Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres has welcomed a new survey which confirms NSW’s restaurants are officially the best in Australia. The Australian Financial Review ‘Australia’s Top Restaurants’ survey, published today, found five NSW restaurants were in the top ten in Australia. Sydney restaurant Sepia was named the best restaurant […]
A tiny Western Lowland Gorilla has been born at Taronga Zoo. The baby, born to Frala and Silverback Kibali, is the second born at Taronga in the last seven months. The new baby and Frala are healthy and are bonding well. Frala, 33, is a very experienced and successful mother having previously given birth […]
I was delighted to be received in Canberra today by His Excellency Mr Navdeep Suri, the new High Commissioner of India to Australia. Mr Suri has previously served in diplomatic missions in Washington, London, Damascus, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, and most recently as Consul General in Johannesburg. We shared an illuminating discussion on a range […]
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Opener Lendl Simmons struck a much needed half-century and Kieron Pollard chipped in with a late cameo to help Mumbai Indians post a challenging 187/6 in 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday. For Mumbai, […]
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) A close aide of ponzi scam tainted Saradha group chief Sudipta Sen, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation from the bustling Sealdah station here on Tuesday, an agency official said. Arindam Das, alias Bumba, was alleged to be mentoring the “illegal” operations of the Saradha group in the South […]
Abuja, May 19 (IANS) At least nine people were killed on Tuesday following a suicide bomb attack in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, one of the three states most hit by the insurgency of Boko Haram, witnesses said. The suicide bomber detonated his explosive devices outside a livestock market in Garkida, a rural community in […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to AAP legislator Surender Singh on a petition filed by BJP leader Karan Singh Tanwar for allegedly giving false information on his educational qualification in the election affidavit. Justice Hima Kohli sought response from the Delhi Cantonment legislator after Tanwar in his petition […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Hours after #ModiInsultsIndia was among the top trending topics on Twitter, in apparent reaction to Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s speeches in Shanghai and Seoul, #ModiIndiasPride raced ahead in the India trending list on Tuesday evening. #ModiInsultsIndia was among the top trends for several hours following perceived unhappiness over Modi’s comments […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Congress, the BJP, the CPI-M, the CPI, the NCP and the BSP to disclose the complete details of their income as well as expenditure. The PIL by the ADR along with RTI activist Subhash Chandra […]
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav on Tuesday said merger of six parties of Janata Parivar has been already announced, now talks are on remaining issues. “Merger of the six parties of Janata Parivar has been finalised and announced. It is a matter of fact. After that talks were going on other […]