The multifaith, multiday celebration of Diwali was joyously celebrated at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Green Fields, South Australia, concluding with a Grand Annakut. The Indian diaspora, political leaders as well as community members and well-wishers all gathered to celebrate the festival of lights. On October 24th, Diwali Chopda Pujan ceremony was conducted to […]
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Barack Obama became a historical figure when he took office in January 2009 as the first African-American President of the United States. Rishi Sunak put his own stamp on history last week when he became the first coloured Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Add a few more firsts here in the […]
Brisbane, Nov 1 (IANS) England’s crucial 20-run win over New Zealand at The Gabba on Tuesday has kept their semi-final qualification hopes alive and also set up a fascinating race for qualifying into the last four stage, where net run rate could be crucial in deciding the top two finishers in Group 1. As of now, […]
Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) The BSE Sensex on Monday closed at 60,746.59 points, up by 786.74 points, mainly due to the US factors, said a senior official of Geojit Financial Services. “The ongoing rally which has taken the Sensex above 60,000 has been triggered mainly by the rally in the mother market US where the Dow […]
San Francisco, Oct 31 (IANS) Chief Twit Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter’s board of directors after his takeover of the company, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Monday. Musk, according to the filing, became “the sole director of Twitter”, reports CNN. It confirms that instead of joining Twitter’s board of directors, […]
The NSW Minister for Multiculturalism, Mark Coure, told the audience at a festival in western Sydney today where children from dozens of cultural backgrounds danced, sang and played together, that the state’s greatest asset was its people. “Today’s celebration and the diversity we have are wonderful examples to the rest of the world of what […]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Elon Musk on Sunday confirmed that Twitter can soon expand or even get rid of the 280-character limit on the platform. Responding to a user who asked if we can get rid of character limits, or at least greatly expand it, Musk said: “Absolutely”. Musk, who has acquired Twitter for $44 […]
Morbi (Gujarat), Oct 30 (IANS) At least 77 people, including women and children, were killed and scores were missing as the hanging bridge over the Machhu dam in Gujarat’s Morbi district collapsed on Sunday evening, officials said. Many bodies had been fished out from the Machhu river and sent for for post-mortem examinations at the Morbi […]
Perth, Oct 30 (IANS) Lungi Ngidi blew away the Indian batting order with hard lengths and extra bounce while David Miller and Aiden Markram smashed fifties for South Africa to climb to top spot in Group 2 points table in Super 12s with a five-wicket victory over India in a thrilling match of the Men’s T20 […]
London, Oct 29 (IANS) In a poll conducted on the UK’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s first two days in office, 39 per cent of respondents picked the Indian-origin leader over Keir Starmer, chief of the opposition Labour Party. The poll, conducted by Redfield and Wilton, asked 1,500 people who they thought would be a better […]