A retrospective on screen legend Amitabh Bachchan, the detective thriller “Kennedy” by Anurag Kashyap, and the Manoj Bajpayee-starring “Joram” are just a few of the Indian movies that will be shown during the 70th Sydney Film Festival. The festival will screen 54 documentaries and 90 narrative movies in total from June 7 to June 18 in Sydney. The “Amitabh Bachchan: Back to the Beginning” retrospective on the actor features four timeless films: “Deewaar” (1975), “Amar Akbar Anthony” (1977), “Don” (1978), and “Kaala Patthar” (1979). The Film Heritage Foundation selected and restored the movies. Bachchan turned 80 this year, and his…
Author: Akancha Mishra
Akancha Mishra
Akancha has been a journalist for about twenty years, and she has a Bachelor of Arts in English Honors and a Master's Degree in Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. She and her husband and children Supriya and Alok currently call New York City home.
On Wednesday, the government’s Democratic Party unveiled the Citizenship Act, which, among other things, aims to do away with the country-based cap on green cards and alter the H-1B visa system. Congresswoman Linda Sánchez’s US Citizenship Act 2023 establishes an earned path to citizenship for all 11 million illegal immigrants while giving Dreamers, TPS holders, and select farmworkers an instantaneous route to citizenship. It also paves the way for unauthorized immigrants who pass background checks and pay taxes to become citizens without having to worry about being deported after five years. By removing per-country limitations, it suggests changing the employment-based…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on a state visit to the US next month that will emphasize the rising importance of bilateral strategic relations. Both sides will reflect on their vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on May 10. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden invited Modi, according to the MEA, and he will attend a state dinner on June 22. The White House declared on Wednesday (local time) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US next month will reaffirm the “deep and close partnership” between the…
A women and child empowerment group in Massachusetts was recently awarded $25,000 by the New York-based Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF). The money was given to the Desai Foundation, and it will be used to support business programs and technical education training for women and young girls in Tamil Nadu. An official statement claims that the contribution, which will fund the required vocational training, would help 400 women and girls aged 18 and older. Sewing and design, beautician training, candle and clay lamp manufacturing, computer instruction, and other classes are among those scheduled. A portion of the money will be used…
The appointment of Indian-origin Ajay Banga as the World Bank’s new president has been approved. Ajay Banga, a former CEO of Mastercard, was chosen on Wednesday by the 25-member executive board of the World Bank to serve as president for a term of five years beginning on June 2. The former Mastercard CEO has become the first Indian-American to be elected as World Bank President. The Indian government also awarded Ajay Banga, who is from Pune, the Padma Shri in the field of trade and industry in 2016. The World Bank said in a statement: “The Board looks forward to…
In honor of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and India, the UAE Ministry of Economy held a special event on May 8th, Monday, at the National Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi, during the annual Investment Meeting (AIM). The conference, themed “CEPA Beyond Trade,” emphasized the beneficial benefits of the agreement during the past 12 months on economic and cultural exchange between the two old partners. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), jointly launched the…
The release of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, is planned for Eid 2024. The Airlift actor shared the premiere date of his forthcoming action movie on his Instagram account on Friday, May 5. He also posted a series of unseen pictures from the set with Tiger and wrote, “See you in the theatres on Eid 2024. #BadeMiyanChoteMiyan #BadeMiyanChoteMiyanEid2024. @tigerjackieshroff @vashubhagnani @aliabbaszafar @jackkybhagnani @therealprithvi @deepshikhadeshmukh @pooja_ent @ihimanshumehra @aazfilms.” In one of the circulated photographs, Akshay and Tiger were clad in military garb and firing weapons. Another showed the pair riding motorcycles while an airplane flew in…
An upcoming slice-of-life OTT film from YRF Entertainment titled “Vijay 69” would have seasoned actor Anupam Kher as the protagonist. The 2017 movie “Meri Pyari Bindu,” starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra, was directed by Akshay Roy. According to a press release from YRF Entertainment, “Vijay 69” will tell the story of a sexagenarian man (Kher) who intends to participate in a triathlon competition at the age of 69. Maneesh Sharma, a director best known for the YRF films “Band Baaja Baaraat,” “Shuddh Desi Romance,” and “Fan,” will produce the movie. “Vijay 69” is the third endeavor from YRF Entertainment,…
A number of Indian Americans from the New York State Assembly, governmental organizations, commercial ventures, and advocacy groups have been listed in the City & State’s Power of Diversity: Asian 100 list for 2023. In the Asian 100 list, Rohit T. Aggarwala, New York City Chief Climate Officer; Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Neal Kwatra, founder and CEO, Metropolitan Public Strategies; Satish Tripathi, president, University at Buffalo; Rajiv Shah, president, The Rockefeller Foundation; Preet Bharara, partner, WilmerHale; Nayan Parikh, president, Ashnu International; Dev Awasthi; vice president, Corporate and Legislation, Kasirer; Nikki Singh, senior manager of Policy and…
“All Indian leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts.” In 1931, Winston Churchill, late prime minister of Britain, said these words describing Indians and Indian leaders. The evil empire of Britain ruled and looted India for decades. The tide has turned and now Britain Prime minister Rishi Sunak, India-origin and Hindu, will rule the same empire from the same leadership position once held by the merciless Churchill. It was perhaps predestined that in the year of India’s celebration of its 75th year of independence from British rule, an Indian…
