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  India in Australia
  “Hard kisser or soft kisser?”, my driving instructor asked me
  
  Indian Link - February 25, 2021 0
  
  Trigger warning - sexual harassment I needed to pass my driver's test because my learner's license expires in April. As someone who is employed full...
  
  Sydney
  Indian national charged after seizure of 127 kgs of cannabis
  
  Indian Link - February 24, 2021 0
  
  An Indian national from Western Sydney is set to appear in local court today, after he was found driving a truck that contained 127...
  
  Sydney
  Considering culture in Sydney’s aged care services
  
  Emie Roy - February 23, 2021 0
  
  “During Lunar New Year, I know exactly where to go to in my electorate if I want to give away some red pockets and...
  
  India in Australia
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  Indian Link - February 23, 2021 0
  
  You may have noticed Indian Link news updates are no longer available on Facebook. Until we're back on Facebook, here are other platforms you can find...
  
  Sydney
  Sydney’s Sikh community gathers to support Indian farmers
  
  Pawan Luthra - February 22, 2021 0
  
  500 people, many of them women, young children and senior citizens, braved the blazing sun and 35-degree heat to show their support for the...
Diaspora
Entertainment
- All Bollywood CineTALK Global
  
  Global
  WATCH: Bollywood fans from Indonesia recreate “Kala Chashma”
  
  Indian Link - February 26, 2021 0
  
  "Kala Chashma" from Baar Baar Dekho was the ultimate party song back in 2018, and even years later, it clearly remains a hit. Check out this...
  
  CineTALK
  Review: The Big Day (Netflix)
  
  Rhea L Nath - February 25, 2021 0
  
  Reality shows about weddings are nothing new if you consider the success of productions like Say Yes to the Dress, Say I Do, and...
  
  CineTALK
  Review: Drishyam 2 (Amazon Prime)
  
  Indian Link - February 22, 2021 0
  
  The beauty of Drishyam lay in the finality of its end. As Mohanlal's Georgekutty buried the truth (literally) and got away with the perfect...
  
  CineTALK
  Review: Girls Hostel (SonyLIV)
  
  Indian Link - February 19, 2021 0
  
  TVF's revisit of Girls Hostel makes for easy binge-watching. The show mostly works for its right balance of humour and drama, and it puts...
  
  Global
  Indian-origin actress Simone Ashley joins Bridgerton – here’s why it matters
  
  Rhea L Nath - February 18, 2021 0
  
  Even as the last episode of Netflix’s Bridgerton wrapped up, its devoted, insatiable viewers were already hitting social media to demand more. Now in...
Sports
Arts
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  Books
  Book review: ‘Tamil: A Biography’ by David Dean Shulman
  
  Chitra Sudarshan - February 24, 2021 0
  
  It was quite by accident that I stumbled upon a prodigious and erudite scholar of India – especially southern India, during one of my...
  
  Books
  Book Review: Raj & Norah
  
  Indian Link - February 16, 2021 0
  
  Raj & Norah by Peter R Kohli and his daughter Shania Kohli Russo is not only a thrilling account of love found, lost and...
  
  Visual arts
  ‘Stories of Kannagi’ earns judge’s nod at Blake Art Prize
  
  Indian Link - February 15, 2021 0
  
  Winning praise for her “intimate storytelling” in re-imagining a 2,000-year-old Tamil classic, Bulli-based filmmaker Zanny Begg has won a prestigious artist residency at the...
  
  Music
  LISTEN: Remembering Jagjit Singh, the King of Ghazals
  
  Indian Link - February 10, 2021 0
  
  Whether you're a ghazal fan or not, you're still likely to have heard about the King of Ghazals, Jagjit Singh. For music lovers, his voice...
  
  Arts
  JLF announces programme for 2021 virtual edition
  
  Indian Link - January 29, 2021 0
  
  Dubbed the "greatest literary show on Earth", the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2021 programme returns in a virtual avatar from February 19-28 featuring a...
Lifestyle
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  Humour
  WATCH: Toddler copies TV dance moves
  
  Indian Link - February 26, 2021 0
  
  Watch as this little kid copies the dance moves of a girl she's watching on the telly! What could go wrong with an excited...
  
  Beauty
  Women of color spend more than $8 billion on bleaching creams worldwide every year
  
  Indian Link - February 23, 2021 0
  
  The idealization of light skin as the pinnacle of beauty affects self-esteem for women of color around the world. In many cultures, skin color is a social...
  
  Humour
  WATCH: Yashraj Mukhate’s catchy remix of ‘Pawri Hori Hai’
  
  Indian Link - February 19, 2021 0
  
  In the last week, there's one desi meme that has stood out more than everything else on the Internet: Pakistani content creator Dananeer Mobeen...
  
  Humour
  Auntyji is back: A 2020 briefing and choosing to have kids
  
  Auntyji - February 11, 2021 0
  
  Every breath is a blessing Dear Auntyji It’s been 12 months of COVID and we have not heard a peep out of you. Where have you...
  
  Food
  Mango delight: cool dessert recipes
  
  Anuja Vijay - February 11, 2021 0
  
  Let the mango mania continue, we say, and you agree! If you haven't made an aam ka panna yet this season, try our simple...
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Five Indian-origin personalities, including Chandra Shekhar Aazad of the Bhim Army, are part of the TIME magazines annual list of 100 "emerging leaders". The 2021...

YouTube blocks music videos related to farmer protests

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Google-owned YouTube has blocked a music video by famous Punjabi singer Kanwar Grewal titled 'Ailaan' that was related to the farmer protests and raked...

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Over 150 missing, 10 bodies recovered

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Nearly 150 people are missing or "feared dead" as a sudden flood inundated a power project at Reni village in Joshimath area of Uttarakhand's...

Dhanya Mani on speaking out: “It felt like a moral imperative”

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Trigger warning – sexual harassment The disparity between women and men in every workplace across Australia is well understood, but less understood is the disparity...

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As the clock struck midnight this past New Year’s Eve, the Bhandari family in Sydney celebrated in a rather unique way: taking care of...

Morrison discusses FB news ban with Modi

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On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Facebook "unfriending" Australia in response to the government's news media...

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Over the past few weeks, tensions have emerged within some sections of Sydney’s Indian community after a car rally with overtly religious overtures found...

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I am a citizen of Australia and yet I am not a citizen of the nation I reside in within Australia. This anomaly affects...

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While President Joe Biden has doubled down on the controversial nomination of Neera Tanden to a top cabinet post, activists are mobilising for and...

Biden cancels nomination of Indian American as judge

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NASA appoints Bhavya Lal as acting Chief of Staff

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8-yr-old boy in Johns Hopkins ‘brightest students in the world’ list

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Indian-origin PED takes doctor hostage in fatal standoff

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