The India-Bangladesh frontier trading posts, called ‘border haats’, in Tripura are doing roaring business but Indians complain that one item close to their heart is not available – the delectable and much sought after hilsa fish. Dilip Kumar Chakma, the additional district magistrate of Sepahijala district, said Indians, especially Bengalis, want hilsa to be made […]
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will continue to serve the remainder of his sentence at a Pune jail, after Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao rejected a plea for pardon, official sources said here on Thursday. The governor rejected the plea by retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju in March 2013, which came in the form of […]
The State Government has introduced legislation to State Parliament today which extends and strengthens powers for police to target terrorist activity in Western Australia. Police Minister Liza Harvey said the Terrorism (Extraordinary Powers) Act 2005 was due to expire at the end of the year. “The Bill we have introduced will not only extend […]
Planning Minister Rob Stokes, Social Housing Minister Brad Hazzard and Innovation Minister and Member for Ryde Victor Dominello today announced an exciting new plan to create a vibrant and dynamic community precinct in the surrounds of Macquarie University Station. Mr Stokes set out a new vision that will protect Macquarie Park’s thriving commercial centre […]
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the US, several US lawmakers have hoped it would deepen Indian investment in the US and drive more development in India with use of US technological knowledge. “Under your leadership, our bilateral relationship has been revitalised and India has undergone a domestic transformation while engaging with the […]
A Tripura court on Wednesday sentenced to death two tribal youths for raping and murdering a 12-year-old tribal girl last year, police said. “Kamalpur (in northern Tripura) Additional Sessions Judge Arindam Paul awarded death sentence to Rashida Tripura, 25, and Jhani Tripura, 20, for raping and murdering the 12-year-old girl at Raishyabari on February 7 […]
An humble and honest cinematic multilingual gem “Court” — a courtroom drama that brings alive injustices of India’s legal system — has been chosen to represent the country at the 88th Academy Awards. Director Chaitanya Tamhane is elated at the “surprise”, while a jury member resigned from the panel over differences with the chairman. “Court”, […]
The grand alliance of Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress on Wednesday released the first list for the Bihar elections, naming all but one candidate for the state’s 243 assembly constituencies, while seeking to balance caste equations in view of their support base. According to a press release issued by the grand alliance, […]
Aware of the competition she faces at the global level, Telangana’s first woman cueist Thakur Aakanksha Singh is confident of putting up a good show at the World Billiards Championship, beginning in Adelaide from Friday. The 27-year-old is excited to be representing India at the world championship. “I am very elated. It’s a big honour […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought Ireland’s support for reforms of the UN Security Council within a fixed time frame and India’s permanent membership as he held talks with Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Modi, who arrived here earlier in the day on a day-long visit, said he exchanged views on a broad range […]