Cairo, March 27 (IANS) Egypt’s defence minister and armed forces chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisiannounced in a televised statement Wednesday night his bid for the upcoming presidential election, the media reported. “This is the last time to appear before you in the military uniform,” Sisi was quoted as saying by Xinhua. “I decided to resign from my […]
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Fashion designer Rina Dhaka collaborated with lifestyle technology brand Nokia for her autumn-winter collection, which was presented here at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2014. The collection primarily focused on black and white colours, which she said was inspired by Nokia Lumia handset in same colour combination. The contemporary […]
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil took the audience through an architectural nostalgia of pre-independence era through their collection titled ‘The shadows within’ at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week here. “It is more about story telling. It is about imaginative character called Vanessa, who lived in the 1930s and 1940s […]
Los Angeles, March 27 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian took her unusual choice of fashion to a new high by flaunting black lingerie beneath a lace sheer dress. For a meeting with Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Kim chose to expose her brassiere and underwear in a moss green midi dress, made of entirely see-through lace, […]
Cairo, March 27 (IANS) Egypt’s defence minister and armed forces chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last July, tendered his resignation Wednesday, the media reported. Sisi is expected to run for president in the upcoming presidential election, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported. Quoting a military source, the daily said Sisi was expected […]
Geneva, March 27 (IANS) Global natural catastrophes and man-made disasters had brought as much as $140 billion economic losses in 2013, according to the latest report released by Swiss Re Group Wednesday. The Zurich-based insurance company noted that last year’s total loss was down from the $196 billion in 2012 and well below the 10-year average […]
Rome, March 27 (IANS) The autonomous island of Sardinia plans to hold an online referendum on independence from Italy, Russia Today reported Wednesday. Earlier, a similar referendum held from March 16 to 21 had revealed that 89 percent of the over two million people in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region were in favour of cutting ties with […]
AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 hosts Australia will face off against two-time continental champions Korea Republic after the draw for next year’s finals was made at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday evening. Oman and 1980 winners Kuwait round out Group A of the AFC Asian Cup, with the Australians facing Kuwait in the opening […]
New laws to further protect children from sexual abuseCoalition Government introduces legislation to further protect childrenfrom sexual abuse.Two additional criminal offences.Coalition Government building a better Victoria for the youngest andmost vulnerable in the community.The Victorian Coalition Government will today introduce legislation into Parliament to create two additional criminal offences that will further protect children from […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Designer Rahul Mishra, the first Indian to win the coveted International Woolmark Prize (IWP) in Milan, was Wednesday honoured at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) autumn-winter 2014 for his achievement. Sunil Sethi, president Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), presented Mishra with a black cashmere scarf for winning the […]