Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) Indio, the son of actor Robert Downey Jr., has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after he was arrested for cocaine possession in June. Indio Downey, 20, is currently in rehab. He was arrested June 29 and booked for cocaine possession but as a first time offender he […]
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A study involving over 180,000 people has shown that patients treated with the widely prescribed diabetic drug metformin can live longer than non-diabetics. The drug has anti-cancer and anti-cardiovascular disease benefits and can offer surprising health benefits to non-diabetics also, indicates a promising research. “What we found was illuminating. Patients treated with […]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Former senior BJP leader and former cabinet minister Jaswant Singh was in coma and in “a highly critical” condition Friday after falling at his house here, the government said. Jaswant Singh, 76, was brought to the Army (Research and Referral) Hospital “in a highly critical condition” around 1 a.m. “with injury […]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Despite their continued absence from the Rajya Sabha, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actor Rekha, both members of the upper house, have not violated any rule, deputy chairman P.J. Kurien said Friday. According to Kurien, both the members have not been absent for more than 60 days and, therefore, have not violated […]
Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres today announced that Western Sydney will host the annual Pacific Football Cup from 19th to 23rd November 2014. “Organised by the Australia Fiji Football Association, the football governing body for the Australian Fijian and Fijian-Indian communities, the Pacific Cup 2014 will bring some of our closest Pacific neighbours […]
The Australian and NSW Governments are getting on with delivering world class infrastructure for Sydney today announcing the shortlist of consortia bidding to build the multi-billion dollar tunnel under Parramatta Road as part of the first stage of the WestConnex motorway. NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay and Federal Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Jamie Briggs said […]
Marine tourism in protected areas will be the focus of a major international ecotourism conference to be held next year at Rottnest Island. Announcing Western Australia as host of the 2015 Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference, Tourism Minister Liza Harvey and Environment Minister Albert Jacob said it was a great coup for WA to host […]
“The Community Relations Commission of NSW condemns outright the alleged racist attack on Jewish school children in Sydney’s eastern suburbs yesterday”, the Chief Executive Officer, Hakan Harman said today. “People who commit crimes motivated by racial or religious difference are the enemies of the whole society of NSW which is peaceful, accepting and understanding of difference. “Now that […]
Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello today announced Maha Krayem Abdo OAM, Executive Officer of the Muslim Women’s Association, as the winner of this year’s NSW Human Rights Award during a ceremony at State Parliament. Mr Dominello said the award, now in its second year, was dedicated in memory of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird said his thoughts are with the families of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 during this National Day of Mourning, after he attended the National Memorial Service at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne today. “We have been shocked and saddened by this tragic event and the stories of the victims, which […]