New Delhi, June 1: Although, bureaucratic process is in its final stage of the India-Australia free trade agreement, but Australia is currently unable to commit on a timeline of finalisation due to the forthcoming federal elections, the Australian envoy to India said on Wednesday. “We believe we are about 8Read More →
Melbourne, May 31: The 2016 Global Slavery Index published by Australian human rights group Walk Free Foundation, found that almost 58 per cent of the world’s slaves are in five countries: India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people inRead More →
Mumbai, May 30: Just back from Melbourne, having performed locally on May 6, All India Bakchod (or AIB) members Tanmay Bhat, Gursimran Khamba, Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya, have landed into a spit-roast, literally in India. Leaders of political parties across political spectrum in India on Monday demanded action against comedy group AIBRead More →
Melbourne, May 30: An Indian businessman and his wife on Monday launched the largest legal action in the state of Victoria, seeking more than $2.5 billion in compensation from the Australian and New Zealand Bank. The billionaire founders of Burrup Fertiliser Pankaj and Radhikha Oswal were allegedly forced the sale ofRead More →
By Durga Chakravarty Noida, May 29: Her journey in filmdom has been a “roller-coaster ride”, and Kangana Ranaut likes it this way! Between the highs and lows of stardom, and amidst controversies, the National Award winning actress says being under a scanner constantly gets too much to handle at timesRead More →
Bengaluru, May 25: The news of India’s launch of a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) has been blown out of proportion by the media, according to a report in “Space Review,” an online journal from Washington devoted to analysing key space issues and events across the world. On MayRead More →
Kolkata, May 20: A CSIR laboratory in West Bengal has designed a ‘solar power tree’ that takes up only four square feet of space and produces about three kilowatts (kW) of power – enough to power about five households. “The challenge was to come up with a design so asRead More →
New Delhi, May 20: India has asked China to stop all work in parts of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan, the external affairs ministry said on Friday. “Pakistan–occupied Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said at his weekly media briefingRead More →
Mumbai, May 20: Music maestro A.R. Rahman on Thursday presented three students scholarships named after him to study at the popular Berklee College of Music here. “I think it’s a new beginning for many things to follow. I’ve always been wondering why is it so difficult to learn Western musicRead More →
Rishi Kapoor sparks Congress outcry Mumbai, May 19: Veteran film actor Rishi Kapoor sparked off a Congress outcry after he launched a scathing attack against the grand old party of India for naming Indian assets and government projects after its icons from the Nehru-Gandhi family. In a series of tweets,Read More →