New Delhi/Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, triggering celebrations in the state by the cadres of her AIADMK. Along with Jayalalithaa who was convicted and sentenced to four years jail and a Rs.100 crore fine in the corruption case, the three other convicts […]
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will Sunday send his top security adviser Sartaj Aziz to Kabul as special envoy for talks with the new leadership, officials here said Friday. It will be the first formal visit of a senior Pakistani official to visit Kabul since formation of the government of national unity […]
District Court judge Helen Wilson SC has been appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of NSW, Attorney General Brad Hazzard announced today. “Judge Wilson’s ascendancy to the Supreme Court is just reward for an exemplary 24-year legal career that has included practising as a Crown Prosecutor in serious criminal trials and serving as […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today warned consumers to watch out for dodgy removalists, following a spate of complaints to the state’s consumer watchdog. Mr Mason-Cox said NSW Fair Trading received nearly 300 consumer complaints against removalists in the nine months to 30 September, with 45 of them reported last month. “The number of […]
Family and Community Services Minister Gabrielle Upton has praised the sixty four winners of a new scholarship program will provide students in public housing with up to $5,000 to help them attain their goal of going to university or TAFE. The Grants for Graduation scholarships is an initiative of the NSW Government which will be […]
Commuters are encouraged to leave their car at home on Monday, November 3 and take advantage of a free day of public transport. Transport Minister Dean Nalder said Transperth fares would be reduced from November 1 following the repeal of the carbon tax and a free day of travel offered on November 3 to compensate […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced the sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in celebration of the Hindu festival of light, Deepavali. Mr Baird said the sails will light up on the evening of Tuesday 21 October during an event attended by Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello, and Multicultural […]
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Personalised treatment for Type 2 diabetes could be available soon as researchers have found that yohimbin, a drug that was de-registered for several years, effectively blocks damaging effects of a gene variant that impairs insulin production. The drug showed promise in both animal experiments as well as in trials with donated human […]
Vienna, Oct 15 (IANS) Austria is under “a certain kind” of threat of terrorist attacks from the extremist group of Islamic State (IS), a senior security official said. “About 150 people, most of whom have Russian citizenship and are believed to be Chechens, have travelled from Austria to take part in conflicts in Syria and Iraq,” […]
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 15 (IANS) Thirteen Malaysians, believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, have been arrested, media reported Wednesday. “The suspects were detained at several locations in Shah Alam, the capital of the western Selangor state, Tuesday,” The Star reported citing Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar. The police were […]