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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Rajiv Shah |Neeraj Nanda
I was a little surprised to read a story in Business Today, a publication that should have nothing to do with religion or spirituality, let alone superstition.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Shaukat Korai |Neeraj Nanda
KARACHI, January 31, 2025: In December 2024, forty year old Rizwana was gunned down in the Karachi Quaidabad area. Upon investigation, police found out that her in laws had been ‘unhappy with her activities’ and may have been involved in the murder – in fact clues led the police to believe that it was killing in the name of honour. In such cases, the victim is not spared even after death.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
MELBOURNE, 2 February, 2025: The Werribee by-election on 8 February, to fill the seat vacated by Treasurer Jim Pallas, is seeing Labour’s determined and confident John Lister, a teacher, geared up to retain the seat held by Labour since 1979. The Victorian Electoral Commission says, “Exactly 56,464 voters in Werribee District were enrolled at the close of roll at 8 pm on Monday 13 January.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
MELBOURNE, 1 February, 2025: The Ahmadiyya Muslim community today celebrated Australia Day, with the slogan Love For All – Hatred For None. The well-attended Australia Day (A-Day) Dinner function at the Masjid Bait-Us-Salam-House of Peace, Langwarrin, saw the resilience and commitment of the community towards mainstream multicultural Australia. Decorated with banners and Australian flags the event hall reverberated with talk of A-Day and it’s importance in our life.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
Mumbai, 01 February 2025: There’s nothing quite like the exhilaration and unforgettable experience of falling in love for the first time. Netflix has announced Nadaaniyaan, a young adult romantic drama that captures the magic, madness and innocence of first love. At its heart are Pia, a bold and spirited girl from South Delhi, and Arjun, a determined middle-class boy from Noida.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
MELBOURNE, 30 January, 2025: The Afghanistan Women’s XI Vrs Cricket Without Borders XI Cricket exhibition match, Junction Oval, St. Kilda today was a memorable and historic sporting event where the Afghanistan women’s team, which had escaped the Taliban takeover in Kabul in 2021, played their first match. The exhibition match attended by Cricket fans, women’s sports backers, and Cricket Australia among others, gave the message to gender equality and women’s human rights in Afghanistan.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
NEW DELHI, January 30 (ANI): Noting that India’s GDP growth for 2024-25 is expected to be 6.4 per cent as per government data, the Congress on Thursday said that the Modi government is taking India into the “middle-income trap, which will make us uncompetitive, underproductive, and unequal”.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
‘Why Not Theatre’s Mahabharat’ , in three parts (four hours first 2 parts & part 3 is an add on) will be staged at the Perth Festival (8-16 February, 2025) at the His Majesty’s Theatre, 827-905 Hay St, Perth WA 6000, in three parts. The play will be in English and contains discussions and non-graphic depictions of violence, war and sexual activity, says th Perth Festival website.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
MELBOURNE, 30 January, 2025: Victoria today moved closer to fully funded public schools in the next ten years, after it came to an landmark agreement with the Federal Government for a 2.5 billion funding boost for its public schools. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in the presence of Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ben Carroll, and Federal Education Minister Jason Clare.
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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Neeraj Nanda
MELBOURNE, 29 January 2025: UNICEF Australia and Cricket Australia have teamed up to make the CommBank Women’s Ashes Test an appeal for gender equality – for girls who can make it to the pitch. The partnership will help support UNICEF’s programs in countries across the world, addressing critical issues like education, child marriage, safety, and adolescent health – such as UNICEF-supported programs across South Asia.
