Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping got a taste of Gujarati culture and cuisine on the Sabarmati riverfont as he was given a grand welcome on his arrival here Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking the last mile to be the perfect host ahead of their substantive talks in the national capital on […]
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi Wednesday said the dream of inclusive growth can be achieved only through skill development. “The dream of inclusive growth can only be achieved by skill development. There is no shortcut to success. We develop people and together we develop our country,” she said at the launch of […]
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A court here Wednesday sent Purushottam Lal Totlani, the alleged middleman in the Syndicate Bank bribery case who was on the run, to two days’ police custody after he surrendered. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Swarna Kanta Sharma allowed the investigating agency to quiz Totlani till Sep 19. The […]
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday strongly condemned the police assault on students of Jadavpur University, and sought West Bengal governor and university chancellor K.N. Tripathi’s intervention for the removal of the vice chancellor. Many students had to be hospitalised and a few girl students were allegedly molested when police beat them up early Wednesday […]
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The decomposed body of a woman was recovered from her rented accommodation here, police said Wednesday. Police suspect the woman was murdered by her live-in partner. The body of Seema, aged around 30, was recovered at south Delhi’s Neb Sarai area after her landlord informed police about some foul smell emanating […]
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) The Roman Catholic Church in Goa Wednesday expressed “joy” at Pope Francis’s approval of the first step towards canonization of India’s first Catholic saint Fr. Joseph Vaz, a priest of Goan origin. In a statement issued here Archbishop of Goa and Daman Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao said: “The Archdiocese of Goa and […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Andrew Stoner today joined Blackmores Head Coach Michelle Bridges to welcome participants in the Sydney Running Festival and present elite athletes including Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, with their race day bibs ahead of Sunday’s event. “The Sydney Running Festival returns to the streets of Sydney this Sunday […]
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads Ray Williams today announced the release of the new Used Car Safety Guide; which provides buyers with the most up to date advice on the safest used car models. “It is critical that buyers have access to reliable information to help choose an affordable car that will still […]
With Christmas fast approaching the NSW Government is looking to reunite close to $140 million worth of unclaimed money with its rightful owners. Minister for Finance and Services, Dominic Perrottet, said the Office of State Revenue (OSR) had $139,372,419 in unclaimed funds (as at 4 September) sitting idle in the State’s coffers. “Money is always […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres today announced that tougher laws to prosecute drug and alcohol impaired drivers had passed the NSW Parliament. Minister Gay said the laws will deliver important changes that will reduce the options by which some dangerous drivers avoid detection and […]