Jammu, Dec 1 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday reacted with a barrage of posts on microblogging social networking site Twitter to contest the criticism levelled against him and his government by Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during his maiden public rally here Sunday. Commenting on the ‘facts’ Modi […]
New York, Dec 1 At least four people were killed and 67 others injured when a passenger train derailed in New York City, prompting a major emergency services response. Firefighters and emergency rescuers swarmed the scene near Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, where at least two train cars had flipped on their sides, CNN […]
Bangalore/Chennai, Dec 1 Cruising at 32km per second, the Indian spacecraft to Mars is now in the sun’s orbit on its way towards the red planet after leaving earth’s gravity early Sunday, making India the first Asian country and fourth in the world to leap into interplanetary space. “The spacecraft (Orbiter) is on course to […]
Jaipur, Dec 1 About 29 million people voted across Rajasthan Sunday to pick a new 200-seat Rajasthan assembly in keenly fought elections which both the Congress and the BJP claimed they would win. More than 72.49 percent of the state’s 40 million electorate had voted by 5 p.m., and the polling percentage could be higher […]
Panaji, Dec 1 A Goa court Sunday sent Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal to six days in police custody for interrogation over charges of rape filed by a now former colleague. Tejpal’s arrest late Saturday and his remand Sunday followed two weeks of drama after the woman colleague accused the veteran journalist of sexually molesting her […]
Minister for Health David Davis will address a reception to commemorate World AIDS Day today at Government House where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, UNAIDS Global Advocate for Zero Discrimination, will deliver the keynote address. “This year’s World AIDS Day theme, ‘Getting to Zero’, reminds us there is work to be done to achieve the […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today officially marked World AIDS Day by calling on people at risk of contracting HIV to take precautions and seek regular testing. Mrs Skinner told the Customs House event, hosted by Positive Life, that NSW is continuing to roll out a range of innovative campaigns and testing technologies as part of […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has today departed Sydney on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for NSW. During the one week visit, Mr O’Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors. […]
Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe has welcomed the agency’s first custodial sentence for an unlicensed motor dealer and odometer tamperer. Yagoona man, Adam Assad, was yesterday sentenced to eight months imprisonment and ordered to pay $52,616 in fines, costs and compensation by Parramatta Local Court after being convicted of four Crimes Act and six Motor Dealers Act offences […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has today departed Sydney on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for NSW. During the one week visit, Mr O’Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors. […]