Libya authorities amend law to try Gaddafi’s son

Libya authorities amend law to try Gaddafi’s son

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 […]

Egypt adjourns mass Brotherhood trial

Egypt adjourns mass Brotherhood trial

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 […]

Eight killed in Nigeria suicide bomb attack

Eight killed in Nigeria suicide bomb attack

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 […]

Bold and brazen: Revival of er@ticism on celluloid

Bold and brazen: Revival of er@ticism on celluloid

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 […]

Dark side of Bollywood: Racism exists in Hindi film industry

Dark side of Bollywood: Racism exists in Hindi film industry

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 […]

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2014

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2014

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 […]

Prime Minister’s Transcript – Address to the Migration and Settlement Awards, Parliament House, Canberra 24-03

Prime Minister’s Transcript – Address to the Migration and Settlement Awards, Parliament House, Canberra 24-03

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 […]

Mike Baird med rel — Budget to be delivered on June 17

Mike Baird med rel — Budget to be delivered on June 17

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 […]

Jillian Skinner med rel: NSW Government leads way with launch of chronic pain website

Jillian Skinner med rel: NSW Government leads way with launch of chronic pain website

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 […]