Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 October, 2015: Critically acclaimed filmmaker Mr. Rohit Gupta, addresses a filmmaking seminar at the SAE institute Dubai. Gupta’s keynote was primarily focused at the filmmaking, music, audio, graphic design, multimedia and animation students at the institute. At the seminar, Mr. Gupta shares his journey from a 4-week short stint at the New York […]
Professor Peter Thompson wins Minister for Health Award Professor Peter Thompson AM, Director of Research Development at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Deputy Director of the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, has won the 2015 Minister for Health Award. Presented as part of the WA Health Excellence Awards, the prize recognises individuals who demonstrate […]
The transformation of George Street will begin tonight at 8pm as it is closed permanently to general traffic between King and Market streets to usher in a new era of transport in the CBD. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance, Minister for Roads Duncan Gay and CBD Coordinator General Marg Prendergast said today […]
Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb, is visiting India (24-29 October) for the fourth time this year to advance Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations towards an early conclusion. The Minister will also lead a senior delegation of Australian participants in the inaugural Australia India Leadership Dialogue (AILD) in New Delhi and meet with high-level […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres has announced the NSW Open Golf will call Western Sydney home for the next four years. This unique tournament will be played at the Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club in Colebee and will be a great precursor to the Australian Open of Golf […]
Four people, claiming to be members of the right-wing Shiv Sena party, were on Sunday arrested for creating a ruckus during the performance of a play by Pakistani artistes in this millennium city, police said. The play ‘Banjh’ (barren) by seven Pakistani artistes, including two women, was being staged late on Saturday evening in sector […]
Even as senior ministers and officials from Africa have started arriving for pre-summit consultations, special teams have been formed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) to ensure the smooth arrival of the dignitaries – from kings, to presidents to prime ministers – for the October 26-29 India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS). The sheer task […]
Ahead of the third India-Africa Forum Summit that gets underway here Monday, India said it is trying to align its ties with Agenda 2063 that the continent of 54 nations and 1.1 billion people has adopted. “If you look at the areas that we are now thinking of, we have to go back to what […]
As the 3rd India Africa Forum Summit begins with preparatory meetings on Monday, IANS presents some key facts and figures about a continent that is not only one of the fastest growing regions of the world but one that is economically, culturally and linguistically diverse and is keen to engage more with India: – Africa […]
What has the Swachh Bharat campaign got to do with dogs? Well, Indian experts have found that managing how garbage is dumped and handled can help in controlling the population of strays in urban areas. While dog lovers have a way with free-ranging dogs or strays, for the municipal authorities and health management officials, it’s […]