Today Mr Ross (Spiro) Alatsas stepped into the role of Acting Chairperson for the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC). Mr Alatsas has been Deputy Chairperson of the VMC since 2011. Mr Alatsas said he is honoured to be taking on the mantle of Acting Chairperson during the recruitment process for the VMC’s next Chairperson. “I am […]
Gita Gordon, nominated by Britain’s Liberal Democrats as a candidate in next month’s parliamentary elections, has been a busy woman lately, attending one meeting after another and canvassing door-to-door, but never feels tired to underline her resolve to stand by the voters and prove they can change things. Gordon, an India-born woman fighting from the […]
Voting rights of Muslims should be revoked to stop vote-bank politics, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said in an article slamming AIMIM leaders Asaduddin and Akbaruddin Owaisi for polarising the community. In the article published in the lastest issue of the Shiv Sena’s mouthpeice Saamna, Raut, also a Rajya Sabha member, addressed All India […]
The union government has “silently extended” the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to “entire state of Arunachal Pradesh” without consulting the state government and appears keen to deal with the insurgency in border areas on its own, state Chief minister Nabam Tuki has said. Tuki said the central government could have tightened security in […]
Soldiers slain in battle “attain heavenly worlds” or in victory, “enjoy the earth”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in the visitors book after paying homage on Saturday at the Indian Memorial at Neuve Chapelle commemorating Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the Western Front during World War I. “Hato va Prapsyasi Swargam, Jitva va […]
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs.3 lakh each to families of the 20 people, mostly Tamils, killed by police in Andhra Pradesh as sporadic protests took place in Tamil Nadu against the widely condemned killings. As a section of lawyers urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure justice to those […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met a group of Muslim leaders who voiced their concerns, including the growing radicalisation of the young in the country’s largest religious minority. As they sought the government’s support in providing better facilities to Muslim youths particularly in education, Modi gave them a patient hearing, an official statement said. […]
Seeking to scotch “lies” being floated about the land acquisition bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that it synergized India’s growth imperative with the need for environment protection, while calling for the country to demonstrate leadership in tackling the global threat of climate change. Inaugurating the state environment and forest ministers’ conference here, […]
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested AIADMK leader and former agriculture minister “Agri” S.S. Krishnamoorthy in connection with the suicide of S. Muthukumarasamy, an engineer in the agricultural department, last month. According to police, Krishnamoorthy, who was arrested on Saturday night, was summoned for questioning about the case and was later arrested. The police have also […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that a conspiracy was being hatched against him ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power. “Ever since our party came to power, a conspiracy is on against me. The blackmailers and corrupt people have come together to tarnish my image,” he said at an […]