Film actor Salman Khan ran into a new controversy on Friday when a witness in the case moved an application in the Jodhpur court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, alleging that the former was misleading the court. Lalit Bora, retired forest officer, alleged that the actor is providing false statement to the court to delay […]
Sitting miles away in Karachi, the mention of India makes Pakistani actress Sarwat Gilani remember its ‘mitti ki khushboo’ (smell of the earth) which is endearing to her family till date. She is appreciative of how India has been welcoming artists from her country, and says “it’s a big deal”. The 32-year-old’s TV show “Mata-e-Jaan […]
American doctors were shocked to find that an Indian computer science PhD student from Hyderabad who underwent brain surgery had an embryonic “evil twin” instead of a tumour in her head. The 26-year-old Yamini Karanam had jokingly called her “evil twin sister who’s been torturing me for 26 years”. According to NBC, Karanam, who was […]
A book analyses the drivers of change and the repercussions of present-day gender revolutions, a man in today’s Kolkata meets a man who claims to be a werewolf. Some light and some heavy dosage, the IANS bookshelf this weekend has reality meeting fantasy. Take a look. 1. Book: Half A Billion Rising; Author: Anirudha Dutta; […]
Werner Adam, the late foreign Editor of Frankfurter Allgemeine, used to tell me a story about his meeting in Moscow with India’s ambassador, T.N. Kaul. Kaul had barely started his conversation with Adam when his secretary tip toed in and handed Kaul a slip of paper. “Dobrynin on the line,” Kaul whispered to Adam. Kaul […]
India’s foreign exchange reserves touched a record high of $343.2 billion for the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India’s data showed on Friday. The reserves have risen by $2.79 billion over the week and $33.79 billion during the past one year, the weekly data showed. The reserves include predominantly foreign currency assets, […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka today issued an invitation to the community language media to enter the 2015 Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards. Mr Baird said the annual awards would be held again this year to recognise the excellent work of the state’s ethnic media professionals. “The multicultural media […]
Building further momentum towards the conclusion of an Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) is the key objective of a visit to India this week by the Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb. Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Narendra Modi have set a target of completing negotiations by the end of this year. During […]
Pregnant women are being urged to vaccinate against the flu and whooping cough to protect themselves and their baby. Health Minister Kim Hames today launched a campaign aimed at encouraging mums to have vaccinations for both infections during their third trimester. “The great thing about both the flu and the whooping cough vaccines […]
An Andrews Labor Government supported trade mission to India promoting Victoria’s health, aged care, ICT, sport and environmental industries began today. More than 20 Victorian delegates will showcase their services sector expertise during the Victoria Week Trade Mission to India, which runs until Friday, encouraging business partnerships. India has the second fastest growing services sector […]