Keep in touch with friends and family in India with Telstra’s flexible Pre-Paid Day2Day mobile plan

Keep in touch with friends and family in India with Telstra’s flexible Pre-Paid Day2Day mobile plan

Telstra, Australia’s largest mobile network, has today launched the easy and flexible Telstra Pre-Paid Day2Day® mobile plan, with recharges starting from $5 for use for up to 5 days. For a minimum of $1 per day, charged every day (AEST) from customers’ available recharge credit, customers receive daily inclusions of: Unlimited calls and text to […]

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST INDIAN WEDDING

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST INDIAN WEDDING

RECEPTION – DIVYA DHINGRA & GURJAP KOHLI On 4th March 2017, Sydney witnessed a wedding reception like no other, that of Divya Dhingra and Gurjap Singh Kohli. It had everything from breathtaking Helicopter entrance of bride and groom, fireworks, Brazilian dancers with Samba drummers, an extravagant array of cuisines from all around the world, outstanding […]

White House denies Trump revealed classified info to Russians

White House denies Trump revealed classified info to Russians

The White House has denied that President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about the Islamic State (IS) terror group to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and claimed the reports as “false”. “The story that came out tonight (Monday night), as reported, is false … At no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed,” White […]

Two bullion traders shot dead in Mathura

Two bullion traders shot dead in Mathura

Two bullion traders were shot dead in Uttar Pradesh late on Monday night. The assailants also injured two others and decamped with gold worth over Rs 4 crore, police said on Tuesday. The two traders, brothers Vikas and Megh Agarwal – were gunned down in Mathura by unidentified assailants during the night, the official said. […]

Raise women’s role in conflict prevention, resolution: India

Raise women’s role in conflict prevention, resolution: India

Women have to play a greater role in conflict prevention and resolution and towards this goal India has been training women peacekeepers from around the world, Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal told the Security Council on Monday. “There is a need to increase and institutionalise the involvement of women in conflict prevention and resolution,” he […]

Iraqi forces free IS-held area in western Mosul

Iraqi forces free IS-held area in western Mosul

Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State militants liberated on Monday a neighbourhood from the group after heavy clashes in the northern part of western side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said. The special forces of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) freed al-Uraybi neighbourhood and raised the Iraqi flag over some of its buildings after killing many […]

US appeals court hears case against Trump’s travel ban

US appeals court hears case against Trump’s travel ban

A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court heard case Monday against US President Donald Trump’s travel ban without giving an immediate ruling. Streamed live through the website of the US Courts for the 9th Circuit from a court room in Seattle, Washington state, the three judges grilled Acting US Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall for […]

Equity markets touch record highs, consumer durables stocks up

Equity markets touch record highs, consumer durables stocks up

The Indian equity markets touched record intra-highs during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, healthy buying was witnessed in consumer durables, automobile and banking stocks. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE gained by 156.54 points or 0.52 per cent, while the wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock […]

Merkel, Macron seek to revitalise ties to bolster EU

Merkel, Macron seek to revitalise ties to bolster EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have expressed their determination to revitalise the countries’ alliance to create a more effective, protective and integrated European Union (EU). On Macron’s first official visit to Berlin just 24 hours after being inaugurated, both leaders on Monday expressed their commitment to do everything they can to […]

Xi calls for boosting China-Japan ties

Xi calls for boosting China-Japan ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressing hope that joint efforts will be made to ensure bilateral ties develop in the right direction. Representing the Japanese government, Nikai attended the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that concluded Monday in Beijing, […]