New Delhi, Feb 19 Former law minister and veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani Thursday said the central government was not “serious enough” on the issue of bringing back the black money stashed abroad. At a ‘Meet the Press’ programme, the lawyer said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “quite serious” about the issue but questioned his team. […]
New Delhi, Feb 19 The Aam Admi Party (AAP), which came to power for the second time in Delhi — with a record 67-seat win this time, is “encouraging theft” by promising people free water and cheap power, Congress leader Sheila Dikshit Thursday said observing that some of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s promises were simply […]
New Delhi, Feb 19 The BJP’s drubbing in Delhi elections is likely to cast its shadow on the legislative agenda of the NDA government with opposition parties expected to join hands against the ruling alliance on a range of issues including some ordinances that have to be replaced with bills. The important budget session, which […]
New Delhi, Feb 19 Clearing the government’s position on the controversial ‘ghar wapsi’ events organised by various Hindu groups, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said “if religion conversion is wrong, than re-conversion is also wrong”. In an interview to HeadLines Today channel, the minister said ‘ghar wapsi’ programmes by various organisations might have […]
Mumbai, Feb 19 The romantic moments between actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, portrayal of a strict father, revelry around Indian wedding and a fun train journey in “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (DDLJ) will be missed by moviegoers as the iconic movie made its final curtain call Thursday at famous Maratha Mandir here – after […]
Leading thinkers from the health, planning and transport industries drawn from across NSW gathered today in Parliament House as part of FitNSW, a peak annual fitness forum aimed at promoting more active and healthy NSW communities. The second annual FitNSW forum, organised by the Premier’s Council for Active Living, was staged to promote increased physical […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today unveiled the first of 12 new mobile breast screening vans which will be rolled out across NSW in coming months. Mrs Skinner was joined by NSW Chief Cancer Officer Professor David Currow as she inspected the van at an industrial site at Minto, in Sydney’s south-west, where final fit-out is […]
The State’s worst drink driving offenders will be forced to install breath testing immobilisers in their vehicles after alcohol interlock legislation passed through State Parliament last night. Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said after a decade of talk about alcohol interlocks, the Liberal National Government had taken tough action on drink drivers. “This legislation will […]
ABC Radio along with broadcast partners, BBC & Radio Sport NZ, are delivering the most ambitious and comprehensive tournament coverage of the ICC World Cup ever for radio ever. Over the six weeks, across 14 venues, ABC Radio will deliver Australian audiences live, ball-by-ball coverage of all 49 matches for the first time. The commentary […]
The State’s worst drink driving offenders will be forced to install breath testing immobilisers in their vehicles after alcohol interlock legislation passed through State Parliament last night. Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said after a decade of talk about alcohol interlocks, the Liberal National Government had taken tough action on drink drivers. “This legislation will […]