AMIT SARWAL

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Amit Sarwal is Melbourne-based academic, writer, translator, and former radio broadcaster. He is the Founding Convenor of Australia-India Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIIRN), Co-founder of the Australia Today news network and Founder of Kula Press.

INNOVATION

Prof. Neeli Bendapudi becomes first Indian-origin female President of Penn State University

Born in Visakhapatnam and came to the US in 1986 for higher studies and now, she is a recognised as a leader in higher education specialising in marketing and consumer behaviour.

Health

COVID and Ganga deaths: Dirty politics of Vulture media exposed by scientific report

“The attempt over dead bodies and showing corpses and filming them was to create fear psychosis and defame the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh as the state is going for 2022 polls?"

IMMIGRATION

Indian students interest in Australian universities ‘worsened,’ says report

India that makes up 21 per cent of international student entries into Australia has emerged as a potentially important source of students in the future.

INNOVATION

CEO of mortgage company fires over 900 employees on Zoom call

"This is the second time in my career I'm doing this and I do not want to do this. The last time I did it, I cried."

INNOVATION

Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava selected for inaugural Ciprian Foias Prize

The award recognises their highly original work that introduced and developed methods for understanding the characteristic polynomial of matrices.

INNOVATION

Indian-origin Jim Varghese AM appointed Chancellor of Torrens University Australia

"I believe education is a fundamental human right, and I also believe that innovation is crucial to ensure greater access to education."

INNOVATION

Indian grandma recreates scenes from Hindu epics by giving makeover to Barbie dolls

"SINCE ALL THE BARBIE DOLLS HAVE GOLDEN HAIR, I HAD TO ENSURE THAT I PAINTED IT BLACK."

INNOVATION

Indian-origin Prof. Madhu Bhaskaran to co-lead ‘Women in STEMM Australia’

She is a staunch advocate for women in science and a highly committed advocate of diversity, inclusion, and allyship in STEMM.

IMMIGRATION

What is hindering the rise of the Indian-origin CEO in Australia?

CEOs coming from a culturally diverse background are a rare species, despite the fact that India is one of the largest sources of permanent migrants who are largely professionally successful and well respected in Australia.

INNOVATION

New laws introduced to identify bullying and harassing anonymous online trolls, but are they enough

The Federal government will hand Australian courts the power to order tech giants to identify perpetrators or risk bearing the cost of defamation payouts themselves.

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POLITICS

Open Mosque Day turns into political flashpoint as Islamic Council of Victoria accused of selective exclusion despite $400,000 taxpayer funding

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IMMIGRATION

“Charge them. Convict them. Deport them”: Canadian leaders call for tougher laws after extortion suspects claim asylum citing fear of return to India

British Columbia Premier David Eby questioned how such individuals could be allowed to pursue asylum claims based on fears of returning to India, while their alleged criminal activities continued to affect residents in Canada.