India has withdrawn what is called the Draft National Encryption Policy following outrage. Okay, you won’t have to store all WhatsApp messages and emails. For now. Life moves fast in the social media era. In the space of 48 hours, India managed to float a draft of something as geeky as an encryption policy, trigger […]
Riding the success of an Agra cafe run by acid scarred survivors, the gutsy women have now decided to spread their wings and take their achievement to three other cities, including the national capital. Triumphing over tragedy, the five women involved in the cafe are determined to move on in life and are looking forward […]
Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka today announced the Reverend Bill Crews, the Founder and Chairman of the Exodus Foundation as the recipient of the 2015 NSW Human Rights Award at a function in Parliament House. The NSW Human Rights Award pays tribute to those who support the disadvantaged and marginalized and endeavour to make […]
The State’s best regional food producers, apprentice chefs and hospitality students have gathered at Sydney Olympic Park to display their culinary skills to thousands of national and international food industry experts at Fine Food Australia. Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small Business, John Barilaro said the event is the largest trade show in […]
Planning Minister Rob Stokes today announced the first major land release in Greater Sydney for a decade, and a new vision for the Greater Macarthur region. Mr Stokes said the 7,700-hectare land release south of Campbelltown will help create new communities at Menangle Park, Mount Gilead and Wilton Junction with up to 35,000 new […]
A strategy aimed at making Western Australia one of the world’s foremost culinary tourism destinations has been launched today by Premier Colin Barnett. Mr Barnett said Taste 2020 – A Strategy for Food and Wine Tourism would see the State Government working with seafood, agriculture, beverage and tourism industries to grow WA’s reputation as […]
Today I travel to New York to lead Australia’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, the largest annual gathering of world leaders. A major focus of this year’s meeting is the Sustainable Development Summit. I will join world leaders to endorse an ambitious set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs will have […]
Indian director Pan NalinÂ’s film “Angry Indian Goddesses”, a story about a group of Indian girls in Goa gone wild, has been voted as the first runner-up at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which concluded here on Sunday. A huge cheer went up when TIFF creative directive Cameron Bailey announced the name of […]
In 2002, when experimental cinema was not as welcome as it is today, Meghna Gulzar dared to be different with “Filhaal…”, a film on surrogacy. The filmmaker is only glad she is “ahead of time” with her creativity. ” ‘Filhaal…’, even though it was appreciated, didn’t do very well commercially. Back then, people had said, […]
With the side-effects of therapy being one of the major stumbling blocks in advancing treatment for deadly diseases, a team of scientists, including one of Indian origin, has designed a “nanovehicle” that could drive drugs straight to their destinations – the diseased tissues – thereby sparing other healthy organs from any unintended effects. Made of […]