Geneva, March 27 (IANS) UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members should vote for a resolution calling on the UN’s human rights office to probe allegations of war crimes by all sides during the final months of Sri Lanka’s civil war, Human Rights Watch has said. The Sri Lankan government has failed to seriously respond to two […]
New laws to further protect children from sexual abuseCoalition Government introduces legislation to further protect childrenfrom sexual abuse.Two additional criminal offences.Coalition Government building a better Victoria for the youngest andmost vulnerable in the community.The Victorian Coalition Government will today introduce legislation into Parliament to create two additional criminal offences that will further protect children from […]
Port of Spain March 26 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has dismissed her Indian-origin Minister for People and Social Development Glen Ramadharsingh for his disorderly conduct on board a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) domestic flight. “As I have always said, regardless of the consequences, I remain resolved to do the right thing because it […]
Copenhagen, March 26 (IANS) Four healthy lions at the Copenhagen Zoo were euthanised by injection to make room for a new generation, the media reported Tuesday. The lions were among those who ate the remains of a young male giraffe killed by the same zoo last month because of “inbreeding”, Xinhua quoted Copenhagen Post as saying. […]
Victorian Multicultural Commission Chairperson Mr Chin Tan has paid tribute to outgoing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Nicholas Kotsiras. Mr Kotsiras has held the seat of Bulleen for 14 years and served as Minister for Multicultural Affairs for the past three years. In this time he has worked diligently towards building a vibrant and harmonious multicultural […]
Holi is one of the major festivals of India and is the most vibrant of all. The joy of Holi knows no bound. The festival is celebrated across the four corners of India or rather across the globe. The festival is filled with so much fun and frolic that the very mention of the word […]
Scrumptious oysters from south coast NSW estuaries from the Shoalhaven to the Victorian border star at this year’s Narooma Oyster Festival (5-6 April) which showcases the region’s local produce and culinary and artistic talents. Oyster farmers play a major role at this year’s Festival under the Australia’s Oyster Coast (AOC) banner. They also feature in […]
Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) Actors Shia LaBeouf and Stacy Martin carefully used prosthetics and porn doubles for intimate scenes in the movie “Nymphomaniac”, about a self confessed sex addict recounting her life story. “Neither Shia nor I were willing to actually have sex onscreen, obviously. Everything was set in place for us to have a […]
“She is a wonderful woman, very brave and determined. It is fortunate for us that the men are not all like her.” – Cornet Combe, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry on Rani LaxmiBai of Jhansi. Combe was one of those who intercepted her flight from Jhansi. To say, that generations upon generations of men and women […]
Los Angeles, March 3 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell may become singer Justin Bieber’s new neighbour as the former is reportedly interested in buying a house in the same area. “The X Factor” producer is said to be in talks with an estate agent to buy a six-bedroom, worth 5.4 million pounds house, here for his […]