People protested here on Thursday on the busy Mehrauli-Gurgaon road, demanding justice for a five-year-old girl who was raped after being lured with the promise of a plate of chowmein. The girl, who is under treatment at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital, was kidnapped from a function in Chakarpur and raped on March 29. People also blocked […]
India’s premier B-school, XLRI – Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand has created a world record for the largest hand washing relay with a whopping 991 participants, a statement said on Thursday. The Guinness World Records has officially confirmed it, the institute said. The relay was part of ‘Banega Swachh India’ campaign conducted by […]
At least 15 people were killed and over 60 injured by armed assailants who forced their way into a university in northeastern Kenya and opened fire at students early Thursday even as authorities said 280 students were rescued while 535 still remained unaccounted for. Kenya Red Cross officials said at least 65 people, including two […]
Six police officials were injured in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district on Thursday when a mob attacked them after the policemen objected to their alleged forced donation drive for organising a religious programme. A station house officer was among those injured in the mob attack on the Chabda police station, a district police official said. All the […]
Saina Nehwal has officially been anointed the No.1 woman player in world badminton. Sania Mirza is on the cusp of becoming the top-most in tennis doubles – she is No.3 right now. The two Hyderabadis are the best role models for young Indian women trying to make a mark in today’s highly competitive world of […]
Over 350 Indians were safely airlifted from strife-torn Yemen, but the returnees on Thursday were apprehensive about their future and hoped they would land jobs. India sent its biggest plane, the C-17 (Globemaster), to evacuate its nationals, 190 of whom landed in Mumbai on Thursday while another 168 went to Kochi in Kerala. Fighting has […]
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services with special responsibility for multicultural affairs and settlement services and Tony Pasin, Member for Barker, today said migrant settlement in Australia’s rural towns was important as it was helping offset the flow of young people to cities. Speaking in Mount Gambier, South Australia, […]
Hundreds of young people are expected to descend on Perth’s cultural precinct next week when National Youth Week gets under way. On Tuesday, Youth Minister Tony Simpson will launch the annual event, the largest celebration of young people in Australia, at the Western Australian Museum. “Thousands of young people aged 12-25 throughout Australia […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that Mr Mustafa Kamal has tendered his resignation as the ICC President with immediate effect. In his resignation letter to the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson, Mr Kamal said he was stepping down on personal grounds and offered his apologies to all associated with the ICC, while […]
Our diverse and multicultural community is one of our State’s greatest strengths. The Victorian community collectively comes from over 200 countries, speaks more than 230 languages and dialects, and follows 135 faiths. It is an honour to serve such a rich and diverse community that so many Victorians are proud of. Sadly, I have seen […]