MUMBAI, MAY 5. Looks like post her break-up with Mallya scion Siddharth, Deepika Padukone can't bear to live with the past memories.

NEW DELHI, MAY 7. Adoption is about to get easier and faster. A simplifi ed procedure, time-bound approvals and specialised centres in every district are among a series of steps planned to speed up the procedure, which drags for months and at times even years. Once the changes proposed by the women and child development ministry in the Juvenile Justice Act come into force, the process will be completed in a few months.

MELBOURNE, MAY 8. The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA), the peak body for migration advice professionals, welcomes the Government’s commitment today in its Federal Budget announcement to increase the Migration Program places available for prospective skilled immigrants by nearly 3500.

MELBOURNE, MAY 7. The Dirty Picture fame Bollywood heroineVidya Balan will spend two days in Melbourne (on 11th and 12th of May) to launch the program of the 2012 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). 

Ask some of the Indian women in Melbourne in a peaceful march on IWD

MELBOURNE, MARCH 8. Indian Voice has been informed by Dr Manjula O'Connor, Chair, AISV Taskforce Against Domestic Violence that they had organised a peaceful march here today to protest against the missing girls and women of India.

MELBOURNE, APRIL 5. The Hindu Society of Victoria (HSV) is inviting you all at the grand opening ceremony of  its newly-built Cultural & Heritage Centre on Saturday 5 May 2012, 5:30pm at Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple, 52 Boundary Road, Carrum Downs Vic 3201.

MELBOURNE, MARCH 11. Eighty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria (IITaV) family celebrated Holi here today at Cinnamon Club, with a traditional welcoming tilak ceremony, bright Holi colours, a live video link, poetry, music, Bollywood dancing and delicious food.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 11. The CBI has estimated that the purchase of 5,000 Tatra all-terrain trucks for the army since 1997 in violation of defence purchase norms enabled Londonbased Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi to pocket Rs. 250 crore.

MELBOURNE, 24 MARCH. The students of Melbourne-based Natya Kala Mandir (Bharatnatyam Dance School), aged between 4 and 30, presented its 10th Annual concert at the Drum Theatre, in Dandenong tonight.

MELBOURNE, MARCH 18. Indian Voice has been informed by the President of TAAI, Mr Murali Dharmapuri that the TAAI T20 Cricket Championship 2012 was held today at Duncan McKinnon Reserve, with four teams; two qualifying matches and Winners play Final.

MELBOURNE, APR 1. Melbourne residents were blessed on the occasion of Ram Navami to get an opportunity to receive nine days of spiritual nourishment in the association of Her Holiness Sushree Swamini Gopeshwari Devi Ji from Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat India.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 9. India and energy-rich Qatar, home to half a million Indians, Monday sealed six agreements in diverse areas, including an overarching pact on cooperation in oil and gas exploration.

HYDERABAD, APR 2. No sign of any economic slowdown at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh. The worldfamous shrine of Lord Venkateshwara saw 'hundi' donations of 5.73 crores on Sunday -a new record.

LONDON, APRIL 6. Ladies, please note -- drinking soya milk at least twice a day can reduce hot fl ushes, and it works better the longer you have it, says a new study.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6. The Centre has decided to release immediately around 10 million tonnes of foodgrains for distribution to the poor, to make space in government granaries for fresh arrival of rice and wheat from what is expected to be a bumper rabi crop.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6. The Bangalore City railway station has been selected among 50 centres for the creation of an executive lounge comparable to those in airports, that would provide facilities for rest and business transctions.

MUMBAI, APRIL 6. While Karisma Kapoor’s professional life is gaining a lot of momentum given her return to Bollywood with ‘Dangerous Ishq’, the actress seems to have fallen prey to a non-working marriage. 

MELBOURNE, MARCH 31. The Minister for Multicultural Aff airs and Citizenship, the Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras, was very vocal on the contribution made by the Indian women to the multicultural society of Victoria. He was speaking, as a chief guest, at the 10th International Women’s Day celebrations held at the Metropol Reception Centre in Clayton tonight.

MELBOURNE, APR 5. Chidambaram Srinivasan (Srini) has been appointed as a Commissioner in the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC), from Sep 2011 for an initial term of two years.

MELBOURNE, MARCH 27. A Perthbased Indian student will spend 14 months in jail for his involvement in a scam to falsify English test scores to get Australian visas.

MELBOURNE, MARCH 28. The OzSpell Challenge is a new Australiawide spelling competition in which over 100,000 Australian students are expected to take part.

MELBOURNE, 31 MARCH. AUMSAI performed Sri Sitarama Kalyanam or the wedding celebrations of the divine couple Sri Rama with his consort Sita on the holy occasion of Sri Rama Navami 2012 @ Ressurection School, Keysborough tonight.

AJMER, APRIL 10. President Asif Ali Zardari's 'gift' of Rs 5 crore to the Ajmer dargah topped all such previous off erings by visiting Pakistani dignitaries.

PATIALA, MARCH 31. Senior Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur has been arrested and sent to jail after being held guilty of conspiracy in the mysterious death of her daughter in April 2000. However, the court dropped murder charges against her.

MUMBAI, MARCH 31. Jalandhar girl Vanya Mishra was on Friday crowned as the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant.

MELBOURNE, APRIL 5. The operators of a suburban Melbourne restaurant have been fi ned $72,000 for exploiting a cook recruited from India.

New Land, Established Services and Facilities.

Located just 22kms from the centre of Melbourne, near the popular Point Cook shopping centre and only minutes from the sandy beaches of Point Cook Coastal Park, Parkbrook off ers unmatched lifestyle opportunities and excellent convenience.

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 10. Days after foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar contradicted President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting with a visiting US diplomat, speculation is rife that her portfolio may be changed.

MELBOURNE, MARCH 20. Premier Ted Baillieu launched Cultural Diversity Week at the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) Annual Gala Ball on Saturday 17 March amongst 1,300 people representing over 200 culture and language groups.

PANAJI, MARCH 20. Panaji : Over three dozen CCTV cameras will soon start capturing all the movements and activities on Goa's crowded beaches, as part of state government's nitiative in curbing illegalities on the shores.