Mirvac Launches Apartments at Sydney Olympic Park

Mirvac Launches Apartments at Sydney Olympic Park

Mirvac returns to one of its favorite stamping grounds with the launch of Pavilions, at the gateway to what will become the residential heart of Sydney Olympic Park. Pavilions will be Mirvac’s third major development in the Olympic precinct having made its mark at Newington, which was originally created to serve the needs of 15,000 […]

SC refuses firecracker ban, frowns on Centre’s inaction

SC refuses firecracker ban, frowns on Centre’s inaction

Refusing to order a blanket ban on firecrackers on Diwali, the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s failure to carry out its earlier directive to give wide publicity to the ill effects of bursting of crackers, including sound and air pollution. The union government has not complied with the October 16 order, […]

Nepal ends Indian monopoly over fuel imports

Nepal ends Indian monopoly over fuel imports

Nepal on Wednesday signed a MoU with Petro China in order to import all kinds of fuel from China, ending a long-held monopoly of buying fuel from the Indian Oil Corp (IOC). Nepal Oil Corp (NOC) and Petro China signed the pact in Beijing following an unofficial trade and fuel embargo from India against Nepal […]

139-day FTII strike ends, protests to continue

139-day FTII strike ends, protests to continue

FTII students who went on strike on June 12 against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman returned to their classes on Wednesday but said protests against the BJP member will go on. Meanwhile, three FTII alumni returned their National Awards to join the agitation. The Film and Television Institute of India students said […]

Bihar’s third phase ends, 53 percent vote

Bihar’s third phase ends, 53 percent vote

The third phase of Bihar’s staggered assembly polls ended on Wednesday evening, with 53.20 percent of the 14.5 million electorate voting in 50 constituencies across six districts. Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan said the exercise passed off peacefully, including in areas where Maoists are active. There were only minor clashes between rival political activists. […]

Over a million early voters cast ballot in Bihar polls

Over a million early voters cast ballot in Bihar polls

Tens of thousands of people, including many women, stood in serpentine queues at polling stations since early Wednesday to cast their ballot in the third phase of the staggered Bihar assembly elections. Around 12 percent polling was recorded in the initial hours in the assembly elections being held at 50 constituencies. No violence has so […]

Man who triggered Kerala House beef row detained

Man who triggered Kerala House beef row detained

Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta was on Wednesday detained for filing a false complaint that beef was being served in New Delhi’s Kerala House canteen, triggering a controversy. “Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta has been detained today (Wednesday). He was taken to the Parliament Street Police station for questioning,” a senior police official told IANS. […]