Under the Victorian Coalition Government there are now more than 1,500 extra frontline police, not less, with a further 200 to be recruited by November this year. There are also more than 750 Protective Services Officers protecting commuters at rail stations, which is 750 more than there was under Labor. An additional 190 are still […]
NSW continues to lead Australia’s screen industry with the State Government investing in film and television productions, creating jobs and promoting NSW. Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said the NSW Government will invest $625,000 in two new feature films, a children’s series, a feature documentary and three factual programs. A feature film from the […]
California, May 27 (IANS) Soon, Google CCTV cameras may secure your house from intruders. The multinational corporation is reportedly planning to buy home security camera firm Dropcam. San Francisco-based Dropcam offers a $150 internet-connected camera. The camera is controlled from a special app. Using the special app, users can see live feeds, zoom and record footage. […]
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) A Sikh organisation in Pakistan has threatened to launch a countrywide protest if those who desecrated their holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, are not arrested by May 31. Speaking at a press conference at Karachi Press Club Monday, the Pakistan Sikh Council’s chief patron, Sardar Ramesh Singh demanded that a judicial commission […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Arun Jaitley has turned out to be the most important person in the new government after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with three heavy portfolios of finance, defence and corporate affairs, it was announced Tuesday. The Rashtrapati Bhavan released the portfolio allocation of 46 ministers, including 24 cabinet ministers, of the government […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A minor fire broke out Tuesday morning on the fourth floor of Shastri Bhawan, which houses many ministries and government offices, a fire official said. The fire was reported at 8.35 a.m. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. “The fire was doused by around 8.40 a.m. It was caused […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) It was a pleasant Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded three notches below average at 24.0 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear day. “Mainly clear skies with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 39 degrees Celsius,” said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) […]
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 101.34 points or 0.41 percent down Tuesday, a day after Bharatiya Janata Party-led government was sworn-in. Banking and oil and gas stocks slumped. Selling pressure was seen in banking, oil and gas, capital goods and metal sectors, while some good buying was observed […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday paid tribute to late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 50th death anniversary. “I pay my tributes to our 1st Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his Punya Tithi,” Modi tweeted. Modi took oath as India’s 14th Prime Minister at an impressive ceremony Monday. Jawaharlal Nehru […]
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Though India has made “profound” progress in inching closer to the Millennium Development Goal 2015 (MDG) of a 75 percent reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), thrust should be on information technology (IT)-enabled interventions aiding non-physician workers at the grass-roots to ensure continuance post-2015, say experts. In 2000, the Millennium Development […]