The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a major milestone, with the NSW Government announcing the future operator for Home Care Service NSW. Home Care has a 70 per cent market share in NSW, helping older people and people with disability to live independently in their own homes as well […]
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Pakistan on Monday to hold meetings with the country’s top political and military leadership, media reported. According to Dawn online, Steinmeier will hold a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and a formal chat with Sartaj Aziz, the country’s National Security and Foreign Advisor to the prime minister. […]
The Indian space agency on Sunday said it had successfully deployed the large antenna of military communication satellite GSAT-6 and also raised its orbit. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of six metre diameter was deployed successfully. The satellite was launched by India’s heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-Mark II […]
Indian fashion designers often opt for a Bollywood celebrity as a showstopper. But Indian supermodel Ujjwala Raut, who has walked the runway for international luxury brands like Yves Saint Laurent, Roberto Cavalli and Dolce & Gabbana, says it is the birthright of models. The supermodel, who walked as a showstopper for designer Monisha Jaising’s show […]
Chetan Bhagat has played the role of a dancer, banker, script writer and motivational speaker, but donning the hat of a politician isn’t on his wish list. With eight books and five films in his kitty since he burst into the literary scene in 2004, he now believes that he has a pill to solve […]
Sikh leaders in North America blame conversions, drugs and migration for the decline in the growth rate of Sikh population in India from 1.9 percent to 1.7 percent as per the 2011 census. “While Punjab leaders are promoting their family businesses, the youth has sunk in drugs. So what do you expect from drug addicts?” […]
A man who moved the Delhi High Court to bring back his wife from the custody of her parents disappeared with the woman from the court complex after they were allowed to meet each other. Stunned, the high court has directed Delhi Police to produce both of them before the court to know their “exact […]
Vale Bart Cummings, a giant of Australian Racing. Born in South Australia, Bart dominated racing in Victoria and passed away peacefully in Sydney this morning. Bart’s record in Victoria is unlikely to be matched with a remarkable 12 Melbourne Cups. He also had success in NSW, winning four Golden Slippers amongst his 268 Group One […]
People recovering from a mental illness will be empowered to participate in decisions about their treatment with amendments to the Mental Health Act (2007) coming into effect today. Minister for Mental Health Pru Goward said the amendments were a major step towards improving mental health care in NSW. “These amendments give people confronting […]
With the pollutants in the atmosphere rising each day, so are the ways these can hide their way through our everyday lives. Read an expose on the Environmental Protection Agency of the US, and how it can also contribute to pollution due to the chemicals it approves or sometimes ignores. Or, do you fancy a […]