Gaza/Jerusalem, July 10 (IANS) At least 81 Palestinians have died and more than 500 have been injured since Israel launched Operation Protective Edge two days ago to prevent rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any ceasefire. The number of injured was put at 567, […]
Berlin, July 10 (IANS) The German government Thursday decided to deport a representative of the US intelligence agencies in Berlin in view of the emerging US spy row. The German government took US espionage cases “very seriously”, Xinhua cited German government spokesman Steffen Seibert as saying Thursday in a statement. The representative of the US intelligence […]
Chennai, July 10 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi Thursday said the 2014-15 budget presented by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a number of welcome features. In a statement issued here, Karunanidhi said: “Overall the central government’s budget majorly contain welcome features.” According to him, the setting up of National Institute of Ageing, a mega textile park, […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a boost to higher learning with a stress on “world class” centres of learning, India Thursday earmarked Rs.27,656 crore (Rs.276.56 billion) for higher education, an increase of almost 13 percent over 2013. For the year 2014-2015, the government allocated Rs.27,656 crore to the department of higher education under the human […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A total of Rs.3,734 crore (Rs.37.34 billion) was Thursday allocated to the minorities affairs ministry, 19 percent more than the revised estimate for last year. The ministry was allotted Rs.3,511 crore (Rs.35.11 billion) in the 2013-14 budget. It was later revised to Rs.3,130 crore (Rs.31.3 billion). In his budget speech, Finance […]
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka Thursday praised the union budget for its promise to reduce fiscal deficit, steps to attract investments in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, and restore investor confidence with a stable and predictable tax regime. Goenka also lauded the promise to reduce fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent this […]
Australia’s rarest reptile species received a boost today with the release of the 500th captive bred western swamp tortoise into the wild. At the release this morning, Environment Minister Albert Jacob said a total of 30 western swamp tortoises were set free today at Twin Swamps Nature Reserve in Bullsbrook. “The 500th release today is […]
West Australians are being urged to have their domestic gas appliances checked and serviced as part of a new campaign to prevent deadly carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Launching the ‘For Safety’s Sake’ campaign, Commerce Minister Michael Mischin said although millions of Australians used gas appliances safely in their homes every day, most were unaware of […]
NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Dominic Perrottet, announced that Sydney’s iconic Sandstone buildings could be heading to market within the coming months. “In 2013, the NSW Government earmarked the Education and former Lands Buildings on Bridge Street to be developed for hotel and tourism purposes,” he said. “Since then, Government Property NSW (GPNSW) has […]
Attorney General Brad Hazzard has launched a State-wide campaign to raise awareness among culturally and linguistically diverse communities about the services provided by Justices of the Peace. A new JP fact sheet is available in 12 languages and JP workshops are being conducted with leaders from multicultural communities in NSW throughout the year. “Justices of […]