India’s maiden Mars mission spacecraft Orbiter got eclipsed early on Monday, with the sun coming in between the red planet and Earth, a space official said. “With Mars moving on one side of the sun, and Earth being on other side, our spacecraft, orbiting around the red planet, is blocked from receiving or sending signals […]
The Delhi government on Monday withdrew its controversial circular on the ‘two finger test on rape victims’, but it has left activists fuming. They contended the circular revealed the Delhi government’s ignorance. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain clarified that the advisory issued on two-finger test was “misinterpreted” and said the government will issue a fresh […]
It was high on star power, Bollywood business and interactive sessions with global fans. The 16th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards, which concluded on Sunday after three days of entertainment and fun, saw a galaxy of stars regaling their umpteen fans in the Malaysian capital. With names like Hrithik Roshan, […]
New NSW Population Health Survey data has highlighted a continued decline in adult smoking rates – down from 16.4 per cent in 2013 to 15.6 per cent in 2014. Health Minister Jillian Skinner said today – World No Tobacco Day – is a time to reflect on how attitudes towards smoking have changed over the last decade […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today welcomed current English Premier League Champions, Chelsea FC, to Australia ahead of their match against Sydney FC on Tuesday. The match was secured exclusively for Sydney by the NSW Government, through our tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, in partnership with […]
Planning Minister Rob Stokes today welcomed new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showing housing approvals in the 12 months to April 2015 are at their highest in two decades. Mr Stokes said this month’s approvals are up 32 per cent when compared to the monthly average over the last five years, a strong vote of confidence […]
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Actor, singer, filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says the reason why he’s a part of showbiz is not because he comes from a film family, but due to megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Farhan will be sharing screen space with the Big B in “Wazir”, an upcoming political action drama thriller directed by Bejoy Nambiar. […]
Atali (Haryana), June 5 (IANS) The eerie calm in violence-torn Atali village in Haryana’s Ballabhgarh district at the edge of Delhi threatens to explode into another round of clashes if not for the presence of 2,000 Rapid Action Force and Haryana Police personnel. The Jat villagers are unrepentant about the violence and clearly say that […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nestle India on Friday challenged in the Uttarakhand High Court a state government ban on the manufacture of Maggi noodles at its factory in Pantnagar. On Thursday, the Uttarakhand government issued a notice to ban manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of Maggi instant noodles in the state for 90 days. […]
Shimla, June 5 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday asked the state government to provide allowance, food and vocational training to all inmates of a state-run old age home near Shimla. Taking cognisance of a letter written by Shimla-based NGO Umang Foundation’s honorary chairman Ajai Srivastava, a division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma […]