Top-ranking foreign and domestic mountain bikers will test their endurance and skill in one of the world’s toughest terrains when the MTB Himalaya gets rolling from here on the off-road tracks of Himachal Pradesh on September 27. This year’s edition – the 11th – will see the highest number of foreign participants so far. The […]
erpetrators of family and domestic violence are the target of a tough new State Government plan which strengthens interventions against men who are violent or abusive to women and children. Child Protection Minister Helen Morton said Western Australia had the second highest rate of reported physical and sexual violence perpetrated against women in Australia, […]
Business conditions in NSW are by far the strongest in the nation and well above the national average, today’s NAB Monthly Business Survey shows. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said business conditions in NSW rose by 13 index points to 22 in August – twice the national average. “This strong result shows NSW is truly […]
Indo-Canadian relations are poised for a leap growth in the coming years, says the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC). The premier trade and business body between the two countries says the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in April has put the growing bilateral ties on a fast track. “Canada was not willing much […]
For citizens of Delhi bemoaning the perennial delay and shoddy execution of civic and public utility projects in the capital there is hope at hand. A “’high level task force” is on the anvil for devising a modern system of governance for planning, execution and monitoring public utility projects to turn Delhi into a world-class […]
If there’s one factor that Hollywood can pick from Bollywood films, it has to be their “jubilant” nature, says Lesley Ann Warren, an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe Award winning international actress. In an interaction with IANS at Anaheim here, she spoke fondly of what she loves about Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood. “I have […]
General Assembly President Sam Kutesa is expected to formally present this week a negotiating document for Security Council reform for adoption before its 69th session ends next week, moving the process forward significantly, according to diplomatic sources. If it is adopted, it would be the first major step for starting meaningful negotiations for expanding the […]
Gujarat tops the list of five Indian states that are considered the “safest” for circulating counterfeit currency notes – allegedly pushed in by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency – according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Of the 30,354,604 counterfeit notes seized across the country, 87,47,820 were recovered from […]
This year the high-profile Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election – which routinely defaces the capital’s walls and public utilities every year with ugly posters – is expected to witness a direct fight between the incumbent Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Aam Aadmi Party’s debutant student wing, the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS). […]
Last year’s historic extended Christmas trading hours will apply again this year, with all general retail shops in the Perth metropolitan area able to open as early as 7am on weekdays and Saturdays. The extended trading hours, which begin on Saturday, December 5 and end on January 1, 2016, include an earlier 8am opening […]