“B.1.617.2” sounds rather uninteresting, but it harbours a sinister alter-ego. It is otherwise known as The Indian Covid Variant, and it has spread to over 50 countries across every continent (except Antarctica) despite global travel restrictions. The variant was first identified in the Maharashtra region of India earlier this year and now accounts for over...Read More
Global COVID-19 Vaccine Frontrunner Halts All Trials After Suspected Adverse Reaction Investigated
One of the global frontrunners in the race to produce a working vaccine in the fight against COVID-19 has suffered a setback in its final stages of development. Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca was developing the drug in partnership with the University of Oxford when one of its volunteers came down with a severe illness during clinical...Read More
When is the Right Time to Buy Property in Australia? is it Now?
A report released earlier this week shows that over the past twelve months property prices in Sydney and Melbourne have been steadily falling. ..Read More
Are in your 20’s and always lonely? If yes, you are not alone. While the popular opinion is that we always have friends to have fun or party within...Read More
TELSTRA BOLLYWOOD DANCE COMPETITION 2017 DAZZLES MELBOURNE
The Telstra Bollywood Dance Competition (TBDC), a signature event of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), returned to Melbourne’s Federation Square over the weekend with Bollywood celebrity judges and dance performances from 22 dance groups. This year Telstra live-streamed the event for the first time ever, over Australia’s best mobile network. The link is...Read More
Mia Swainson is passionate about the environment, and it shows. The environmental engineer and mother of three set herself a target early this year to drastically reduce the amount of waste she generated in her home. She was inspired by a story about how a young woman from Canberra had managed to reduce the amount...Read More
AUSTRALIA TAKE ON PAKISTAN IN FIVE-MATCH VICTORIA BITTER ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Expect big hits and big excitement when Australia take on Pakistan in the five-match Victoria Bitter One-Day International Series. The series begins on 13 January at the Gabba in Brisbane, before a blockbuster match at the MCG in Melbourne on 15 January and the WACA in Perth on 19 January. The series then moves to...Read More
The University of New South Wales and the ONGC are coming together in the latest project aimed at generating more methane from existing coal blocks. Armed with positive results from recent research, the joint project hopes to solve larger problems like the world’s energy crisis and its air polluting ways in one swipe. In the...Read More
In November 2016, a much-awaited film is going to hit the stands. Named Lion, starring Deb Patel as the homeward bound Saroo Brierley who found his birth mother after twenty five years of separation using Google Earth, the movie promises to sweep the award circuit. We have here four reasons why you should go...Read More
Best 4 Indian Food Trucks In Melbourne and Sydney You Must Try
Before food trucks became a thing overseas, street food has been peddled along the streets of India on four-wheeled carts since time immemorial. Now a bunch of Indian-themed food trucks in Melbourne, Australia..Read More