These awards play an important role in recognising and celebrating the achievements of the Western Australian science community,” Mr Barnett said. Since 2002, the awards have acknowledged the role and impact of the State’s leaders in science. Honourees have included Professor Peter Quinn, founding director of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research; […]
Mumbai, March 23 Thousands of people, including butchers, students and political leaders, will walk together in a march here on Tuesday to protest the ban on beef in Maharashtra, an activist said on Monday. “The livelihood of over a million people directly or indirectly engaged in the beef trade and allied industry has been adversely […]
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government, the CBI and Essar on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into the politician-bureaucrat-corporate nexus exposed in email leaks that showed a company allegedly granted gifts and favours to ministers and bureaucrats for promoting its business. A bench of Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice Kurian […]
Just days after Shashi Kapoor turned 77, news emerged on Monday that Bollywood’s evergreen charmer will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award. Congratulations poured in for the actor, whose now frail frame, wrinkled face and silver locks fail to erase the image of his good looks and smile off his fans’ memory. Best known for […]
The NSW Premier, the Hon. Mike Baird visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Rosehill on Sunday, 15 March to take part in a special blessing ritual in front of hundreds of visitors and devotees. In an address to the assembly, Mr Baird praised the positive impact of the Indian community in NSW and […]
Mumbai, March 22 Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane will contest the prestigious Bandra East assembly bypoll, the party announced on Sunday. The party will not contest the Tasgaon-Kavthemahankal constituency in Sangli, held by former deputy chief minister R.R. Patil who died last month, state Congress chief Ashok Chavan announced following […]
New Delhi, March 22 Makers of REX Brand school shoes, DEIEM India, on Sunday said they have entered into an agreement with Reliance Retail to market their products at outlets of the Reliance Industries subsidiary. “REX brand school shoes, has signed an MOU with Reliance Retail Ltd., a subsidiary company of Reliance Industries Ltd., through […]
New Delhi, March 22 In a move to help banks deal with defaulting corporate borrowers, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Sunday eased norms for lenders to convert their debt into equity in distressed listed companies. The move would also pave the way for bankers to have a larger say in […]
Attari (Punjab), March 22 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that this was not the right time for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. The remark came following two latest incidents of fidayeen (suicide squads) attacking a police station and an army establishment in the […]
Attari (Punjab), March 22 (IANS) Diplomatic efforts by India helped in securing the release of 57 boats belonging to Indian fishermen from the custody of Pakistani authorities, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday. The boats, according to the home minister, will reach Porbandar along the Gujarat coast on Monday. The boats were confiscated […]