SRK was awarded by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtapati Bhavan among 25 living greatest global Indians He can safely be called the Global Ambassador of Indian cinema world over because of the movies he has done and the love he has got not just from the Indian diaspora but also global audience. Shah Rukh […]
Minister for Roads Duncan Gay today urged motorists to plan their Christmas and New Year holiday road trips, with heavy traffic expected on main roads and highways across the state, many of which have been improved since last Christmas. “This was a year of delivering for roads across NSW. We’ve opened a number of new […]
NSW is still the favourite Australian destination both for domestic and international visitors, demonstrating the success of Government’s tourism strategy, Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, announced today. The State is leading the nation in the number of visitors, visitor nights and visitor expenditure, according to the International and National Visitor Surveys to […]
New Delhi, Dec 16 Finally, India’s squash queen Dipika Pallikal has broken her silence to confirm that Dinesh Karthik and she are indeed engaged. For good measure, she adds that she hated cricketers till she met the wicketkeeper-batsman, believing the enormous fame and publicity they get is dwarfing other sportspersons. Not that she has changed […]
New Delhi, Dec 17 India Tuesday sought “unconditional apology” from the US over the arrest and the purported strip search of its ranking diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York and also took a slew of steps to pare down the privileges of American diplomats in an apparent retaliatory measure. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said […]
Johannesburg, Dec 17 India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said the team has accepted the fact that they are into an era without cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and has moved on to focus on the Test series against South Africa. As India gear up for the first Test at the Wanderers here starting Wednesday, it […]
New Delhi, Dec 17 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday said it will take a final decision on government formation Dec 23, after seeking public opinion in the capital until the weekend. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said it would seek a “yes” or “no” from the people following a split verdict that has given no political […]
New Delhi, Dec 17 The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, which provides for creation of an anti-corruption ombudsman. The most prominent of the group of anti-graft bills on the anvil, the Lokpal bill seeks to establish a Lokpal at the central level and asks states to establish Lokayuktas within a year’s […]
Addis Ababa, Dec 15 In a gesture well appreciated here, Indian businessmen and the Indian community here have come to the aid of hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia. Sanjay Verma, newly-appointed Ambassador of India to Ethiopia, accompanied by Mayur Kothari, the convener of the Indian Business Forum (IBF) and Rajeev Sharma, Deputy […]
Singapore, Dec 17 Two more Indian nationals, aged 35 and 41, were charged Tuesday in connection with the riots in this city-state Dec 8, taking the total number of people charged to 35. If the men charged in the case are found guilty of rioting they could be jailed for up to seven years and […]