Dehradun, May 3 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Darwin, 30 Apr: In a major new milestone for India-Australia cultural ties, the Northern Territory Government has welcomed the arrival of the first annual Indian film festival in Darwin and Alice Springs, with Tourism and Events NT and Screen Territory coming on board in support of NIFFA.

The move gives the National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) a powerful new foothold in one of Australia's most distinctive and internationally recognisable regions, as the festival expands its activities in the Territory with NT Minister of Arts Jinson Charls opening the festival in Darwin on 30 April, and Alice Springs to open on 11 June.

It is a strategic cultural partnership that places Darwin and Al...