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New Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Sydney World Malayalee Council to enhance global Malayalee interests amid growing Australia–India relations
The World Malayalee Council (WMC) Sydney, a multicultural Malayalee Diaspora community, pledged to work towards the interests of the Global Malayalee community as India and Australia continue to deepen bilateral relations. The newly elected leadership of WMC Sydney stressed the formation and implementation of a comprehensive action plan which reflects the needs of the global Malayalee community and aligns with Kerala's inclusive development. WMC Sydney focuses on helping people from Kerala, especially women, MSMEs and youth entrepreneurs, to seize opportunities in Australia and beyond. The team also plans to conduct exchange programs across different sectors such as Art, Culture, Music, Film and Fashion between the Multicultural Diaspora in Australia and Kerala. The team also plans to offer Skill Development and professional mobility pathway programs to professionals from Kerala and the global Malayalee community to find opportunities in Australia. Bilateral Tourism and Cultural Connects will also be enhanced by facilitating a potential Biennale Bridge between Kerala and Australia. By leveraging a strong support of the Malayalee Diaspora in Australia, the new leadership also intends to support government agencies and industry bodies to enhance trade and investment initiatives between Kerala and Australia. The team also reinforced its aim to support social impact and welfare initiatives with Kerala.
Indian Express
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Delhi Confidential: 1 port, many claimants
AS THE debate over credit for Vizhinjam International Seaport, inaugurated recently by PM Narendra Modi in the presence of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and other leaders, continues, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has a different story on how the project was born. Speaking at a function organised by World Malayalee Council in the Capital, the Congress leader said former CM of Kerala, the late Oommen Chandy, had requested him to use his 'international connections' to find an investor to make the project a reality. Later, Tharoor met industrialist Gautam Adani at an airport and they happened to travel together. During the trip, Tharoor said, he convinced Adani to take up the project. 'That's how it started,' he said. Exam Tension Pakistan's escalatory action on the intervening night of May 8-9 sent officers of the Education Ministry into a huddle on Friday and briefly on Saturday over the conduct of upcoming high-stakes entrance tests like JEE Advanced and CUET. It is learnt that the NTA was considering postponing CUET for the border states, and IITs were considering reassigning centres closer to the border areas to other places. However, after the ceasefire announcement, everything seems back on track. First For CJI Office When Justice B R Gavai takes oath as the Chief Justice of India on May 14, he is set to be the first practicing Buddhist to hold that position. Incidentally, on Monday he is likely to visit the Shanti Stupa in the Capital to celebrate Buddha Purnima and offer prayers before he takes over the top office. Justice Gavai's father R S Gavai was among the nearly 4 lakh people who were initiated into Buddhism in 1956 in Nagpur by Dr B R Ambedkar.
