Federal Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Attorney-General, and Acting Police and Emergency Services Minister Greg Smith SC, today launched the Emergency+ smartphone app at the City of Sydney Fire Station. When activated, the Emergency+ app provides users with their GPS reference which they can report to an emergency call taker to pinpoint physical location. “More than […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said her party’s defeat in the assembly elections called for “deep introspection” and it would study “the many reasons for this defeat”. The Congress scored 0-4 in the assembly poll results announced in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Congratulating her “opponents” for winning in the […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 Delhi threw up a hung assembly Sunday after a bitterly fought three-way election that crushed the Congress and brought the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within handshaking distance of power, denying it a clear victory because of a spectacular showing by the debutant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). So sweeping was the Congress […]
Bhopal, Dec 8 The ruling BJP romped home in Madhya Pradesh Sunday, winning the mandate to be in power for the third consecutive five-year term by trouncing the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 145 seats and was leading on 19 seats, zooming past the half-way mark in the 230-member assembly and ensuring a […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 In a “semi-final” verdict ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the BJP Sunday retained Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, snatched Rajasthan from the Congress but was denied a clear win in Delhi by the debutant Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) spectacular showing. So humiliating was the Congress rout in three places — […]
Students from the first International Student Leadership and Ambassador Program in Sydney have graduated to become fully-fledged City of Sydney student ambassadors. This week’s graduation ceremony for the innovative program was attended by the student ambassadors, consulates of students’ countries and international education advocates, marking the end of six months of training. Lord Mayor Clover […]
Laws introduced by the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government to crack down on car hoons have been enormously successful with more than 100 cars impounded and 500 sets of number plates seized, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said today. “Car hoons selfishly put the lives of others at risk when they drive recklessly on our streets,” Mr O’Farrell […]
New Delhi, Dec 6 India would be sending a “very high level” delegation for the funeral of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela who died Thursday at the age of 95, an official said Friday. After the dates of the funeral are worked out, then a “very high level delegation from India would go” for the […]
The streets of Sydney Olympic Park will once again ignite over three days from today and over the weekend for the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars event, as the Championship’s leading drivers push the limits in this season’s Grand Finale round. Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris said Sydney 500, which is supported by […]
Acting Premier Andrew Stoner today invited showground managers from across the state to apply for a share of $700,000 in NSW Government funding. Mr Stoner said the NSW Government made the funding available under this year’s Public Reserve Management Fund (PRMF) supplementary round to support showgrounds. “The $700,000 is in addition to the $23.6 million […]