New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday filed a chargesheet in a court here against a cab driver of the Uber taxi company who was accused of raping a 27-year-old working woman in the capital. Police filed the chargesheet against Shiv Kumar Yadav before Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Kumar Malik on charges of rape, abduction, […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox is urging bargain-hungry consumers to shop around and do their homework before the end-of-year sales frenzy. “As one of the biggest trading days of the year, consumers will be out in force looking for the best bargains, while retailers will be discounting heavily to tempt shoppers with post-Christmas deals,” […]
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion today marked the billionth dollar returned to the mining industry, six months after the launch of Western Australia’s world-first Mining Rehabilitation Fund. “The fund is a big winner for jobs and the industry during this challenging time for our resources sector,” Mr Marmion said. “This money was previously tied […]
The State Government has announced funding for a Fremantle-based choir made up of members who have experienced homelessness, hardship and mental health issues. Attending the choir’s rehearsal ahead of their Christmas Eve performance at Bathers Beach, Mental Health and Disability Services Minister Helen Morton said members had found that singing in the Starlight Hotel Choir […]
A tougher industry code of conduct and a licensing scheme for motor vehicle insurance loss assessors are among a range of key measures to be introduced by the NSW Government to safeguard consumers, NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox, said today. After careful consideration, the NSW Government had decided to support most of the recommendations […]
Premier Colin Barnett and Treasurer Mike Nahan today released the 2014-15 Mid-year Review which includes an unprecedented $5 billion write-down in general government revenue projections since the 2014-15 Budget, including a downward revision of $1.6 billion in the current financial year. Mr Barnett said strong growth in exports saw the Western Australian economy expand by […]
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Home ministry officials would visit and hold camps in various districts for minority communities facing problems in grant of citizenship and long term visa (LTV), the government said Tuesday. “The teams of officials will visit 24 identified districts for citizenship in eight states and 14 districts for LTV cases of […]
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The results of the assembly polls Tuesday were broadly in line with the predictions made by most exit polls, with the BJP and its allies getting full majority in Jharkhand, and a hung verdict in Jammu and Kashmir. The ABP-Nielsen, CVoter, ITG-Cicero and Chanakya exit polls had predicted that the […]
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Indian film industry Tuesday plunged into gloom following the death of legendary Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander. KB, as he was fondly called by his fans, died at a private hospital here due to urinary infection and age-related ailments. Many film personalities took to Twitter to share their grief. Prakash Raj: […]
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Legendary Tamil movie and drama director, screen writer and producer K. Balachander – who was instrumental in bringing talents like Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Prakash Raj to the film industry – passed away here Tuesday, his manager said. He was 84. Balachander was ailing for some time and was admitted to […]