NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay today reminded drivers heading to the Sydney CBD this weekend that the 40km/h speed limit zone will be rolled out from tomorrow. “The 40km/h speed limit will make the roads around this high pedestrian area even safer and is ahead of schedule to ensure the change is […]
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is advising consumers to take extra care when using retractable cable chargers through a USB connection for their electronic devices including ipods, ipads and iphones. Mr Stowe said consumers should read any product information and be aware of the appropriate use of this type of charger. Here are three […]
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Your filmy conversations on Twitter are set to give the micro-blogging site a new way to display targeted ads. The advertising move named “Movie Conversation” would display ads about a particular movie to users who have tweeted about similar movies or related keywords, said a report in Hollywood Reporter. For instance, […]
Madrid, Sep 26 (IANS) The second repatriated Spaniard suffering from the Ebola virus has died. Manuel Garcia Viejo died Thursday after his condition deteriorated, Xinhua reported. The 69-year-old had arrived at the Carlos III Hospital in north of Madrid Monday. His condition was described as serious as he was suffering from severe dehydration and his liver […]
Kiev, Sep 26 (IANS) A group of American advisors will come to Ukraine in the near future to assist the country with the modernisation of its army, US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has said. “We believe that Ukraine needs to be able to defend itself, and we will support that,” Xinhua quoted Pyatt as saying […]
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) A new social networking site Ello – described by some people as “anti-Facebook” – that has created quite a buzz claims to end the “real name” policy by keeping itself simple, beautiful and ad-free. In a manifesto posted on its website, the developers claims that “your social network is owned by […]
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) India and the US have a fundamental stake in each otherÂ’s success, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and added that “it will be of great value in advancing peace, security and stability in the Asia and Pacific regions”. India and the US have a fundamental stake in each otherÂ’s success “for […]
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) A day before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to the US, a human rights group has obtained summons against him for his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots as state chief minister. New York based American Justice Centre (AJC) obtained the summons from the US Federal Court for the […]
Incheon, Sep 26 (IANS) India’s Yuki Bhambri and Sanam Singh reached the men’s singles quarterfinals while compatriot Ankita Raina was ousted in the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles tennis competition at the 17th Asian Games here Friday. Bhambri, the highest seeded Indian in Incheon, eased to a 6-3, 6-3 straight-set win over 13th seed, Christopher Benjamin […]
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) Vinod Khosla, Indian-American co-founder of Sun Microsystems, has lost a court battle against a coastal protection group to keep the public out from a popular beach in northern California with the victorious attorney saying that “great wealth cannot be used to circumvent and ignore the law”. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge […]