New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan Sunday hosted a reception here for naval veterans residing in and around the national capital. A navy statement said the event was part of Navy Week celebrations and an opportunity for interaction between serving and retired personnel. The event provided a platform to facilitate […]
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The periscope of Indian Navy’s submarine INS Sindhughosh was damaged after a fishing boat hit it during an exercise off Mumbai coast, a naval official said Sunday. “In a minor incident off the west coast, a fishing vessel has hit the periscope of the submarine which was involved in an exercise,” […]
With economic data before the union budget on Feb 28 showing inflation at a five-year low, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan can perhaps indulge in a belated celebration of his birthday that fell Feb 3 when he maintained the RBI repo rate at which it lends to commercial banks at 7.75 percent. Rajan […]
Marrickville Mayor Mark Gardiner is encouraging women and girls to mark 2015 International Women’s Day by joining Sydney’s largest female-only recreational bike ride. The Heart Foundation GEAR UP GIRL Ride on Sunday 8 March is open to women and girls of all ages, experiences abilities. The event provides a safe, scenic and social chance for […]
The State’s worst drink driving offenders will be forced to install breath testing immobilisers in their vehicles after alcohol interlock legislation passed through State Parliament last night. Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said after a decade of talk about alcohol interlocks, the Liberal National Government had taken tough action on drink drivers. “This legislation will […]
Local Government Minister Tony Simpson said changes to the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 allowed more nature-based parks throughout WA, offering families an affordable way to holiday and enjoy the State’s natural assets. More holiday-makers will have the chance to camp in nature-based parks in Western Australia this year with regulations easing restrictions […]
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) India’s aerospace hub is revving up to treat thousands of spectators with daring aerobatic feats by metal birds of different kind at the five-day air show on the city’s outskirts from Wednesday. To be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Yelahanka air base of the Indian Air Force (IAF), […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The air inside Delhi schools is “very unhealthy” and could affect lung functioning resulting in respiratory illness among children, Greenpeace India said Monday. The air-quality monitoring survey carried out by Greenpeace inside five prominent schools across Delhi found the particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels to be four times the Indian […]
New Delhi, Feb 15 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived here Sunday on a four-day state visit – his maiden trip abroad since he won the presidential elections last month. He was received by Minister of State for Shipping P. Radhakrishnan. On Monday, President Sirisena will be accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan after […]
Abuja, Feb 14 Government forces repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s Gombe city Saturday, witnesses said. The militants stormed Dadin Kowa, about three km from Gombe, a city in the northeastern part of the country, with heavy firing, Xinhua news agency reported citing Abu Hassan, one of the witnesses. But government forces, […]