Australian High Commissioner to India, Patrick Suckling He exudes a certain sense of calm. His humble candour and unassuming smile is infectious. His vision and enthusiasm for Indo-Oz relations is endearing and his love for India is further fuelled by the fact that he holds a post-graduate diploma in Hindi from the University of Sydney. […]
A case gone horribly wrong, young Arushi with mum Nupur and father Rajesh Talwar A special court in Ghaziabad on Monday November 25, 2013 announced its verdict in the Aarushi-murder case, declaring Rajesh and Nupur Talwar guilty of killing their teenage daughter Aarushi and servant Hemraj in May 2008. The duo was taken to Dasna […]
Attorney-General George Brandis In Abbott Government’s first legislative move, the Attorney-General George Brandis is introducing a Bill to amend or water down the Racial Discrimination Act section 18C that protects Australia’s cultural groups, which are in the hundreds. The next clause or the section 18D outlines exemptions anyway to what is there in 18C on […]
One of the colourful Church with blue spires in Moscow that are there all over in the city By Vijay Badhwar Trans-Siberian travel has its unique ‘wow’ appeal. With embellishments like the world’s longest train journey along the borders of the Gulag country, the Trans-Siberian travel becomes once in a lifetime experience. When the intrepid […]
CNN-IBN, DELHI Interview with the Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop as she is on an official visit to India: By Suhasini Haider JOURNALIST Ms. Bishop, Thank you so much for speaking with us. To begin with India and Australia are exchanging many different parts of their relationship with each other, the […]
Ms Bishop with India’s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid at Hyderabad House, New Delhi. The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, has announced that Australia will support India’s full membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). “I was pleased to inform the Indian External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, of the decision of the Australian […]
Modi compared with Tony Abbott on Q & A, India On Monday November 18, 2013 Tony Jones’ Q & A moved to India and did a live recording and special session at Gurgaon’s Kingdom of Dreams. Q & A in India lived up to its expectations – lively and argumentative that reminded Tony Jones of […]
CHOGM – Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting is happening right now in Sri Lanka with Prime Minister Tony Abbott attending it while his policy on turning back the boats with asylum seekers from Sri Lanka is in full force. Perhaps he should visit Jaffna himself and see with his own eyes the remnants of […]
Gaurav Joshi reports from India Sitting inside an enclosed media centre and listening to music on maximum volume through the headphones the chant of “Sa-chin Sa-chin” could still be heard even before Tendulkar entered the playing arena. Mumbai Cricket Association had opened the gates nice and early to ensure each fan was inside the stadium […]
Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning all consumers to be extra wary in the coming weeks of cold callers, following a marked increase in reports of telephone scamming. Five scamming operations have been reported by scam-savvy consumers in the past week. These include: ”¢ A caller claiming to be from a company called Quantum […]