Kolkata, Coming out in the open in support of Aaamir Khan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said nobody had the right to ask the actor to go to Pakistan. “Whatever Aamir has said, whether it is correct or not, this is his personal right,” Banerjee said refering to the Bollywood hero’s controversial […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to consider and decide in two weeks applications for licence by hoteliers for dance performances in beer bars and restaurants. An apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant gave two weeks’ time as the court was told that the […]
Patna, Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday. The chief minister made the announcement — a part of his election pledge — at an official function to mark Prohibition Day here. He said the poorest of the poor had been consuming liquor, badly hitting their families and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Rs 55 crore wedding extravaganza, capable of surpassing even the most spectacular Bollywood sets, will unveil at the Asramam ground in Kollam on Thursday where NRI business magnate Ravi Pillai’s daughter, Dr Arathi, will wed Dr Adithya Vishnu of Kochi. With a net worth of $2.8 billion, Ravi Pillai was ranked first among […]
Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced applications are now open for NSW Government grants to help local sports groups across the State. “Sport is evolving faster than most people realise and the NSW Government is working with the sector so clubs and associations have the skills and tools to adapt to an exciting future,” […]
The world spotlight will be on Sydney in June 2019 when the global robotics community competes in the RoboCup International Symposium and World Championship at the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney). Beating stiff international competition, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said Business Events Sydney (BESydney) partnered with UNSW Australia, RoboCupJunior […]
Cricket Australia (CA) today congratulates Australian umpire Claire Polosak, who has been selected to officiate in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, which starts this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand. Polosak will join three other female match officials – New Zealands’ Kathleen Cross, England’s Sue Redfern and West Indies’ Jacqueline Williams – which marks […]
Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton joined members of the Jewish community, and faith communities across the state, by hosting a Victoria Police and Jewish community dinner. About 200 people attended the event at the St Kilda Synagogue on Wednesday night. The dinner aimed to further strengthen relationships between police and faith communities and included a panel discussion featuring students from […]
Mumbai, Actor Keith Sequeira, who had to make an emergency exit from “Bigg Boss Nau“, will be seen making a comeback on the controversial reality TV show on Thursday. Keith, who had entered the show with his girlfriend Rochelle Rao, had to reportedly leave it mid-way because his brother passed away. The actor-model was not […]
Berlin, Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali for peacekeeping missions, including support in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. The announcement came less than two weeks after the terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and less than one week […]