April – May 2015 Your voice is important because you can tell the VMC about women’s issues. We want to hear about issues affecting women in your community. Share your experiences, opinions and ideas about multiculturalism and tell us how the Victorian Government can help to make it work better. WHEN: WHERE: 1-3pm, 14 April […]
The State Government has approved plans to increase Coral Bay’s visitor population by up to 800 people to ensure it remains one of the State’s premier tourism destinations. Planning Minister John Day said the Coral Bay Settlement Structure Plan 2014 provided a 25-year planning framework for future development and expansion of tourism within Coral […]
– by Aman Chaubey Music of upcoming movie Nanak Shah Fakir was launched by music sensation, Oscar winner, A. R. Rahman. For the first time ever, a movie on first guru of Sikhs has been made. Score mentor A. R. Rahman along with Resul Pookutty, co-producer and sound designer, Tuomas kantelinen and music director Uttam […]
Since it began in 2008, the Indian Premier League cricket season has seen lines increasingly blurred between the sport and Bollywood, both of which are among the biggest cultural passions in the massive country. Six weeks long, and with a brand value of some $3.2B, the IPL has similarities to both the U.S.Super Bowl and […]
Seeking to scotch “lies” being floated about the land acquisition bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that it synergized India’s growth imperative with the need for environment protection, while calling for the country to demonstrate leadership in tackling the global threat of climate change. Inaugurating the state environment and forest ministers’ conference here, […]
Christians in Meghalaya on Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating Easter. Cathedrals and churches in the Christian-majority state were thronged by believers for special mass and other celebratory events. It was a day of coloured Easter eggs and buns all over the state. Archbishop of Shillong Dominic Jala presided over the Easter […]
With two-thirds of India’s gold held in rural areas, efforts to curb its imports with schemes to monetise holdings or convert them into paper bonds won’t have much sheen till the mindset towards physical possession of the precious metal is changed, experts maintain. Their comments come against the backdrop of two schemes proposed by Finance […]
Easter’s here and it’s time for a sumptous breakfast of delectable appam, chicken stew as well as scrumptious duck and egg roast. Then there is steamed banana, a generous piece of luscious cake followed by piping hot coffee. If there’s one thing that has not changed over time, it is the Easter delicacies. During traditional […]
India is known the world over for its diversity – in dresses, religions, languages, regions, cultures and most importantly, people! Tourists from across the world are intrigued and attracted by this ‘land of mysterious diversity’. But can non-natives love it so much that they actually begin to study India ? Rajesh Sharma from Team Indusage […]
India’s premier B-school, XLRI – Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand has created a world record for the largest hand washing relay with a whopping 991 participants, a statement said on Thursday. The Guinness World Records has officially confirmed it, the institute said. The relay was part of ‘Banega Swachh India’ campaign conducted by […]