Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is calling on consumers from diverse backgrounds to take advantage of the extensive information available from NSW Fair Trading before buying a used car. “New migrants and people from non-English speaking backgrounds can face problems when undertaking a major purchase such as a car because of a lack of understanding […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today congratulated Westmead Hospital on a dramatic improvement in emergency department performance against national benchmarks. Mrs Skinner was accompanied by Member for Parramatta Dr Geoff Lee and Member for Granville Tony Issa as she toured the emergency department and met staff. Mrs Skinner said Westmead Hospital has dramatically improved […]
Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner today announced that NSW has secured production of the major international film Gods of Egypt, which will star Gerard Butler and Geoffrey Rush and begins filming in Sydney late next month. Mr Stoner said the NSW Government helped secure the production through NSW Trade & Investment’s State Investment Attraction Scheme. “Securing the […]
Afghanistan Saturday rebuffed Pakistan’s claim that 23 of its security personnel were killed by Pakistani Taliban militants on Afghan soil. “In the wake of the claim made by Pakistani officials that 23 security personnel of Pakistan were killed by militants inside Afghanistan, the ministry of interior conducted comprehensive investigation but could not find any evidence […]
The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffet once said participants should treat market fluctuations as a friend rather than an enemy. Indian investors will now have a product to do just that. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is introducing the VIX futures (volatility index with contract symbol of IndiaViX) Feb 26. This derivative can be used […]
As a gesture of fair play for films of all sizes and budgets, Tamil Film Producers Council’s head Keyar says that soon they may put a cap of Rs.40 lakh on film promotions. He had raised the issue at the audio launch of Tamil “Snehavin Kadhalargal”. “We have been thinking about implementing a cap on […]
Oscar winning British actor Ben Kingsley joins Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan in photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s much-anticipated movie “James Dean”. Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi will also be part of the project, in which DeHaan will play tragic movie icon James Dean, reports contactmusic.com. The film revolves around a 1955 road trip that actor James Dean […]
International superstar Shakira, who returns as a coach on “The Voice”, will be seen in Indian designer Khushali Kumar’s outfit in the premier episode of the season six of the TV show. She has zeroed on a gunmetal short dress from Kumar’s label Reve for the premiere episode, Monday. “After privately viewing the collection, well-known […]
The launch of second season of reality show “Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki” has been pushed forward as its host not yet to finalised. The show was slated to go on air March 3. Now it is said that it will go live March 10. However nothing is confirmed, said a source. “‘Welcome – […]
Miley Cyrus, who has been in news for twerking multiple times on stage, has now gone ahead and kissed singer Katy Perry on a public platform. While singing “Adore you” during her Bangerz Tour concert here last week, Cyrus, who was dressed in a sparkling black cat suit and platform heels, came down from the […]