Two kilometres of hoardings are being erected at Darling Harbour in preparation for the construction of new world-class convention, exhibition and entertainment facilities at Darling Harbour – the Government’s first PPP since 2008. NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner said the erection of hoardings around the site will be completed this week, after which the […]
Sydney’s popularity as a global tourist destination is being mirrored online, with the city’s Facebook and Google+ pages both having reached one million followers, Minister for Tourism and Major Events George Souris said today. The achievement makes Sydney the first Australian city to reach one million Facebook fans, and the first to reach the […]
Youth – the leaders of tomorrow are the drivers of our future – in business, social and cultural development. The 3rd Australia India Youth Dialogue took place in India from the 27th of January, 2014 to 30th of January 2014. The AIYD recognizes that in the dynamics of the Australia- India relationship the youth are […]
Shiv Sainiks Tuesday disrupted a media-gathering, vociferously protesting the presence of Pakistani musicians at The Press Club here. Shortly after a media-briefing started to launch the first-ever joint India-Pakistan band comprising musicians from the two countries, a large group of angry Shiv Sena activists barged inside the club carrying party flags. They raised slogans against […]
New trends in global economy call for strengthened commitment to a new multilateralism that is more inclusive and heeds new voices of world economy, says IMF managing director Christine Lagarde. The world is more integrated economically, financially, and technologically, but it is also more fragmented in terms of power, influence, and decision-making. This could lead […]
Six Maoists were arrested and a huge quantity of explosives was recovered in Bihar’s Munger district Tuesday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a combing operation near Bhimbandh forest and arrested the Maoists and recovered the arms and ammunition, including 200 bullets, […]
World No.1 golfer Tiger Woods expressed joy after meeting Sachin Tendulkar and his family and called the cricket legend “cool”. Woods, on his maiden visit to India, met Tendulkar at a hotel here and then tweeted: “Just met a cricket legend and his family. Sachin Tendulkar was so cool, and loved being welcomed to India.” […]
A court here Tuesday sent three people, arrested in connection with the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh, to judicial custody till Feb 18. Nido Tania, the 19-year-old student, was beaten up by shopkeepers in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area following a quarrel over his appearance and clothing. He died in a hospital Jan […]
The committee formed by the Pakistan government for peace talks refused to meet the Taliban dialogue-panel Tuesday. According to sources, Irfan Siddiqui, the government committee coordinator, informed Maulana Samiul Haq, member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s talks committee, about the decision, Geo News reported. Both the committees were due to hold a one-on-one meeting Tuesday in […]
The Sri Lankan government has refused to issue a visa to US Ambassador at Large for Women’s Issues, Catherine Russell, forcing her to cancel a high-level visit scheduled for Feb 10-11. “It is regrettable that the government of Sri Lanka has refused to grant a visa to Ambassador Catherine Russell for this trip,” Xinhua cited […]