IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday emerged as the first Indian listed company to cross the $100-billion mark in terms of market capitalisation (m-cap). Around 11 a.m., the m-cap of the company stood at Rs 675,934.95 crore or $101.60 billion on the BSE. Shares of the company rose over four per cent to […]
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the Congress-led opposition’s notice for impeachment of Chief Justice Dipak Misra. The decision was taken before the Supreme Court began its proceedings for the day. While reviewing the notice, Rajya Sabha officials had mentioned that making public the contents of a notice before […]
Actress Parineeti Chopra says Melbourne’s food culture, artistic vibe and natural beauty has impressed her. Parineeti, the first Indian woman ambassador of the “Friend of Australia” (FOA) advocacy panel by Tourism Australia, has visited the country for the third time. “Melbourne is voted as the world’s most liveable city in the world and I completely […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced the immediate suspension of nuclear and missile tests, media reports said on Saturday. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Efe quoted Kim as saying. North Korea will also “shut down a nuclear test site in the country’s northern side […]
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) in China launched a database on Friday for stolen foreign antiques to prevent them from entering and circulating in the country. The administration will go on to ask entry-exit examination offices to intensify the supervision over the entry and exit of stolen foreign antiques, Xinhua reported. It also […]
Opener Shane Watson hit a fantastic 106-run knock as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrashed Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 64 runs here on Friday to register their third win in four games in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Veteran Australian all-rounder Watson took just 51 deliveries to bring up his third IPL century, guided by nine […]
Indian-American teenager, Dhruv Gaur, has won the $100,000 Jeopardy college quiz championship. The first-year student at Ivy League Brown University emerged the champion on Friday in the two-day final round of the college edition of America’s most popular quiz show televised nation-wide. He faced another Indian-American, Rishab Jain, in the semi-final round on Wednesday before […]
2018 Asia International Engagement Program Launch in Mumbai Two new Australian feature films – HONOUR, a Sydney-based thriller, the first Australian film to be fully funded by Indian private investment, and the documentary BOLLYWOOD DOWNUNDER – were announced this week at a gala function held in Mumbai, India, to launch the 2018 Asia International Engagement Program, an initiative of The Australian […]
An innovative smartphone-based health app pioneered in NSW could help millions of people in India to access lifesaving diabetes screening and care for the very first time. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian officially launched the ‘IMPACT Diabetes’ program for The George Institute for Global Health in New Delhi on day three of her trade mission to […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked the achievements of pugilist M.C. Mary Kom and shuttler Saina Nehwal at the Commonwealth Games in Australia earlier this month while addressing the Indian diaspora here on Tuesday, the second and final day of his visit to Sweden. Extolling the thought of India, Modi, addressing a gathering […]