Aizawl win I-League to create history

Aizawl win I-League to create history

Aizawl FC on Sunday earned a well-deserved 1-1 draw against Shillong Lajong FC to create history by becoming the first club from the north-east to win the I-League title. Lajong had taken the early lead when centre-forward Asier Pierrick Dipanda slammed home a header in the ninth minute. That complicated things for the visitors as […]

S.Korea’s trade surplus reaches $13.3 bn in April

S.Korea’s trade surplus reaches $13.3 bn in April

South Korea registered a trade surplus of $13.3 billion in April, a data released on Monday by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said. This was when the country’s exports, the main engine of its economy, increased for the sixth consecutive month, Efe news reported. In addition, South Korea’s trade balance in April also […]

Congress party polls should not end up in fracas, says Antony

Congress party polls should not end up in fracas, says Antony

Senior Congress leader A.K. Antony on Sunday asked his partymen to ensure that the upcoming organisational polls, if they take place, should not end up in fracas. He said this while speaking to reporters at his home here soon after renewing his party membership. State Congress President M.M. Hassan along with numerous party workers met […]

11 die in Pakistan accident

11 die in Pakistan accident

At least 11 persons were killed on Sunday when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, police said. Many others were injured in the accident near Lowari Top, The News International reported. The injured have been rushed to a hospital. According to the police, the driver of the bus lost […]

Telangana assembly passes amendment to Land Acquisition Act

Telangana assembly passes amendment to Land Acquisition Act

The Telangana assembly on Sunday passed amendments to the Land Acquisition Act sent back by the Law Ministry, amid protests by the Congress demanding a discussion on farmers’ problems. The amendments to the Telangana Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Telangana Amendment Act, 2016) were passed within 10 minutes […]

Trade, terror to be focus of Modi-Erdogan talks

Trade, terror to be focus of Modi-Erdogan talks

Economic ties and cooperation in the fight against terrorism are expected to dominate the bilateral talks Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have here on Monday. Erdogan’s Sunday-Monday India visit comes at the start of a diplomatic blitz he is embarking on after winning a referendum on April 16 which […]

Le Pen proposes two-currency system as ‘euro is dead’

Le Pen proposes two-currency system as ‘euro is dead’

French far-right National Front leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday proposed a dual currency system for France, a national currency for its home economy and another for international trade as, in her opinion, the “euro is dead”. “We will have a national currency like all other countries, and a common currency together,” […]

US, South Korea end annual military drills

US, South Korea end annual military drills

Accounts of those individuals and entities who have not provided self-certification by April 30 will be blcked by the Indian government from Monday, it has been announced. This would be done in order to comply with the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). “The account holders may be informed that, in case […]

The Hon Michael Sukkar MP launches The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal to multicultural communities

The Hon Michael Sukkar MP launches The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal to multicultural communities

The Salvation Army has today called on multicultural communities to support its annual Red Shield Doorknock to raise much needed funds to help those in need. This year’s Red Shield Doorknock aims to raise $75 million across Australia. The Hon Michael Sukkar MP, Member for Deakin, Assistant Treasurer, launched this year’s event, joined by Salvation […]