The State Government has welcomed the establishment of a taskforce to review Perth’s metropolitan harness and thoroughbred racing and training assets. Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron said the taskforce would comprise representatives from the racing industry, including chair Robert Pearson (Racing and Wagering Western Australia deputy chairman), alongside RWWA chief executive Richard Burt. “I […]
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday paid tributes to social activist and Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh, saying he always strove to do something beyond routine work and inspired everyone as an organiser, a political leader and a “sevak”. Releasing the book, “Viraat Purush Nanaji Deshmukh”, on his birth anniversary, he […]
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) English supermodel Naomi Campbell’s tweet congratulating “malaria” for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has gone viral on social media. Campbell was apparently meaning to wish Pakistani girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai , but the message backfired when she wrote the word “malaria” instead of Malala, Dawn online reported Saturday. “Congratulations malaria […]
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A court here has observed that harassment of women for dowry is increasing while awarding a three-year jail term to a victim’s husband and two others for harassing her for the past 14 years. Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba said: “…the harassment of women for demand of dowry is increasing in today’s […]
Cairo, Oct 11 (IANS) A radical group that is thought to be affiliated with the Al Qaeda has announced the formation of a new Islamic State (IS) group in the Arabian peninsula, a media report said Saturday. In its first online statement, the group threatened the Houthi Shias and the Yemeni army, urging Sunnis to stay […]
Madrid, Oct 11 (IANS) Teresa Romero, the 44-year-old Spanish nursing auxiliary infected with the Ebola virus, remains in a critical but stable condition, according to the latest reports Saturday. Romero, the first person to become infected with the virus outside of Africa, is being treated on the sixth floor of the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, […]
Panaji, Oct 11 (IANS) The honeymoon of the Narendra Modi-led government with the country’s voters is on the verge of ending, AAP national secretary Panjak Gupta told the media here adding that it was the shortest ever electoral honeymoon. Gupta was in Goa to take stock of party affairs and rejuvenate the Aam Aadmi Party’s cadre. […]
Cairo, Oct 11 (IANS) Farah Dakhlallah, British foreign office spokesperson, has said that Egypt can play an important role in combating extremism by securing the Libyan borders and banning arms smuggling as well as realising national reconciliation in Libya. Dakhlallah told Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA that Britain was backing the UN efforts aimed at a […]
Bangalore, Oct 11 (IANS) Former India forward Shivender Singh rescued Air India with a three-goal strike to help his team beat Bharat Petroleum 4-2 for their first win in Hockey Karnataka’s inaugural Bengaluru Cup All-India invitational hockey tournament here Saturday. BPCL twice took the lead when Amir Khan scored in the eighth minute and later William […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes and Parramatta MP Geoff Lee today inspected progress on a range of transformation projects at Parramatta Park, being funded by $20 million in NSW Government capital spending. Mr Stokes said the money is part of a record $35.4 million that the NSW Government will be spent over the next four years – the largest […]