20 May, Vijay Valmiki, a sanitation worker who was posted at Paschimabad was found hanging from a...

May 17, 2024

SFF 2024: Titles from India

By Neeraj Nanda There are six Indian films at the Sydney Film Festival (SFF 2024, 5-16 June 2024). Four...

April 10, 2024

Elections: Spineless paratroopers leaving Cong ‘shouldn’t worry’ party

The so-called ‘exodus’ of spineless paratroopers from the Congress party should not worry anyone. At the moment, any such parasite...

February 19, 2024

Manoj Vajpayee’s ‘The Fable’ at the Berlinale 2024 (Watch trailer)

THE FABLE: Spring 1989. High up in the Indian Himalayas, where even the birds fly low to avoid getting lost...

December 4, 2023

Top 100 South Asians honoured amid glitter, music, wine, food…

MELBOURNE, 2 December 2023: An evening at the Park Hyatt, behind the Victorian Parliament, with colour, glitter and professionals rubbing...

July 14, 2023

Diaspora bedrock of Australia’s engagement in South Asia: Tim Watts

MELBOURNE, 13 July 2023: The government considers the Diaspora as bedrock of Australia’s engagement in South Asia, said Tim Watts,...

June 30, 2023

South Asia trade, security conference in the Indo-Pacific context

MELBOURNE, 30 June, 2023: Next month (July 13) will see prominent experts from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh discuss trade...

June 12, 2023

Indian refiners buying oil from Russia make good economics: Global energy analyst

From less than one per cent share in India’s crude market in February 2022, Russia’s contribution to the country’s oil...

April 2, 2023

SAFFA brings diverse shorts from the subcontinent to Australia

SYDNEY: The South Asian Film Festival of Australia (SAFFA) recently concluded its three-day festival, showcasing films from South Asia...

March 10, 2023

Bangladesh ‘new heights’ amidst Pakistan’s economic collapse

Pakistan’s economy is on the brink of bankruptcy like Sri Lanka’s. Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen below $3 billion....