Minister for Roads Duncan Gay today urged motorists to prepare for the first round of consecutive night closures on both carriageways of the M4, as work on the widening project continues to pick up pace. Mr Gay said the night full closures starting Sunday would be the first of half a dozen to occur […]
The Supreme Court’s decision to waive off the rest of the jail term of the powerful Ansal brothers, convicted for causing death in the Uphaar cinema fire by their negligence, hasn’t gone down too well in the judicial corridors and also evoked much disquiet among the average litigant about the court’s lenient attitude towards the […]
The ex-servicemen’s agitation here over delay in implementation of the ‘One Rank, One Pension’ scheme continued for the 67th day on Thursday with three veterans on fast unto death refusing to give up their protest. The indefinite hunger strike by Colonel Pushpender Singh (retd) and Major Singh, a retired Havildar, continued for the fourth day […]
With onion prices across the country on the upswing, the common man is feeling the pinch. Onion prices crossed the Rs 70 per kg mark at many places on Thursday with most people complaining that the government was not doing enough to contain the price rise. The Nashik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), […]
Delhi is among the most unsafe places for foreigners in India with 164 cases of heinous crimes registered here in 2014, the latest data released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has revealed. Of the 164 foreigners targeted, 135 were tourists. Goa follows close on the heels of the national capital with 73 cases, […]
A 40-year-old man, who was declared brain dead at the AIIMS here, has saved the lives of three people by donating his organs, including liver and kidneys, a top official of the hospital said on Thursday. The patient – a resident of south Delhi – met with a road accident following which he was admitted […]
Iran has asked India to pay, within the next two months, the dues on account of oil supplies that have accumulated since 2013 with sanctions on the country blocking payment routes. This follows the world powers signing the historic nuclear deal with Iran last month that has opened the door to the easing of sanctions. […]
Pakistan on Thursday refused to host the 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference after declining to change its stance on not inviting the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. The announcement was made by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who said Pakistan would not compromise on its stand on Jammu and Kashmir which it considers a […]
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, today officially opened Unilever Australia’s expanded Sydney headquarters at North Rocks. Unilever manufactures a range of well-known household and personal care products at the site, along with running a state-of-the-art customer collaboration centre, research and development facilities and a learning and development centre. Mr Roberts […]
Minister responsible for Fair Trading, Victor Dominello, today congratulated NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe on receiving the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP) prestigious Life Time Achievement Award. “NSW is fortunate to have a Commissioner for Fair Trading who is not only held in high esteem by the community but by his peers […]