Authorities on Friday imposed curfew and restrictions in the Kashmir Valley to prevent separatist called protests in Srinagar. “Curfew and restrictions have been imposed in many parts of the Valley including Srinagar city,” a senior police official told IANS. “People are advised to cooperate with the administration to prevent anti-social elements fro causing trouble.” Life […]
Promising a populist agenda to build a better nation based on unity, Hillary Clinton on Thursday night aceppted the Democratic Party’s historic presidential nomination making her the first women candidate of a major US party and challenged Republican rival Donald Trump on what she said was his message of hate and divisiveness. “It is with […]
The Gold Coast is going six-star, as the first students graduate from a unique international hotel and hospitality industry program that is producing highly-skilled and job-ready hospitality employees. Minister for Training and Skills Yvette D’Ath today met five of the first seven Gold Coast graduates, who will spearhead the push to meet future demand in Queensland’s […]
The Barangaroo Delivery Authority will present a major new sculpture event, Sculpture at Barangaroo, atSydney’s spectacular Harbour foreshore park, Barangaroo Reserve, from 6-21 August 2016. Sculpture at Barangaroo is presented in partnership with Sculpture by the Sea, which has been delighting Sydney with its outdoor exhibitions along the Bondi coastal walk for almost 20 years. […]
Confluence Festival of India in Australia was officially launched on Tuesday 26 July, at the Maritime Museum in Sydney. The festival is the most significant showcase of Indian arts and culture ever to be staged in Australia, taking place in seven cities across the country between August and November 2016. The national media launch was […]
Auto-rickshaw and yellow top taxi drivers of around 20 unions on Wednesday began an “indefinite hunger strike” against app-based taxi aggregators even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of sponsoring the strike. Incidents of the strikers forcibly stopping some auto-rickshaw drivers from ferrying passengers were reported. “We want to ferry passengers and […]
Curfew was re-imposed in various places in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday following clashes between protesters and security forces amid heavy rains, hours after a dragging security lockdown was lifted in all areas barring the volatile southern districts. A police officer said here that angry young men took to the streets and hurled stones at […]
Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year. While Krishna got the award for “ensuring social inclusiveness in culture”, Wilson was selected for “asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity”, according to their citations. Four […]
The Uttarakhand government said on Wednesday Chinese troops had been spotted within its territory by a local administrative team on July 19 and were asked to return. Senior state government officials said the incursion was spotted in Badahoti in Chamoli district. District Magistrate Vinod Kumar Suman told IANS that he had sent a report to […]
Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday urged the National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) to improve the road engineering techniques being utilised by them in the country to ensure better quality and road safety. He said that there was a need for NHIDCL to adopt the international standards for road construction […]