Rajiv Gandhi backed Chandra Shekhar over Pranab Mukherjee as PM: M L Fotedar
NEW DELHI: Pranab Mukherjee was favoured by late President R Venkataraman to be the Prime Minister after the fall of VP Singh government in 1990 but Rajiv Gandhi thought otherwise. This has come to...
View ArticleAgriculture gets US $432,000 boost from FAO
21-October-2015 A sum of US $432,000 is being spent by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on two technical cooperation projects in Seychelles aimed at boosting agricultural development and...
View ArticleWinners Announced for Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts (Government...
(Source: Government of Ontario) Winners Announced for Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts Ontario Recognizes Outstanding Artists and Arts Organizations Ontario celebrated the winners of the...
View ArticleCinea legislation to be sent to assembly soon for approval
16-October-2015 The final draft of the proposed legislation for the creation of the Creative Industries and National Events Agency (Cinea) will soon be sent to the National Assembly for approval,...
View ArticleQuiz Whizz
1 One of the most globally recognised music icons, A.R. Rahman has been named the cultural ambassador of this island nation. Name the country. 2 There are three main types of rocks that are...
View ArticleI composed music on the biopic on Pele without even knowing him: A R Rahman
Kolkata: Oscar and Grammy winning Indian music composer A R Rahman on Tuesday confessed that he did not know Pele before he composed music of a biopic on the Brazilian football legend. "I'm zero on...
View ArticleRound Table raises R450,000 to fund pneumonia vaccination
30-October-2015 The Round Table Seychelles has raised R450,000 in its effort to fund the first year of the five-year pneumonia vaccination programme in Seychelles. The money will be used to help the...
View ArticlePresident Michel receives Lions International award
30-October-2015 Lions International president elect, Lion Dr Naresh Aggarwal, has awarded the prestigious and highest honour from Lions International to President James Michel. This is for Mr Michel’s...
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