Chandigarh, March 15 Opposing the Land Acquisition bill brought by the BJP-led central government, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Sunday said the only aim of the proposed law was to grab the farmers’ land and help land grabbers. The issue was raised at a meeting of BKU leaders from Punjab and Haryana held here […]
Mumbai, March 15 With over 99 percent of permitted investment levels for overseas investors already exhausted, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will on Monday auction investment limits for government debt securities worth Rs.893 crore. The BSE, in a circular, said the auction will take place on its “ebidxchange” platform between 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. […]
It may be even more difficult for you to identify a genuine 500-rupee note from a counterfeit one as the currency being smuggled into India by inimical agencies is now a closer imitation of the original, Delhi Police have cautioned. Officers of the Delhi Police Special Cell point to the role of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence […]
Islamabad, March 15 Two powerful explosions rocked two churches in Pakistan’s Lahore city on Sunday killing at least 15 people and triggering violence, media said. Jamatul Ahrar, an offshoot of the Tehreek-e-Taliban, claimed responsibility for the deadly attack, news web sites said. At least 78 people were hurt in the explosions at the Catholic Church […]
Minister for Fair Trading, Matthew Mason-Cox, today marked World Consumer Rights Day by acknowledging NSW Fair Trading’s work to protect consumers and focussing on key areas of reform this year. “The rights enjoyed by NSW consumers today are the culmination of more than 50 years of partnership between government, stakeholders and consumer advocacy groups,” […]
Today the South Australian Government has announced $90 million towards the redevelopment of the Adelaide Festival Centre. This is the most significant capital infrastructure works undertaken at the Centre since it was opened in 1973. The redevelopment will address the long-standing issues with the exterior of the building and create new features, including entries, […]
The Baird Government today announced a comprehensive package to combat the scourge of ice in the community including new laws to make more ice dealers face life in prison. NSW Premier Mike Baird and Deputy Premier Troy Grant said new measures would include increased roadside drug testing by police, the mandatory state-wide online recording […]
Port Vila, March 14 At least six people were killed on Saturday after a Category 5 cyclone, one of the strongest storms seen in the South Pacific in years, hit the island of Vanuatu, threatening the lives of its 260,000 inhabitants. Cyclone Pam hit the island’s capital city Port Vila on Friday afternoon with sustained […]
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 While the rival fronts in the Kerala assembly have claimed ‘victory’ over what happened on Saturday on the floor of the house, the real looser has been democracy. If that was not enough, the Left opposition called a state- wide shut down on Saturday to protest against its legislators […]
Mumbai, March 14 India’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by $286.3 million to $337.79 billion for the week ended March 6, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed. The reserves had increased by $3.88 billion to $338.07 billion for the previous week ended Feb 27. In the week ended Feb 20 the reserves were up by […]