A college student, who was gang-raped three years ago by five men in Bhiwani district, has been allegedly gang-raped again by the same men in Haryana’s Rohtak district, the victim and her family has alleged. The brother of the victim alleged that his sister was abducted from outside her college in Rohtak town, 75 km […]
A former African-American US Marine killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on his birthday, in an incident similar the July 5 Dallas attacks, where another former black soldier killed five policemen. On Sunday, a man identified as Gavin Long of Kansas city went on a shooting rampage on his 29th birthday that left […]
A Hawaiian Airlines plane was forced to return to Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Monday and make an emergency landing after the pilot noticed a hydraulic fluid indicator was reading unusually low. The plane returned to Tokyo’s intentional hub shortly after taking off just late Sunday night, Xinhua news agency reported. None of the 293 passengers […]
As we wait for Juno’s first close-up images of Jupiter on August 27, NASA continues to explore our solar system to help answer fundamental questions about how we came to be, where we are going and whether we are alone in the universe. “Juno is the latest example of the extraordinary science we have to […]
Some 6,000 teen abortion cases were reported in Vietnam annually, according to the General Office for Population and Family Planning (GOPFP) on Monday. In 2015, Vietnam had a total of around 280,000 abortion cases, 2 per cent of which were by teenage moms, state-run Tien Phong daily online newspaper quoted the office as saying. However, […]
Officially imposed curfew and a shutdown called by the separatists paralysed normal life for the 11th consecutive day in the Valley on Monday. Officials told IANS that Sunday was the first day without any civilian casualty since the violence engulfed the Valley on July 9, following the killing of Hizbul Commander Burhan Wani in a […]
The monsoon session of parliament began on Monday but the Lok Sabha was adjourned shortly due to the death of Madhya Pradesh MP Dalpat Singh Paraste. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the newly-inducted ministers in the Lok Sabha, which will resume on Tuesday. In the Rajya Sabha, the session started with Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari […]
Sydney, Australia – – The Australia India Business Council Ltd (AIBC) has announced the newly elected National Chair, Ms. Sheba Nandkeolyar and National Vice Chair, Mr. Jim Varghese based on votes from AIBC members in an election concluded on 17 June, 2016. Ms. Sheba Nandkeolyar is AIBC’s first woman National Chair. Ms. Nandkeolyar and Mr. […]
Children from families in need will get a brighter and healthier start to the day, with 255 more schools starting School Breakfast Clubs across the state. Minister for Education James Merlino and Member for Altona District Jill Hennessy announced the new schools starting School Breakfast Clubs in term three, which started this week. One in […]
Victoria’s well-managed economy has generated a strong increase in employment and a drop in the state’s unemployment rate, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). According to the ABS, Victoria’s unemployment rate fell to 5.7 per cent in June, and 24,200 extra people gained employment for the month – with […]