The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will attend the opening weekend of this year’s festival as a special guest.

MELBOURNE, 7 JULY. At the graduation ceremony held at the Victoria Police Academy in Mount Waverley today three people of Indian origin were formally inducted as Victoria Police Constables.

NEW DELHI, 30 JUNE. India and the US have signed a deal for the supply of 22 Apache helicopters, considered one of world's most lethal combat machines, to the Indian security forces, making it one of the few nations to have such a high-tech aircraft in its stable.

NEW DELHI, 28 JUNE. This strangelooking hybrid, with its bulbous nose and retractable wings, designed by a Slovakian company, is scheduled to go into series production by 2020.

MUMBAI, 26 JUNE. The 54th Femina Miss India World 2017 winner is Manushi Chhillar from Haryana, while the first runner-up is Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir and the second runner-up is Priyanka Kumari from Bihar.

NEW DELHI, 6 JULY. Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Thursday took charge as the Chief Election Commissioner.

TEL AVIV, 6 JULY. People of Indian origin in Israel will get the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards even if they have undergone the compulsory army service here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday night.

MUMBAI, 4 JULY. The Bombay High Court on Monday granted two weeks' time to the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit to justify its decision to grant actor Sanjay Dutt early release from prison in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case.

NEW DELHI, 30 JUNE. An 11-yearold Indian-origin boy, Arnav Shrma, living in the United Kingdom, has higher IQ than geniuses like Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

KANNAUJ, 8 JULY. Known for distilling of scents and fragrance, Kannauj is set to raise a 'stink' to control stone-pelters in Kashmir Valley.