The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IIFM) is the southern hemisphere’s greatest annual celebration of the Indian cinema. The celebration of Indian cinema will take place from Thursday 1 to Friday 11 May. Here are the nominees for IFFM Awards 2014:- BEST ACTOR Irrfan Khan : The Lunch Box Farhan Akhtar : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Raj Kumar […]
The Telstra Bollywood Wednesdays VIP event, held at Village Cinema Knox showed Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan’s romantic-comedy film, Shaadi Ke Side Effects to a full house on 5th March 2014. Telstra Bollywood Wednesday’s Program is a way to reward Telstra customers with $10 tickets to Bollywood films available every Wednesday at Telstra’s partner cinemas […]
$108 million package of works to boost access to CBD by public transport Alexandra Parade to become one of the city’s great boulevards Upgrade for Doncaster Area Rapid Transit Significant improvements to tram routes: 86, 112, 1 and 8 A new dedicated bicycle path which would run along Alexandra Parade The Coalition Government today unveiled […]
Premier Denis Napthine welcomes HMAS Adelaide to Melbourne Ship to be completed at BAE Systems’ shipyards at Williamstown, demonstrating Victoria’s strengths in defence and advanced manufacturing technologies Victorian Coalition Government supporting Victorian manufacturing The hull of HMAS Adelaide, one of the two biggest ships to ever sail with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), was welcomed […]
New York City’s new Mayor Bill de Blasio has named Ramanathan Raju, a respected Indian-American doctor, as commissioner of Health and Hospitals Corporation, the nation’s largest public hospital system. The mayor announced Chennai native Raju’s appointment along with Maria Torres-Springer, as Commissioner of the Department of Small Business Services, with a pledge to deepen each agency’s connections to neighbourhoods […]
Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath, one of the youngest winners of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, India’s highest award recognising achievements of overseas Indians, says he has big plans for expansion of his healthcare business and India is on top of his list. “I feel highly privileged and honoured to receive this prestigious award. I am very grateful to the […]
Eyeing India as a long-term growth market, US-based retail giant Walmart says it is currently focussing on expanding its wholesale retail business in the country and would wait for further clarity on rules for entering the multi-brand retail business. We are excited about India and we continue to be so. We see the potential of the country […]
Premier celebrates Chinese New Year in Melbourne’s iconic Chinatown More than 250,000 people across Victoria identify with Chinese ancestry Victorian Coalition Government welcomes opportunity for Victorians to come together and enjoy our diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds The Chinese New Year, one of Victoria’s most anticipated cultural events, was today celebrated at a number of festivals […]
Melbourne’s tallest ‘skinny tower’ has been approved for Southbank at 73 storeys and 240 metres height Melbourne is a world leader in innovative skyscraper design and architecture High quality urban living in Melbourne’s central city helps make us the world’s most liveable city Minister for Planning Matthew Guy has today approved Melbourne’s tallest ‘skinny tower’ […]