The forthcoming India-Africa Forum Summit here later this month is likely to see Egypt putting forth some ideas to boost cooperation between India and Africa, including through trilateral cooperation, the country’s envoy has said. Egyptian Ambassador Hatem Tageldin said Egypt can leverage its position as a bridge to mainland Africa for Indian investments and also […]
A senior minister in Haryana has taken on the Royal Bengal Tiger – literally. The minister, who is from the BJP, has demanded that the cow should be declared as the national animal, displacing the tiger. A tweet from Haryana Health and Sports Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday read: “Declare Cow as National Animal of […]
It’s BJP-versus-BJP in Bhagalpur, and this may once again prove lucky for the Congress. The mass of leaders and activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party here are up in arms against the party’s official candidate Arijit Shashwat, son of BJP MP Ashwini Choubey. Almost en masse, they are backing Vijay Prasad Sah, the Bhagalpur Mahanagar […]
He may not have burnt dishes in the kitchen. But 40-year-old celebrity Lebanese chef Ahmed Ammouri did burn his fingers by turning an entrepreneur and opening a restaurant in Lebanon some years ago. Ammouri who minces the meat for his dishes does not mince his words. “To be a successful restaurant owner in Lebanon one […]
Sydney will be the global destination for the fashion industry’s first Fashion Week dedicated to showcase Resort Collections, with a new strategic vision for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) announced today, that sees the event shift to May in 2016. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the NSW Government, through its […]
Uralla today saw the launch of the blueprint for what could be Australia’s first renewable energy self-sufficient town. The first town-scale energy blueprint has been developed for Uralla on the NSW Northern Tablelands, with energy savings of up to 70 per cent through energy efficiency and on-site generation. “The aim of the blueprint is to […]
Victoria has maintained its standing as the Education State and home to world-class education institutions, with two universities listed in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016. The University of Melbourne (33) was the highest-ranked Australian university and the only Australian university in the world’s top 50, as well as […]
See Brett Lee, Tannishtha Mukherjee and director Anupam Sharma an inch closer as they gear up to attend the screening of the film unINDIAN and take you to the voyage of this Australian-Indian film. This is not all; audience can ask questions from them in the question and answer session. Details of the event and […]
The Sydney Film Festival and Lexus Australia today announce the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship, the largest cash fellowship for short film in Australia, providing a new platform to support future generations of emerging filmmakers. Up to four annual Fellowship winners will receive $50,000 each to produce their next short film in 2016 and 2017, […]
Zee Music unveils the first song ‘Saathiya’ of the upcoming film ‘Yaara Silly Silly’ directed by Subhash Sehgal. The song features the lead cast Paoli Dam and Parambrata Chatterjee. The song is a soulful song, starts with presenting the love relation between them. The music has been composed by Ankit Tiwari and comes across as […]