Tripoli, March 26 (IANS) The Libyan General National Congress Tuesday made partial amendments to the country’s criminal law to allow the trial of Gaddafi’s son, a judicial spokesperson said. “The prosecution general, on the judge of security circumstances, required the votes of the General National Congress on amending Criminal Law 241 and 243, to allow the […]
Cairo, March 26 (IANS) A court in Egypt Tuesday adjourned until April 28 the second mass trial of 683 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters who face charges including murder incitement of violence and sabotage, Al Jazeera reported. The proceedings in Minya, south of here, were adjourned a day after the same court handed down death sentences to […]
Abuja, March 26 (IANS) Police in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state Tuesday said that eight people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at Dalori area of the state. The suspected insurgents in a car threw improvised explosive device (IED) at a police patrol van, killing all the five policemen, Xinhua quoted the police as saying. The […]
B and C-grade movies, which had disappeared a while ago, now make a grand comeback They might not evoke the respect that A-grade movies get, but one cannot take away credit from the imagination that’s used in the content and titles of B-grade films. hitlist takes a quick look at the B-grade film industry which […]
Be it off-screen or onscreen, Bollywood has an ugly belly that hides innumerable tales of racism and elitism, especially against outsiders Calling Nawazuddin Siddiqui an average actor, Rishi Kapoor recently had said, `You (Siddiqui) haven’t done it (running around trees) in your life; neither will you get a chance to do it. And you aren’t […]
Sydney families have been encouraged to seize the opportunity to participate in theMulticultural Children’s Festival this weekend. The Chair of the Community Relations Commission, Vic Alhadeff, today urged parents tobring the whole family on Sunday (March 30) to Belmore Park in the city, for a full day ofentertainment designed just for kids. “Australian children are […]
NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the first North West Rail Link tunnel boring machine will be in the ground before the end of October – ahead of our end of year commitment. Mr O’Farrell, Ms Berejiklian and local MPs David Elliott and Bart […]
Well Peter thank you so much, it’s lovely to be here. I acknowledge all of the special guests here tonight – you are all very welcome in this Parliament House, this place which aims to represent the best of us and occasionally succeeds. Amongst my many Parliamentary colleagues I want especially to acknowledge and honour […]
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird today confirmed the State Budget for 2014-15 will be handed down on Tuesday, June 17. “The Budget for 2014-15 will continue the policies of responsible financial management that have helped turn around the NSW economy,” Mr Baird said. “We inherited a fiscal mess from Labor, with expense growth out of control […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today launched a flagship website to improve the quality of life of people living with chronic pain in NSW. Mrs Skinner was joined at the State Library of NSW by leading pain healthcare professionals, peak consumer groups and families whose children live with chronic pain as she launched the NSW Government’s […]