The State’s outstanding international students and organisations that support them were celebrated at the Sydney Opera House recently. Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner and Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Regional Development John Barilaro congratulated the winners of the 2014 NSW International Student Awards. “The NSW International Student Awards publicly acknowledge the positive contributions and […]
Slimtel has recently launched its Fetch TV-based television service and celebrated its tenth anniversary along with the participation of Communication Minister The Hon. Malcom Turnbull MP, Best Selling Author and TV Celebrity Peter FitzSimons, SlimTel CEO and founder Kashif Amjad and Fetch TV CEO Scott Lorson who were the main speakers of the event discussing the significance of internet –based […]
Westpac has announced a range of exciting offers to celebrate Diwali ‘the festival of lights’ including a special variable home loan rate and competitive Term Deposit rates. To help customers own their own home sooner, Westpac is offering a special 4.84% p.a. 2 year variable introductory rate (5.24 % p.a.** comparison rate) for new Flexi First Option […]
Bathukamma – the unique festival of Telangana has been celebrated in Brisbane by Brisbane Telangana Association Inc. with great enthusiasm. All the men and women including kids participated in traditional attire. BATHUKAMMA is a Festival of Flowers – Bathukamma represents cultural spirit of Telangana. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different unique seasonal […]
Incheon (South Korea), Oct 4 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won met a high-level North Korean delegation Saturday twice before the visiting officials returned home after the Incheon Asian Games’ closing ceremony. Chung met the North Koreans before the closing ceremony started. They met again after the 16-day regional sports extravaganza ended, officials said in […]
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “extremely successful” US visit, especially his meeting with top business leaders there, has seen a US-India business body committing to $42 billion investment in India with many lauding the “Gujarat model” of development. In a survey following Modi’s five-day visit, the US-India Business Council (USIBC), in a […]
Guwahati, Oct 4 (IANS) The guards of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam shot dead a poacher at Burhapahar range Saturday, said officials. “We were tipped off about a poaching attempt and accordingly alerted the guards patrolling the park,” said a official adding that around 2.30 a.m. the guards sighted the poachers and challenged them. “The […]
Jammu, Oct 4 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s health department Saturday dismissed as “rumours” the spread of any epidemic in the flood-affected Jammu region and said they are continuously monitoring the situation. “There is no epidemic of diarrhoeal diseases in Jammu province after the recent floods in the state,” said director, helth services, Baljeet Singh Pathania. He […]
Athens, Oct 4 (IANS) Greece Saturday strongly condemned British national Alan Henning’s murder by the Islamic State (IS) militants, following the release of his beheading’s video. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Evangelos Venizelos in a statement called the abhorrent murder of Alan Henning Friday “another irrational act of barbarity and another heinous crime” perpetrated […]
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) A total of 1,215 new dengue fever cases were found in China’s Guangdong province Friday, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dengue fever cases in Guangdong has climbed to 18,866, including four deaths — three in the provincial capital Guangzhou and one in the neighbouring Foshan City, Xinhua quoted provincial health […]
