New Delhi, Long-absconding underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan was sent in judicial custody to Tihar jail by a Delhi court on Wednesday in a fake passport case, a CBI official said. “Special Judge O.P. Saini sent Chhota Rajan to judicial custody till December 3 after the CBI told him the don was […]
Kolkata, Weeks after a lower court granted bail to Trinamool Congress lawmaker and Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday cancelled the relief and directed the politico to surrender. A division bench of Justices Nishita Mhatre and Tapash Mookherjee allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea for cancellation of the […]
New Delhi, Hitting out at allegations over his nationality, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrest him if he has done any wrong, and accused him of using cronies to throw “muck” at him and his family. Addressing a convention of the Indian Youth Congress here to mark […]
New Delhi, An estimated 47 lakh serving central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners, including defence personnel, on Thursday had reason to cheer with the 7th Pay Commission recommending a 16-percent salary hike. Pay Commission chairman Justice A.K. Mathur who submitted the report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Thursday said the proposals will […]
Mumbai, In a dramatic development, the CBI here on Thursday evening arrested former media tycoon Peter Mukerjea in connection with the murder of his step-daugther Sheena Bora. Peter — the husband of one of the three prime accused and Sheena’s mother Indrani Mukerjea — was picked up from his Worli residence by a Central Bureau […]
Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the bloody Paris terror attacks, was killed in a police raid a day earlier, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. Papillary prints — which include prints from fingers, palms and soles — helped officials identify the remains of the 28-year-old of Belgian-origin, CNN quoted the office as saying […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres and Member for Monaro John Barilaro today welcomed the announcement that air services will commence between Sydney and the Snowy Mountains in March next year. The Rex Express services, announced in partnership with Snowy Mountains Airport Corporation Pty Ltd will see five return flights per week, […]
Expectant mothers in Western Australia have saved an estimated 20,000 hours a year on GP appointments thanks to an initiative to allow midwives to administer whooping cough and flu vaccinations. Health Minister Kim Hames said the initiative had been recognised in the inaugural 2015 Red Tape Reduction Report Card and was an example of how […]
More than 9,600 vulnerable households in NSW were assisted into homes in social housing last financial year, Minister for Social Housing Brad Hazzard said today. A further 27,000* households were assisted to rent in the private rental market. “The Liberals & Nationals Government is reforming social housing by boosting supply and developing more opportunities for […]
For the first time senior and pensioner customers can get a Gold Opal card on the spot at Opal kiosks located at 40 major train stations, bus interchanges, light rail stops and ferry wharves up until January 2016. Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said that with the majority of paper tickets for public […]