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The finest of the Kiwis we called our own (though actually Northern Irish), Sam Neill was embraced wholeheartedly by Australian cinephiles as a man of endless charm and dashing good looks. And what a career, including everything from a First Nations-led Western to a sci-fi epic via dinosaurs! Deeply saddened by his untimely passing, we…
CM Suvendu Adhikari has defended the provision, saying it is intended to target habitual offenders. NEW DELHI: Bengal’s controversial Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, popularly dubbed the ‘Goonda Bill’, came into force after midnight on Monday. The Act empowers the BJP government with sweeping powers including preventive detention, property confiscation and the…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday stepped up its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that he explain his recent foreign trip while also accusing him and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of neglecting the constituency after a landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad claimed eight lives.The landslide occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkampoyil-Meppadi twin-tube…
The matter will next be heard on July 20 NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Uttar Pradesh government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The court also sought a response from the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.“We direct SIT…
A young Perth doctor and musician is behind bars after being charged with killing a 63-year-old man in a late-night scuffle several hundred metres from the bustling nightlife strip in Fremantle. The incident has seen the 26-year-old refused bail and remanded in police custody after being hauled before the courts on a manslaughter charge. Here’s…
The Jewish Community Council of South Australia has condemned the vandalism of an Adelaide home on Saturday morning. The response came after Rosti Sverdlov’s Camden Park door and fence was graffitied with antisemitic messages and symbols on Saturday. Council president Annetay Henderson-Sapir said the Jewish community had a proud history in the state. “This shocking,…
Socceroos and Matildas contracted to A-League clubs could soon exercise their right to industrial action after the football players’ union rejected the latest pay deal proposed by league bosses. The previous collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between A-League Men and A-League Women players and the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) expired on June 30. Despite the agreement…
Actor Sam Neill, who starred in My Brilliant Career and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78. A post made to his social media account on Monday afternoon said he had died in Sydney “surrounded by his family”. “The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free,” the statement,…
One of the most beloved actors in Hollywood, the late Sam Neill is remembered as our “honorary Aussie” with a breadth of talent. Sam Neill knew he could make people smile. He had a knack for it. “I’m in the cheering-up business.” Whether it was through his vast array of movie roles, getting us all…
A litigant was removed from the Supreme Court after disrupting proceedings The Supreme Court on Monday set aside Gauhati high court’s judgments that upheld declarations of 27 appellants as foreigners, noting that citizenship and foreigner status must be decided through a “fair, lawful and reasonable” process.The ruling came from a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath…