Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Aug 12 (IANS) A woman hurled a slipper at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Chamorshi village of the state Tuesday, but missed, the politician’s aide said. The woman – identified as Shobha Mhaske – raised pro-Vidarbha slogans and hurled her slipper at Pawar. However, as she was at quite some distance from […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari has no qualms about praising fellow actresses like Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut and Sonam Kapoor. Like most of the fashionistas, she too gives a thumbs up to their sartorial choices. When asked whose style she likes the most, she told IANS: “I like Jennifer Lawrence and Audrey Hepburn. […]
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 12 (IANS) In his first attack on Islamabad after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday accused Pakistan of waging a proxy war against India, saying this had killed more soldiers than the numbers killed in all wars since 1947. Making his second visit to Jammu and Kashmir in less than […]
Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS) Karnataka has set up a warehouse for start-ups in this tech hub in partnership with IT industry body Nasscom to mentor, nurture and fund technology entrepreneurs, an official said Tuesday. “The first-ever ‘Start-Up Warehouse NextGen’ in India has been set up with the state government investing Rs.5 crore to incubate new companies […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said the NSW Government has delivered more than 9,000 extra weekly public transport services since March 2011, including more than 5,600 train, bus and ferry services in Western Sydney. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government came to office more than three years ago and found a public transport system […]
The Australian Film Festival of India has announced Phillip Noyce as the confirmed retrospective director of the third annual Australian Film Festival of India. With the festival expanding into eight cities including New Delhi, Chennai, Bombay, Meerut and Lucknow, Destination NSW has come on board as a strategic partner. The festival will be held over […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron is heading for a rout in the general elections scheduled in May 2015 over the rumblings in the coalition, problems in the party and the mood of the British electorate. Cameron, holidaying in Portugal, is facing unprecedented opposition over the government’s stance on Gaza. Coalition partner and Deputy Prime Minister […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres today announced that for the first time, NSW has figures showing the alarming impact drug driving has on our roads. “For the first time in this state’s history we have undertaken research that allows us to uncover that a […]
Attorney General Brad Hazzard and Police and Emergency Services Minister Stuart Ayres today announced NSW is the first state to introduce electronic arrest warrants. Mr Hazzard said 99 per cent of arrest warrants issued in criminal proceedings in NSW are now electronically signed and transmitted between the courts and NSW Police. “This is the first […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the next major step to procure a new state-of-the-art intercity train fleet, with expressions of interest now open to train manufacturers from Australia and overseas. The NSW Government is investing $2.8 billion in the state’s next generation train fleet for customers travelling longer distances from the South Coast, […]