New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Congress Thursday sought a special package for farmers affected by floods and drought in the country. Speaking during a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the floods and drought situation in the country, Congress MP Ravneet Singh said there should be measures to save farmers from natural calamities by […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap, R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and P.C. Thulasi won their respective Round of 16 matches to enter the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. Men’s singles second seed Kashyap needed only 24 minutes to move past Australia’s Jeff Tho 21-7, 21-8 while fifth seed Gurusaidutt beat Andrew D’Souza 21-13, 21-9 […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The petrol price was Thursday lowered by Rs.1.09 per litre, the second reduction in three-and-a-half months, while diesel rates were hiked by 50 paise a litre. The revisions will be effective midnight Thursday, Indian Oil Corp said. “During the past fortnight, petrol prices have shown a downward trend while the INR-USD […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) India’s artistic gymnast Ashish Kumar finished sixth in the men’s floor final at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. With a score of 15.533 points, England’s Max Whitlock clinched the gold while Canada’s Scott Morgan (15.133) took the silver. New Zealander David Bishop (14.55) won the bronze medal at the SSE Hydro. The […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Thursday underlined India’s “good relations” with Israel even as she said that New Delhi “supports” the cause of Palestine. Addressing a press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, the minister said: “We fully support the cause of Palestine but we have good relations with […]
Isha Sahni Thanjavur A local court convicted 10 persons nearly a decade after 90 children were charred to death in a major fire at the Sri Krishna Middle School complex in Kumbakonam. Of the convicted, the court on Wednesday charged 5 guilty under various IPC (Indian Penal Code) sections. Those found guilty included Pulava Palanisamy, […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today said Fair Trading raided a Western Sydney retail outlet selling counterfeit Nike brand footwear, assorted designer label clothing and accessories. Mr Mason-Cox said more than 450 pairs of assorted counterfeit shoes, in excess of 350 assorted items of counterfeit clothing, and over 150 counterfeit purses, handbags and wallets […]
It is with great regret that I accept the resignation of Vic Alhadeff as Chair of the Community Relations Commission (CRC). Mr Alhadeff has committed his working life to the promotion of intercultural harmony, however I understand and respect the decision he has made. During his time as Chair of the CRC he has brought […]
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) A leopard which had strayed into the forest-like campus of IIT Bombay finally left after an almost four-day long sojourn early Saturday, with the institute students, management and forest officials heaving a sigh of relief, an official said. “After searching the entire premises, the forest department has concluded that it has moved […]
United Nations, July 26 (IANS) The UN Security Council has condemned the recent attacks both by the opposition and government parties in South Sudan, urging immediate peace talks. “The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the series of attacks launched July 20 by armed opposition forces, and also the July 23 attacks by the South […]