Gunjan Saxena endears and will hopefully end social ills Gunjan Saxena with Actor Janhvi Kapoor (Image Courtesy: The Week) Putting aside anti-Karan Johar and nepotism issue in Bollywood, I was really impressed by ‘Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl,’ which is not a traditional war movie but a fight by a woman…
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Eligible New Zealanders may apply to the Kiwi Driver Fund Application Auckland, September 27, 2020 The Kiwi Driver Fund (KDF) has welcomed the news that Toyota will contribute up to $500,000 to assist emerging Kiwi racing talent. KDF will manage the biggest ever investment into its on-going programme to find New Zealand’s next motor racing world champion. Congenial environment It…
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunik announcing the Job Support Scheme (BBC News) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a new Job Support Scheme designed to help the British economy stave off a coronavirus-induced winter chill. It encompasses a novel short-time work Scheme that will give extra support for workers and businesses, after the furlough Scheme ends…
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Supplied Content Auckland, September 26, 2020 The Department of Conservation (DOC) has just announced that it has made public a Mobile App that helps people in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) to identify places, spaces and species in nature. Although developed five years ago, it is said to be the first of its kind in the world. Available in three languages including…
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Fundraising helps to offer relief in times of disaster As a part its Silver Jubilee celebrations worldwide, Humanity First has launched a ‘Soup Kitchen’ in New Zealand to mobilise financial resources to fund its community welfare projects. The Organisation, which operates in 58 countries across the Continents, was established in New…
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Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand (RNZ Photo) On October 17, 2020, New Zealanders will head to the polls to vote in a general election and also on referendum questions for the legalisation of cannabis and euthanasia. In a head-to-head between two women, Labour’s Jacinda Ardern appears to…
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A tribute our dear friend S P Balasubrahmanyam There is a way to live and a way to become a source of endearment. Dr Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (endeared to millions of people simply as ‘SP’ or ‘Balu’ did both with dignity and honour. He was 74 years old when he breathed his last yesterday (Friday, September 25, 2020) at the…
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Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge: Focus on ‘Australian values’ (AAP Picture by James Ross) The Morrison government has announced plans to revamp the Australian citizenship test. From November 15, 2020, there will…
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A health worker testing after a new cluster outbreak in Auckland (AP Photo by Mark Baker) Despite being at opposite ends of the Earth, Iceland and New Zealand have many similarities. Both…
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(Photo by Shreyak Singh on Unsplash) An Auckland restaurant and its owners have been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay nearly $50,000 in penalties and unpaid wage…
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