President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Tuesday in paying tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Thousands of people visited the ‘Missile Man’s’ official residence here to pay their last respects to the “people’s president” who collapsed while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong […]
Eight original and creative local inventions will vie for the top prize at the 2015 Western Australian Innovator of the Year awards. Commerce Minister Michael Mischin said the finalists included a real-time integrated anti-fuel theft system for petrol stations, a diagnostic test for diabetic kidney disease, and a system for the safe loading and […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird today announced a state-wide audit of prayer groups in public schools, in response to concerns about a small number of students being potentially exposed to violent extremist ideologies. “Our schools should be, and are, havens of tolerance, places where students can explore the reaches of imagination and knowledge,” Mr Baird […]
The Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka today called for nominations for the 2015 NSW Human Rights Award, as a tribute to an individual who has made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the advancement of human rights. The NSW Government established the Award in 2012, in memory of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who […]
NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property Dominic Perrottet today officially opened the Service NSW one-stop shop in Castle Hill, describing the centre as game-changing for local residents and businesses. “The days of local people having to visit many locations to transact with the NSW Government are over,” Mr Perrottet said. “This Centre […]
This is not the first time that the issue of participatory notes or P-Notes has rocked Indian stock markets. Precisely, seven years, nine months and ten days ago, a similar issue had sent key indices tumbling. A recall: On the evening of Oct 16, 2007, after the trading hours, markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board […]
Three civilians and four security personnel, including a superintendent of police, were killed early Monday when three heavily-armed terrorists said to be from Pakistan went on a killing spree here, shattering two decades of calm in Punjab and sparking an 11-hour gun battle that left all three attackers dead. It took several hours for Punjab […]
Minister for Ageing John Ajaka today announced that the 2016 NSW Seniors Week grants program had opened. The NSW Government has allocated $200,000 seed funding for community groups, volunteer organisations and local councils to host events during the 2016 NSW Seniors Week festival. The NSW Seniors Week festival which will be held from […]
Aries: Starting of the week will show you some positive improvement at your workplace, its not a good time to change or relocate yourself. Short travel trips may prove beneficial to you. If you are starting a new business, avoid partnership and work with 100% physical presence in there. Finances will improve to an extent […]
Cruises are often pitched as an idyllic ocean getaway though they can run into troubled waters when things don’t always go to plan. NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe warned people planning their summer holidays of the possible pitfalls of cruising. “Although cruising is an increasingly popular way for people to holiday, it […]