New Delhi, Feb 24 After successfully hosting “Festival of India” in China, South Africa and Japan, the ministry of culture Tuesday revealed that the next destinations to showcase India’s cultural heritage would be South Korea, Australia, Mauritius and Myanmar. In a video conference with the ambassadors and high commissioners of respective countries, Culture Secretary Ravindra […]
Brussels, Feb 24 The European Commission (EC) said Tuesday that the list of reforms the leftist Greek government of Alexis Tsipras has agreed to undertake in return for more financial assistance for Greece appears to be “sufficiently comprehensive”. “In the view of the Commission, this list is sufficiently comprehensive as to be a valid starting […]
Jaipur, Feb 24 A court in Jodhpur will Wednesday pronounce its judgment in a case of possession and use of illegal arms by Bollywood actor Salman Khan. “The case relates to both possession and use of illegal arms and the chief judicial magistrate’s court has kept Feb 25 for judgment,” public prosecutor N.K. Sankhla of […]
New Delhi/Nairobi, Feb 24 Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri Tuesday stepped down as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) following charges of sexual harassment. Pachauri has denied the accusation. Pachauri, who is also the director-general of New Delhi-based environment think-tank The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has taken “leave” from the post. In his […]
Local community safety received a boost today after the Liberal National Government awarded more than $679,000 in crime prevention grants. Police Minister Liza Harvey said 32 community organisations and local governments would receive grants for projects which had significant crime prevention benefits. “The Liberal National Government has funded 10 CCTV projects in this round of […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird last night met with Indian community and business leaders in Parramatta to share details of his successful first official visit to India. Mr Baird visited the cities of Ahmedabad, Delhi and Mumbai in January following an invitation to attend the global business summit Vibrant Gujarat by Indian President Narendra Modi. “I […]
World Cup winner and ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar has predicted that the event will be even more competitive as it progresses after the first 10 days produced exciting and entertaining cricket. Talking to the ICC on the sidelines of India versus South Africa match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, […]
Saturday, 21 February 2015 (New Delhi, India) – Hockey Australia and Hockey India today announced a landmark bilateral agreement that will see the Indian men’s national hockey team tour to Australia in each of the next three years, 2016-2018. In return, Hockey Australia will release its senior men’s national squad athletes for the Hockey India […]
This year’s Bikeweek is set to be one of the most diverse and exciting to date, with events ranging from a public art tour in Bunbury, to a comedy ride in Cambridge, offering something for everyone. Transport Minister Dean Nalder said almost $30,000 in Bikeweek 2015 grants had been awarded for a range of events […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner was today joined by Coogee MP Bruce Notley-Smith and Liberal candidate for Sydney Patrice Pandeleos to officially open the state’s first permanent rapid HIV testing site in Darlinghurst. The NSW Government has committed $460,000 over two years to establish the a[TEST] shopfront at 167 Oxford Street. It will be operated by […]