Mumbai, Nov 25 Shoojit Sircar, known for his different sensibilities and filmmaking techniques, thinks that he cannot handle subjects like “Dabangg” and “Krrish” as he believes in making small-budget films that intend to both entertain and inform. He has so far made just four films and only three of them have been released. If his […]
New Delhi, Nov 25 Tarun Tejpal, founder and editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine who has been accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a Goa hotel earlier this month, Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim anticipatory bail. Tejpal’s lawyers Geeta Luthra and Pramod Dubey mentioned the case before Justice G.S. Sistani, which is likely […]
Ghaziabad, Nov 25 A special court here will pronounce its verdict in the sensational Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case at 2 p.m. Monday, a lawyer said. “The judge said judgment will come at 2 (p.m.),” advocate Tanvir Ahmed Mir, who represents Aarushi’s parents and accused dentists Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, told media here. Asked on his […]
Media release: 25 November 2013 One’s freedom ends where racial vilification begins – hence ECCV endorses religious and ethnic groups coming together across Australia to voice their opposition against the government’s proposed repeal of sections of the Racial Discrimination Act in the name of “free speech.” Recent reports show that around one in five Australians say […]
The heartache of facing Christmas following the loss of a loved one on the roads is the focus of a touching installation launched in Melbourne’s CBD today. The Ungiven Gifts installation features 209 gifts, symbolising the number of lives lost on Victorian roads this year. Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips, who launched the installation in the […]
Minister for Family and Community Services, Pru Goward today announced the further roll-out of more SOS response alarms to better support domestic violence victims. An additional 70 alarms will be rolled out this year following the introduction of the first roll out in June 2012, when 50 alarms were provided to women who were at […]
Kamay Botany Bay National Park – one of the most remarkable cultural and natural landscapes in Australia – has been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, Heritage Minister Robyn Parker announced today. Ms Parker said the meeting of indigenous Australians and European settlers at this site, and the events which followed, shaped the history […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today announced $800,000 to plan the next stage of the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital redevelopment. Mrs Skinner was accompanied by Member for East Hills Glenn Brookes as she toured the hospital’s emergency and ambulatory care departments and met staff and patients. “It is always a pleasure to visit Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital and to meet […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today inspected progress on the $139 million Campbelltown Hospital redevelopment, which is progressing ahead of schedule. The multi-storey clinical services building – which is the centrepiece of the redevelopment – is on target for completion in December 2014. Mrs Skinner was accompanied on her tour by state MPs Jai Rowell (Wollondilly), […]
Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning NSW residents affected by severe storms over the past week to use only licensed and reputable tradespeople to do repair work on homes. The NSW State Emergency Service received nearly 2,000 requests for assistance including, 776 involving damaged or leaking roofs; 313 for water inundation or flood threatening; and 263 […]