Treasurer Curtis Pitt has announced the appointment of former CEO of AMP Capital, Stephen Dunne, to the board of the Queensland Investment Corporation. Mr Pitt said Mr Dunne’s appointment would expand the board to nine members. “This will further deepen the QIC board’s skills especially in relation to capital markets,” he said. “Mr Dunne has […]
The NSW economy remains the nation’s best performer according to the latest ANZ Stateometer, despite slowing momentum along the east coast. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said the monthly report showed that economic conditions in NSW were still strong despite a cyclical slowdown in some key indicators. “Despite the challenges, the Stateometer indicated that economic activity in […]
Indian-American comedian Aziz Ansari opined that its strange that the films which are based on author Nicholas Spark’s books, have white people only. Ansari shared his views at The New York Times’ TimesTalks here on Friday stating that diversity in films is not getting better, reports people.com. “When people ask me, ‘Do you think the […]
Six troopers were killed when an Assam Rifles convoy was ambushed on Sunday in Manipur’s Chandel district by insurgents of the Corcom, the apex body of six proscribed underground organisations, officials said. The attackers also snatched four AK-47 assault rifles, an INSAS rifle, a light machine gun and ammunition, before fleeing the spot. The defence […]
A new message from an Islamic State spokesman has called on the groups’ followers to carry out attacks in the US and Europe during the Islamic month of Ramadan beginning early June. The 31-minute audio clip was distributed on Twitter via accounts that usually post the terrorists’ updates, but it has not been confirmed whether […]
A schoolgirl boarding-house in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai was burnt down late Sunday, killing 17 girls, injuring five others while two girls were missing, a local newspaper quoted police as reporting on Monday. According to the Nation newspaper, the fire broke out at the boarding-house of Pithakkiart Witthaya School in Wiengpapao district at 11 p.m. […]
Key Indian equity indices opened higher on Monday morning following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 168.82 points or 0.67 percent higher during the morning session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 51.45 points or 0.66 percent higher at 7,801.15 points. The Sensex of the […]
Pinarayi Vijayan would be sworn-in as Kerala’s 22nd chief minister on May 25, in the state capital . The CPI-M led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won the polls on Thursday by winning 91 seats in the 140 member Kerala Assembly. The date was confirmed by Vijayan on Saturday meeting veteran party colleague V.S.Achuthanandan along with […]
India’s campaign in the third edition of Rendez-Vous — a Roland-Garros event — ended on a sour note as both Adil Kalyanpur and Mahak Jain failed to make it to the finals of their respective categories. While Adil finished second in his group following a loss against Minseom Lim of South Korea and a walk-over […]
Ever wondered why your just-cleaned clothes don’t smell as fresh as you had hoped? Researchers from a British university blame it on certain organic compounds which must be removed to make clothes smell good. However, as consumers attempt to make eco-friendly choices, these compounds can’t always be washed out on an eco-friendly 20 degrees Celsius […]