Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world leaders to follow the US and relocate their embassies to Jerusalem. Speaking during a reception of a US diplomatic delegation in Jerusalem, Netanyahu thanked the US for the relocation, which will take place on Monday. “There is no greater supporter of Israel on the earth,” […]
At least seven Maoists were gunned down in separate encounters with security personnel in Odisha’s Kandhamal and Balangir districts in last two days, said an official on Monday. “Five Maoists were killed during a combing operation at Sudukumpa forest in Kandhamal’s Golanki village. “While two were killed in Dudkamal village of Balangir district,” said Additional […]
Polling for electing 38,616 representatives across three tiers to West Bengal Panchayat (rural) bodies began at 7 a.m. on Monday. Long queues were seen outside several booths as people from all social and economic backgrounds patiently waited for their turn to exercise their democratic right. Pre-poll surveys have predicted that the coming rural elections could […]
A review of the sexual consent provisions in the Crimes Act will determine if the law needs to be amended to protect victims better, Attorney General Mark Speakman and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward announced today. Mr Speakman, in consultation with Ms Goward, last week asked the NSW Law Reform […]
Leading Sydney-based integrated residential land developer, Goldmate Property (of Goldmate Group), has announced the Stage 2 release of its fast- selling Albert Park land estate in Sydney’s growing north-west region, along with a promotion aimed at assisting first home buyers struggling to get a foothold in the property market. For the remainder of 2018, first […]
Moscow hopes that Iran and Israel will exercise restraint after alleged mutual missile attacks, the Kremlin said Thursday. “Moscow is concerned about the growing tensions and hopes that all parties will show restraint and resort exclusively to political and diplomatic means to solve all existing problems,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a daily briefing, Xinhua […]
US Department of the Treasury said on Thursday that it has imposed sanctions against nine Iranian individuals and entities it accused of transferring millions of dollars to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. The decision came on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s announcement to withdraw from the historic Iran nuclear deal, Xinhua reported. […]
Fortis Healthcare on Thursday said that its Board will recommend the binding offer of the Hero and Burman consortium for shareholders’ approval. According to the healthcare major, the entire exercise for selecting the Hero and Burman consortium involved a process that witnessed “deliberation and recommendation” by an independent Expert Advisory Committee (EAC). “The Board considered […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the fact that five of the “most wanted” Islamic State leaders have been captured recently, including Abu Zeid al-Iraqi, one of the main collaborators of the organisation’s chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!” Trump tweeted, referring to a coordinated operation to arrest the […]
Democrats from the US House Intelligence Committee have released thousands of advertisements that were run on Facebook by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA) to influence the 2016 US Presidential election. The Democrats on Thursday released 3,519 such ads purchased by the IRA during the 2014-2016 period. “More than 11.4 million American users were exposed […]