The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the prohibition on scheduled domestic and international passenger flights till May 31. The announcement comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the nationwide lockdown till May 31. In a statement, the civil aviation regulatory, however, said the restriction will not be applied to international […]
Banks have deferred the repayments of one in fourteen mortgages totalling more than $150 billion to assist Australians through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Banking Association today released new figures which showed 429,000 mortgages had been deferred totalling $153.5 billion. The figures take the total number of loans deferred to 703,000, worth a value of […]
India is among 58 nations, including 27 European Union members, who have moved a draft resolution demanding evaluation of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s response towards the novel coronavirus pandemic. The European Union-led draft resolution on global COVID-19 response is set to be tabled at the upcoming World Health Assembly on Monday. The draft resolution […]
The National Cabinet met today to further discuss Australia’s current COVID-19 response, easing restrictions in the coming months, helping Australians prepare to go back to work in a COVID-Safe environment and getting the economy moving again. The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy, provided an update on the measures underway, the latest data and medical […]
Applications are now open for the NSW Government’s Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarships offering $15,000 to apprentices across NSW. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said the scholarships support apprentices who are experiencing financial or personal hardship, demonstrate a high aptitude for vocational education and are committed to their on and off the job […]
NSW residents are being urged to check if they are eligible for a portion of the millions of dollars waiting to be claimed through Revenue NSW. Minister for Finance Damien Tudehope said more than $442 million in forgotten money was sitting with Revenue NSW, including share dividends, trust accounts, refunds, commissions, deceased estates and money […]
In the recent development, a Repatriation Flight reached Sydney on 6th May 2020 with 300+ Australian citizens as passengers. The citizens were stuck in India since 25th March 20 due to the lockdown because of Global Pandemic Situation of COVID19. All the passengers will be kept in the quarantine as per the government norms. On […]
Today the World is experiencing an extraordinary time with COVID 19 spreading like wild fire across the globe. To date without counting the economic losses, the virus has had a devastating impact resulting in nearly 200k deaths and still counting. Australia to date has seen over 6,700 cases with about 80 deaths so far. Whilst […]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday scrambled fighter jets along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, after China flew military choppers close to the LAC. The IAF officials, however, termed it as a “routine affair”. This happened following skirmishes between the Indian Army soldiers and Chinese’s People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh and […]
New Delhi 2020 probably hasn’t been the best year for the explorers out there. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all the plans of wandering about the beautiful cobblestone streets of Europe or a boys’ trip to Vegas have been shelved. But sweat not! While you are stuck to your couches, treat yourself with a virtual […]