If there’s one factor that Hollywood can pick from Bollywood films, it has to be their “jubilant” nature, says Lesley Ann Warren, an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe Award winning international actress. In an interaction with IANS at Anaheim here, she spoke fondly of what she loves about Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood. “I have […]
General Assembly President Sam Kutesa is expected to formally present this week a negotiating document for Security Council reform for adoption before its 69th session ends next week, moving the process forward significantly, according to diplomatic sources. If it is adopted, it would be the first major step for starting meaningful negotiations for expanding the […]
Gujarat tops the list of five Indian states that are considered the “safest” for circulating counterfeit currency notes – allegedly pushed in by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency – according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Of the 30,354,604 counterfeit notes seized across the country, 87,47,820 were recovered from […]
This year the high-profile Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election – which routinely defaces the capital’s walls and public utilities every year with ugly posters – is expected to witness a direct fight between the incumbent Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Aam Aadmi Party’s debutant student wing, the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS). […]
Last year’s historic extended Christmas trading hours will apply again this year, with all general retail shops in the Perth metropolitan area able to open as early as 7am on weekdays and Saturdays. The extended trading hours, which begin on Saturday, December 5 and end on January 1, 2016, include an earlier 8am opening […]
Today I welcome 80 officials from the 20 Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) countries to Perth for the second Indian Ocean Dialogue. The Indian Ocean is of crucial strategic and economic importance to Australia and countries on the Indian Ocean rim. Last year, merchandise trade between Australia and IORA countries was valued around $86 […]
A ustralia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. The 34 year-old will continue to be available for his country in both One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Shane Watson said: “I announce my retirement from Test cricket today with a heavy heart. “Playing for my country has always been […]
The tunes of Bollywood songs of 1970s and 1980s, the culinary delights and Lata Mangeshkar’s voice – there were many reasons why Elijah Wood, the blue-eyed Frodo Baggins of “The Lord of the Rings”, wanted to visit India. And he says he jumped at the opportunity when it came knocking at his door. In India […]
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello today announced a bill aimed at cracking down on underquoting will be introduced to Parliament next week. Mr Dominello said the bill fulfils an election commitment and protects consumers. “The NSW Government is overhauling the current laws to strengthen consumer protection,” Mr Dominello said. “Underquoting […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced the biggest investment in sport and major event infrastructure in NSW since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with a new 30,000 seat stadium at Parramatta the first project to be delivered as part of the package. More than $1 billion will be invested […]