Beirut, Oct 27 (IANS/EFE) The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has intensified its airstrikes on anti-government forces over the past week, killing 500 people, 182 of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Monday. Between Oct 19 and 26, the government forces launched a total of 602 airstrikes, 326 by aircraft and […]
“The Council (US Council on Competitiveness] champions the belief that to be competitive, and raise the standard of living Americans, we must enhance productivity.” www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/CoC_2014_Clarion_091014_FINAL.pdf Effective competitiveness is often described as above. Being competitive means being able to increase prosperity, which requires increasing productivity. It’s a fairly straightforward and well-understood relationship – increased productivity leads […]
By Shilpa Raina New Delhi Every Sunday, at around 8.30 p.m., a group of volunteers in green t-shirts heads out in different directions with packed food like vada pav, khichdi and parathas to serve homeless people sleeping under the open skies in the capital. This is not a government initiative, but a collective effort of […]
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata Restoring Victorian-era layers shrouded by paint and cement to bring out the imposing architecture of the 230-year-old Writers’ Buildings, the permanent seat of the West Bengal government, is among the measures suggested by an Australian heritage expert who has been consulted for the grand structure’s landmark renovation. “What struck me on […]
By Rahul Vaishnavi New Delhi Despite stiff competition from attractively packed imported chocolates, fancy cookies, cakes, and muffins on every Diwali, branded traditional Indian sweets – a market estimated at Rs.49,000 crore ($8 billion) – have not only managed to hold on to their own but have witnessed a steady rise in sales due to […]
By Sandeep Datta New Delhi With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Australia for the G-20 summit in Brisbane in mid-November, efforts are on to ensure his charisma overwhelms the Indian diaspora there like at New York’s Madison Square event. Expected to be participated in by over 15,000 people, the Sydney event is being […]
NSW Labor has announced the largest ever funding boost to the Community Language Schools in NSW – which will provide more support and resources to students, teachers and volunteers who attend and operate the over 32 Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Punjabi schools across the state. Under a Labor Government, funding for these schools will be boosted by […]
· Nationwide approach to medicinal cannabis trials · Formation of a Victorian Expert Advisory Committee on Medicinal Cannabis · Napthine Government building a healthier Victoria An agreement between Victoria, the Commonwealth and other states and territories has paved the way for a nationwide approach to exploring further how cannabis can offer relief to patients suffering […]
Drivers caught deliberately obscuring their car or motorbike number plates will be fined $1,000. The penalty increase from $50 occurred after WA Police found a record spike in the number of drivers deliberately altering their plates. Common examples include installing ‘flipping’ mechanisms and remote controlled shutters, using protective films and bending the corners of plates […]
Madrid, Oct 6 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s Maritime Rescue service Sunday pulled out of water 58 immigrants from Sub-Saharan countries, who had set sail from the Moroccan coast in a small boat in the Mediterranean Sea. The migrants were intercepted 10 nautical miles from the Spanish islet of Alboran. A spokesman for the emergency service told EFE that […]