Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) The second day of the 2026 edition of the Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) at Jyoti Chitraban built on the momentum of its opening day, witnessing houseful screenings and strong audience engagement, officials said on Friday.According to an official statement, five films from Assam, Manipur and Vietnam were screened during the day, drawing enthusiastic footfall across categories. The festival celebrates the richness of Asian and Indian cinema through a curated lineup of…
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Sydney, Jan 20 (IANS) Two people have died after a car hit a tree west of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday morning. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of the crash near the small town of Black Springs, 135 km west of Sydney, about 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Officers arrived at the scene and found that a male driver and female front-seat passenger, both believed to be aged in their 20s, …
Sydney, Jan 17 (IANS) A woman has died after her car was struck by a falling tree south of Sydney as strong winds and intense rainfall hit Australia’s east coast on Saturday.Emergency services were called to reports that a tree branch had fallen onto a vehicle around 90 km south of central Sydney shortly before 4 p.m. local time on Saturday.The female driver of the vehicle died at the scene, while a male passenger in the front seat suffered minor injuries. Two rear-seat passengers were not injur…
Melbourne, Jan 13 (IANS) The Premier of the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday announced an additional (Australian) $15 million (about US$10 million) in support funding for communities affected by the statewide bushfire crisis. Premier Jacinta Allan said at a press conference in the central Victorian town of Alexandra that $10 million of the new funding package will go to a new bushfire clean-up programme to help landowners deal with the wreckage of over 500 structures that have been destro…
Melbourne, Jan 11 (IANS) Over 300 structures have been destroyed in the ongoing bushfire crisis in the southeast Australian state of Victoria, authorities said on Sunday as they announced support for affected communities.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, on Sunday announced a 19.5 million Australian dollar ($13 million) emergency funding package to provide immediate support to communities across the state affected by the fires, Xinhua news agency reporte…
Victoria, Jan 10 (IANS) A man has died, and a state of disaster has been declared amid the ongoing bushfire crisis in the southeast Australian state of Victoria.Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan said at a press conference that a man aged in his 60s was found deceased in his car near the town of Harcourt, 110 km northwest of Melbourne, on Friday afternoon.His death was not directly related to the fires, Allan said, but occurred in close proximity to a fire ground, reports Xinhua news agency.Three…
Canberra, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and three people are missing amid an ongoing bushfire crisis in the southeast Australian state of Victoria. Authorities said that there were 30 active bushfires burning across Victoria as of Friday and that they are expected to be unpredictable, uncontrollable, and fast-moving due to catastrophic conditions, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius exacerbated by strong winds.Victoria Police Deputy Commiss…
Melbourne, Jan 8 (IANS) Residents in four regions in the southeast Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate their homes by Friday morning as authorities declared a catastrophic bushfire danger rating on Thursday.The Country Fire Authority (CFA) on Thursday declared the highest-level catastrophic fire danger rating for Friday in four regions in central, north, northwest and southwest Victoria and an extreme fire danger rating for the rest of the state.It marks the first time that c…
Sydney, Jan 1 (IANS) Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy admitted that, although his eyesight isn’t great, he could see the SCG pitch looked very green three days before the fifth Test, once again raising questions about the role of spinners in this Ashes series.Murphy, 25, is in contention to play his first Test in Australia after featuring in seven matches overseas. However, there is no certainty he will be selected for Sydney, a ground usually friendly to spin, especially after he was left ou…