IS behind Tunisia museum attack?

IS behind Tunisia museum attack?

Tunis, March 19  The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group is believed to be behind the attack on a museum in Tunisia’s parliament complex which killed 23 people, including 20 foreign tourists, media reports said on Thursday. The IS said in an audio message that the attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis was carried out […]

Black money bill likely to be tabled on Friday

Black money bill likely to be tabled on Friday

New Delhi, March 19 The Lok Sabha is likely to take up on Friday the cabinet-approved anti-black-money bill that proposes a short window to overseas income tax assessees to declare assets, pay tax and penalty and avoid imprisonment. A senior finance ministry official here told IANS on Thursday that the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets […]

WA wins from Queensland Labor uranium ban

WA wins from Queensland Labor uranium ban

Western Australia’s promising uranium sector is ideally placed to capitalise on a looming Queensland Government ban on mining the nuclear fuel ore, according to Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion.   “The industry can rest assured we are working to maximise uranium opportunities in WA, as opposed to Queensland Labor’s short-sighted approach,” Mr Marmion said. […]

Disaster assistance for flood-affected Western Australia communities

Disaster assistance for flood-affected Western Australia communities

C ommonwealth Minister for Justice Michael Keenan, and Western Australian Premier, Colin Barnett, today announced that disaster assistance has been activated for councils in 16 local government areas following flooding between 28 February and 8 March 2015. Mr Keenan said the assistance was being provided under the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements […]

WA Heritage Awards finalists announced

WA Heritage Awards finalists announced

The newly opened National Anzac Centre in Albany and the refurbishment of the historic Wanslea into the Cancer Wellness Centre are among the finalists in the 2015 Western Australian Heritage Awards.   The awards, in their 23rd year, honour the leading contributors to heritage conservation, adaptive reuse, promotion, tourism and interpretation in WA.   Heritage […]

FAKE TONGUE STUDS ARE A FATAL FASHION

FAKE TONGUE STUDS ARE A FATAL FASHION

NSW Fair Trading is warning consumers to stay away from potentially lethal fake tongue studs.   Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the studs could be inhaled and lodge in the lungs or airways, or be swallowed and potentially perforate bodily organs.   “There are two types of tongue studs that are banned in Australia […]

Indian-origin man convicted for rape in Britain

Indian-origin man convicted for rape in Britain

London, March 18  An Indian-origin man has been convicted for raping a woman in Britain nearly two years ago, after his DNA was linked to samples recovered from the crime scene, according to media reports on Wednesday. Hardeep Sandhu, 39, was found guilty by a jury of rape and injuring with the intention of committing […]

19 killed in Tunisia museum attack

19 killed in Tunisia museum attack

Tunis , March 18  At least 19 people, including 17 tourists, were killed in an armed attack on a museum here on Wednesday, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said. Five “terrorists” carried out the attack on Bardo Museum, and two of them were killed by security forces, Essid said at a press conference, according to […]

Ramachandran appointed vice-chair of an ANOC commission

Ramachandran appointed vice-chair of an ANOC commission

New Delhi, March 18  Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president N. Ramachandran has been appointed vice-chair of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) international relations commission, the IOA announced on Wednesday. In a letter issued by ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah on Tuesday, he said that the ANOC took the decision on the appointment […]