NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay has congratulated the international Rotary conference on breaking the world record for the most different flags flown on Sydney Harbour Bridge at once. Minister Gay today visited the Bridge as more than 300 international Rotary members climbed it for the world record attempt which involved flying 219 […]
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A special court Friday fixed June 3 for commencing arguments against former telecom minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others accused of money laundering in a case linked to the 2G scam. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini also directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to furnish the […]
New York, May 30 (IANS) Which mode of transportation makes you happier – Metro, bus or auto? Forget those this weekend and try riding a bicycle to gain maximum happiness on the way. Investigating how emotions like happiness, pain, stress, sadness and fatigue vary during travel and by travel mode, researchers have found that bicycling is […]
Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Goa is all set launch its tourism-oriented sea plane service by July, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said. Proposals involving a revolving restaurant and ropeway running across state capital Panaji to a renovated fort located on the opposite bank were also cleared by the tourism taskforce at a meeting held Wednesday, Parulekar added. […]
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) Southern actor Naveen Chandra, who is awaiting the release of C.V. Kumar-produced Tamil thriller “Sarabam”, has signed another yet-untitled project in the same language under the latter’s home banner Thirukumaran Entertainment. “After seeing my performance in ‘Sarabam’, C.V. Kumar offered me another film under his banner. This project will go on floors […]
Bhubaneswar, May 30 (IANS) A man was detained in Odisha for the murder of a journalist in Ganjam district three days ago, police said Friday. “The detained man is possibly a suspect. We are questioning him,” District Superintendent of Police Anirudha Singh told IANS. Unidentified men stabbed 35-year-old Tarun Kumar Acharya with sharp-edged weapons in a […]
United Nations, May 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has mourned the death of celebrated African American poet and author Maya Angelou, saying the UN owed her a debt of gratitude for a poem she wrote for the world body’s 50th anniversary. “The United Nations owes her a particular debt of gratitude for her poem ‘A […]
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) For vehicle owners in Uttar Pradesh who fancy VIP numbers, here’s some good news: They can now register for these online, an official said Friday. As a pilot project, the online registration scheme, for which special software has been developed, will be launched in four cities – Lucknow, Aligarh, Muzaffarnagar and Allahabad. […]
Washington, May 30 (IANS) Are you going to order solar panels made in China? Scan European players too as solar panels made in China have a higher overall carbon footprint and are likely to use substantially more energy during manufacturing than those made in Europe, a study shows. The report from Northwestern University and the US […]
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi June 3 to submit a list of issues relating to the state that is pending with the centre, a statement said Friday. She will submit a memorandum to Modi June 3. It will contain the list of long pending crucial […]