Bangalore, April 2 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader S.M. Krishna Wednesday dubbed the “(Narendra) Modi wave” in Karnataka a cosmetic creation of a desperate BJP. “There is no sign of Modi or BJP wave anywhere in the country, state and city unlike in the past when there were two natural waves in favour of our leaders Indira […]
Washington, April 2 (IANS) The Obama administration should conclude its years-long review of US policy on anti-personnel land mines with a decision to ban the weapon and join the international ban treaty, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. “It is nonsensical that the US has spent billions of dollars to clean up the mess caused by land […]
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) For the eighth straight day, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets touched a record high, closing 105 points up. Wednesday’s new high surpassed the 22,485.77 points mark reached the previous day. The new intra-day high touched by the 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) came after the Election […]
Rae Bareli, April 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi neither has a car of her own nor does she have enough cash. And she has to repay a loan of Rs.9 lakh too. This and more has been revealed in her affidavit filed before the returning officer of Rae Bareli where she filed her papers Wednesday […]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 Kerala has bagged the “Best Green Destination” prize at India’s Best Awards for 2013, officials said Wednesday. Kerala also picked up the “Best Indian State” prize at the awards presented by the Travel + Leisure South Asia magazine for the world’s top tourism and travel destinations and services. The awards were presented by […]
Kabul, April 2 At least six policemen were killed Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack at the country’s interior ministry office, the ministry confirmed in a statement. “One suicide bomber wearing military uniform tried to enter alongside visitors to the ministry of interior building at around 2.30 p.m. (local time),” Xinhua quoted the ministry as […]
In a promising sign that Victoria remains an attractive destination for international students, the number of international student course commencements increased 10.2 per cent by the end of last year, above the national figure of 9.3 per cent. Additionally, data from the Commonwealth Government’s Australian Education International (AEI) shows that Victoria attracted over 143,000 international […]
Isha shahni NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will join Prime Minister Tony Abbott next week on Australia’s biggest ever trade mission to China. Mr O’Farrell will join the Prime Minister, other State Premiers, Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb and business leaders for ‘Australia Week in China’ from 8-11 April. The four day visit will include Guangzhou, […]
The search is on for Western Australia’s most talented innovators and entrepreneurs as part of the 2014 Innovator of the Year program. Commerce Minister Michael Mischin said a total of $150,000 was on offer to the State’s brightest minds to put forward their inventions and ideas. “Now in its eighth year, the awards have showcased […]
Housing approvals in NSW remain strong with 4442 homes approved in February – great news for the NSW economy and homebuyers. “Housing approvals in NSW have continued their upward trend with the last 12 months the best since July 2004,” NSW Planning and Infrastructure Minister Brad Hazzard said. “The 12 months to February 2014 saw […]