By Shamshad Ali Srinagar Any reference to the Kashmir Valley’s cuisine will invariably bring to mind Wazwan. But as connoisseurs of good food are aware, there’s a mind-boggling variety of traditional bakery products available in the state. Very few outsiders would know that the Valley bakes products, known for their unique taste, prepared in a […]
Australian Defence Force personnel will today commence participation in Exercise BALIKATAN 2016, the major annual multi-faceted exercise hosted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Pacific Command. This is the third year that Australia has participated in the exercise series. Commander of the Australian Contingent, Wing Commander Bill Talbot, said the exercise provides […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against 11 corporations trading as SoleNet and Sure Telecom (the Harrison Companies) and their director James Harrison alleging unconscionable conduct in the supply of telecommunications services and undue harassment, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Since 2011, various Harrison Companies […]
By Nivedita New Delhi His ensembles draw on history, fantasy and folklore and desired by discerning fashion aficionados around the globe. Ace designer Rohit Bal, who has completed 25 years in the industry, says the biggest shift over the years is in how the “fun” has gone out of the fashion world, which is now […]
I am pleased to announce that Australian journalist Cameron Stewart and Indonesian journalist Marissa Anitaare the recipients of this year’s prestigious Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award. Mr Stewart, Associate Editor for The Australian, and Ms Anita, Senior News Anchor and Reporter for Net TV, will spend two weeks in Indonesia and Australia respectively, to gain a […]
By Radhika Bhirani A proud winner of two Oscars, Pakistan’s celebrated filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy says for her a “bigger accomplishment” is the fact that her films prompt dialogue for social change. Her latest Academy Award winning movie “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” — on honour killings in Pakistan — which won […]
New York Running low on space on your iPhone? Just rent a movie on iTunes and get a few gigabytes of space on the iPhone. People who are using Apple’s 16GB iPhone variants tend to run out of storage. On this device, a user gets approximately 11GB of user accessible storage as the rest of […]
Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, regarded as India’s leading actress and former Miss World,will present the Longines Prize for Elegance to the female judged most elegant at the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday 9th April. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will make her first visit to Australia to attend the prestigious […]
The Palaszczuk Government will introduce a new regime of laws to tackle serious organised crime in Queensland, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today. “These laws will form the strongest and most robust serious organised crime legislation in the nation,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “Our planned regime will give the police and our courts workable, enforceable laws to […]