100,000 CARDS REGISTERED AS OPAL ROLLS OUT TO 120 TRAIN STATIONS

100,000 CARDS REGISTERED AS OPAL ROLLS OUT TO  120 TRAIN STATIONS

Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the NSW Government had reached a major milestone, with the Opal electronic ticketing card now available at 120 train stations. “From today, customers can use Opal at another 26 train stations, including Western Sydney stations to Richmond and Emu Plains,” Ms Berejiklian said. “This marks a significant milestone […]

Shimla to hold film fest in April

Shimla to hold film fest in April

Shimla, Feb 26 A two-day film festival will be held in Himachal Pradesh’s capital, Shimla, in April, event organisers said here Tuesday. The Shimla Film Festival 2014 will be held April 12-13. It will have two sections – one for Himachal filmmakers and the other for national and international filmmakers, festival director RavinderMakhaik told reporters. […]

Rahul Mishra wins 2013/2014 International woolmark prize

Rahul Mishra wins 2013/2014  International woolmark prize

Milano, Friday 21st February 2014 – Rahul Mishra was announced the winner of the 2013/2014 International Woolmark Prize (IWP), during the final awards event held at the Triennale Museum, Milan. An esteemed judging panel including Frida Giannini, Franca Sozzani, Tim Blanks, Colette Garnsey, Angelica Cheung, Alexa Chung and representatives from the global IWP retail partners, […]

Beware: Pigeon feeding can be at your health’s cost!

New Delhi, Feb 24 The 1960s movie “Mary Poppins” immortalised it with “Feed the birds, tuppence a bag” but beware – what 42-year-old Balwant Singh and many do-gooders in the capital and elsewhere practice every morning – feeding pigeons grain – could lead to compromising their health and hygiene of the surrounding area. Feeding birds […]

Broccoli- The super food for you!

Broccoli- The super food for you!

Broccoli may not be your favorite food, especially kids who run just by the name of this vegetable. But a number of researches have suggested that this vegetable can be considered a ‘Super Vegetable’ with all its qualities which sends your health soaring, from boosting immunity to strengthening your skeleton and joints to cutting cancer […]

Woman claims to be descended from the monkey god

Woman claims to be descended from the monkey god

A woman in China claims to be the great-great-great-etc granddaughter of the Monkey King. She even has a lock of the divine ape’s hair as proof. Scientists are running tests on it. I read this article on an official Mainland China news website with great interest. Who knew it was even possible to be a […]

Seven Indians jailed for forgery in Singapore

Seven Indians jailed for forgery in Singapore

 Seven Indians are among 25 foreign employees jailed between four and 12 weeks for submitting forged academic certificates to obtain work passes in this city-state. Among the foreign 25 employees, 16 are from Myanmar, and two from the Philippines, the Today Online reported Saturday. Twenty-one of them are men and four are women. The defendants […]

Injured Indian’s kin want Australia to let him stay

Injured Indian’s kin want Australia to let him stay

The family of an Indian student in Australia, who was brutally attacked by a group of young people last year in Melbourne, has urged the Australian authorities to help him to stay on in that country as he needs medical attention. Manriajwinder Singh, 21, an accounting student, was brutally assaulted by a gang of eight […]