French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday reiterated calls for the nation’s unity to win a long battle against terrorism in a brief televised address after two men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) slaughtered a priest. Earlier on Tuesday, two armed men with knives entered a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in France, during a morning […]
The cooperation between the US and India in the fight against the scourge of terrorism is “extremely strong and robust”, the US State Department has reaffirmed. “They (India) understand this issue and our cooperation — law enforcement, counter-terrorism, countering violent extremism — is extremely strong and robust,” Elizabeth Trudeau, Director in the US State Department […]
Although it added three million users — one million more that what analysts had expected — the not-so-promising second quarter earnings results led to the shares of micro-blogging website Twitter tumbling on Tuesday which wiped out nearly 10 per cent from its share price in after-market trading. The company posted quarterly revenue of $602 million, […]
Democrats has made Hillary Clinton the first female presidential nominee of a major party in the US history, after former President Bill Clinton endorsed his wife, saying she was a “change-maker” who will “never quit”. The former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state was formally installed as the party nominee at the […]
I am profoundly sorry for the families of a newborn who died and another newborn who was severely affected after the wrong gas was dispensed through a neonatal resuscitation outlet at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. I deeply regret these families have suffered through such a devastating error. NSW Health will do all it can to support them. […]
GENTLEMEN OF DECEIT: THREE TIMES THE MAGIC! “They are funny, quick on their feet and – most importantly – entertaining. ★★★★” – Herald Sun “What I love most about your act is you guys” – Eddie Perfect This August and October, the Gentleman of Deceit present Three Times the Magic in Melbourne and Sydney, the […]
Confluence Festival of India in Australia is the most significant showcase of Indian arts and culture ever to be staged in Australia, taking place in seven cities across the country between August and November 2016. The festival’s national media launch is on Tuesday, July 26, at the Maritime Museum in Sydney. All media are invited […]
Wanted rebel leader Nikunja Kathar, the commander-in-chief of United Peoples Liberation Army (UPLA), was apprehended by the army along with two of his accomplices from Assam’s Diphu, an officer said on Monday. Wanted in a number of cases including the murder of a top police officer, Kathar was nabbed late Sunday night by army personnel […]
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in two cases of chinkara poaching of 1998, disappointing the Bishnoi community and animal rights activists. Salman had appealed before the Jodhpur bench of the high court challenging a lower court verdict of 2006 handing him a one year and a five-year jail term […]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Monday advocated a stringent Sharia-type law to tackle heinous crimes like rape against women and minors. “Those who rape and kill minors, their hands and legs should be chopped off,” an emotionally-charged MNS leader said after meeting the relatives of a minor rape victim here. Thackeray said […]