Gaurav Joshi takes us behind nets to demonstrate how planned practise leads to success It is a hot afternoon at the PCA stadium in Mohali, behind the PCA member’s stands. New Zealand team is going through rigorous training session ahead of their match against Pakistan. It seems like […]
Pat Farmer at Gandhi ji’s Sabarmati Ashram where he wrote: Thanks, for allowing me to see into Gandhi’s life – his simplicity and his compassion. Pat learnt to spin some cotton on Charkha from volunteers at the ashram. By […]
Pat Farmer, Australia’s ultra marathon runner, is about to finish his 4,600 km marathon run in India having started on January 26 for a 64-day marathon starting from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. He will reach Kashmir on March 30 as he completes a 80-km a day run […]
By Neena Badhwar Patrick Farmer, Australia’s Ultra Marathon runner, is in India running a daunting journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir covering 4,600 km in about 60 days. We remember the famous 250km ‘Dandi March’ by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 to protest against the British rule […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Those Australians who are worried over the slowing Chinese economy may have some reasons to smile as Canberra is already working desperately to stitch up a Free Trade Agreement with the world’s second-most populous country – India. If everything goes according to the Australians’ plan there […]
No Business in Abuse and GetUp have today said University of Newcastle staff, students and their unions are leading the way for scores of local campaigns calling on public institutions not to engage with with Broadspectrum (formerly Transfield Services) and other companies associated with the abuse of vulnerable people. No Business in Abuse and GetUp […]
4.12.2015. The Parliament last night passed the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 which updates and modernises a long standing provision of Australian law to reflect the new age of terrorism. The legislation will strip Australian citizenship from dual citizens who are involved in terrorist conduct overseas or convicted of a terrorism […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee The Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement permits Australian companies to commence commercial uranium exports to India, an important milestone in Australia’s relationship with India, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a media release. While previous Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott was quite gung-ho about the supply of uranium to India, current incumbent […]
Australia has finalised two agreements to expand our global uranium exports with India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement permits Australian companies to commence commercial uranium exports to India, an important milestone in Australia’s relationship with India. This Agreement provides the framework for substantial new trade in energy […]
Applications are now open for the Australian Government’s Business Partnerships Platform for international development, inviting businesses to develop new initiatives to reduce poverty in developing countries. The Business Partnerships Platform will help implement the Ministerial Statement on Engaging the Private Sector in Aid and Development, which aims to collaborate with the private sector to boost […]