Drawing parallels between the cold blooded killings of bloggers in Bangladesh and the murder of M.M. Kalburgi, a writer and rationalist from Karnataka, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin said the incident showed the growing intolerance of religious fanatics in both India and Bangladesh. “Is there no freedom of expression in India? It is supposed to be […]
Cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan approached the police to solve the mystery over “dirty abusive sms” that he had been receiving for a year, on Monday, when his Twitter account was hacked. The 72-year-old made a complaint via a letter addressed to a senior police inspector of the Juhu police station here. In the letter, a […]
Speaking from Beijing today Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said the unions’ opposition to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) is nothing short of economic sabotage. “I am here in Beijing with 35 Australian CEOs who are hard at work creating business opportunities that will boost prosperity back home for years to […]
UIA delivers another successful Friendship Fair The UIA executive committee worked tirelessly to put together another successful event for the community and their efforts were rewarded with rain staying away despite all weather reports predicting a washout. The executive committee pondered calling off the event and postponing the Fair but the major sponsor Waugh Global […]
Minister responsible for Fair Trading Victor Dominello is again urging NSW consumers with Samsung top loader washing machines subject to a government recall to contact Samsung on 1800 239 655. Mr Dominello and Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe welcomed a statement today from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission advising affected consumers of their […]
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 […]