New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath MundeTuesday died in a car accident here, doctors said. “On his arrival to the AIIMS trauma centre, there was no spontaneous breathing, no blood pressure, no pulse and there was no cardiac activity. So immediately CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) was started and continued for the next 15 […]
Stefan Gordy, known by his stage name RedFoo, delivered what he promised by turning the capital and Mumbai into “party planets” recently. While the desi crowd enjoyed his maiden performance in the country, he says Indian beats are a popular part of the American culture. The US electronic dance music disc jockey and rapper known […]
Outgoing External Affairs Minister SalmanKhurshid says the UPA government has done “outstanding work” in the field of foreign policy and is leaving India’s relations “in fairly good condition” that the future government can look forward to. Speaking in perhaps his last interview before the UPA government demits office, Khurshid said the United Progressive Alliance government’s […]
The death of a cow after swallowing a polythene bag was the trigger that led Divya Jain, 15, to start a campaign against its use in Rajasthan and beyond. She also encourages people to fabricate water troughs to save birds from the searing desert summer. Divya Jain, a class 10 student in Chittorgarh, over 350 […]
The story is a bit topsy-turvy these days as far as journalism education goes, especially in the tribal areas in Central India. Instead of rural students coming to teachers in cities, teachers are going to ‘adivasihaats’ or weekly markets. This is happening in month long campaign of CGnetSwara(www.cgnetswara.org), a community radio experiment on the mobile […]
There was a time when he sold tea at a railway station in Gujarat as his family battled poverty. After toying for a while with the life of a renunciate, he finally took to politics. A determined man who had slogged for years amid great odds, Narendra Damodardas Modi, 63, is now all set to […]
Celebrations broke out across Telangana as it came into being as the 29th state of India. ‘Jai Telangana’ rent the air as the region comprising 10 districts erupted in celebrations to mark the fulfilment of nearly 60-year-old dream of the people. Bursting of firecrackers, unfurling of the national flag, distribution of sweets and greetings marked […]
Promoters of property investment schemes who hold ‘free’ public seminars throughout Australia are being warned by consumer protection agencies they must provide information about cooling off periods. NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said Australian Consumer Law regulators were examining the practices of a number of promoters. “A common theme is to offer consumers the […]
· Nominations open for Victorian Honour Roll of Women · Past inductees have made significant contribution to Victorian society · Inspiring future generations of young women to make a difference The search is on for 20 outstanding women to be added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2015. Minister for Women’s Affairs Heidi […]
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has released its quarterly update of NSW crime statistics for the 24 months to March 2014. Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres is pleased to see most major crime categories are either stable or falling. “Specifically, 14 of the 17 major offence categories have remained […]