Launch of MUSICFARE Awards by Heart & Soul Productions, Sydney

Launch of MUSICFARE Awards by Heart & Soul Productions, Sydney

The Sydney based premium events production company, Heart & Soul Productions, launched a unique music talent hunt, MUSICFARE Awards, in association with Sydney’s prestigious music school, Natraj Academy, on 2nd November 2017, in a press meeting at Pyrmont. The maiden MUSICFARE Awards talent hunt marks the pre-arrival of the Divine Master of Words, the most […]

NSW RIVERINA OILS A HUGE SUCCESS IN INDIA

NSW RIVERINA OILS A HUGE SUCCESS IN INDIA

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has officially opened the state-of-the-art Riverina Oils and Bio Energy (ROBE) plant in Wagga Wagga, which will export to markets across the world, including India. The new facility in Wagga’s growing industrial centre, Bowmen, will crush over 200,000 tonnes of locally sourced oilseeds per year, in order to produce worlds-best oils and vegetable […]

Twitter employee briefly shuts down Trump’s account

Twitter employee briefly shuts down Trump’s account

A Twitter employee brought down US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account for 11 minutes on his last day at office, the micro-blogging platform confirmed on Friday. Trump’s Twitter account @realdonaldtrump disappeared from the site for around 11 minutes shortly before 7 p.m. Later, in a series of tweets issued by Twitter’s Government and Elections team, […]

One killed, 3 injured in shooting in Morocco’s cafe

One killed, 3 injured in shooting in Morocco’s cafe

At least one person was killed and three others injured in a shooting at a cafe in Morocco’s tourist city of Marrakesh, local media reported. Two attackers entered the cafe and shot at the crowd before fleeing the scene with a motorcycle, Xinhua news agency quoted le360.ma news site as reporting on Thursday. Citing police […]

Key Indian equity market indices open higher

Key Indian equity market indices open higher

The key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher after it had scaled record highs. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 33,600.27 points on Wednesday, opened higher at 33,615.84 points. Minutes into trading, it was quoting at 33,620.62 points, up by 20.35 points, or 0.06 per cent. At the […]

Over 30 journalists killed in targeted attacks in 2017: UN

Over 30 journalists killed in targeted attacks in 2017: UN

 More than 30 journalists have been killed in targeted attacks this year, two UN Special Rapporteurs announced. Speaking ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Special Rapporteurs on arbitrary, summary and extrajudicial executions, Agnes Callamard, and on freedom of expression, David Kaye, called on states to take actions in […]

UP NTPC blast: Death toll rises to 22, probe ordered

UP NTPC blast: Death toll rises to 22, probe ordered

The death toll in the NTPC boiler blast in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli rose to 22 on Thursday, with two more succumbing to their burn injuries, officials said. The state government has ordered a magisterial probe. Rae Bareli District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri told IANS the number of injured in the Wednesday’s National Thermal Power […]

Acting in ‘Hotel Mumbai’ was harrowing: Dev Patel

Acting in ‘Hotel Mumbai’ was harrowing: Dev Patel

Actor Dev Patel says acting in “Hotel Mumbai” was “harrowing experience” and an eye-opener in realising the travails of the victims of the 2008 terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Patel recounted his experience of making the film when asked during a discussion at the Asia Society here on Wednesday if he would […]

China hopes Trump’s visit will boost ties

China hopes Trump’s visit will boost ties

China on Thursday said it hoped that US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Beijing would help boost bilateral relations. The Foreign Affairs Ministry formally announced Trump’s visit next week, along with some details of his agenda, as part of the President’s Asia tour from November 4 to 14. Trump will arrive in Beijing on […]