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Rahul also announced that he would hold a public interaction on July 17 in Dehradun, where he would address the broader issue of paper leaks. NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday intensified his attack on the Centre over recurring examination paper leaks, citing the cancellation of the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)…
Victorian government minister Melissa Horne says new allegations about the CFMEU’s influence on state construction sites are “alarming” and “extremely serious”, writing to the infrastructure authority to seek assurances they had acted appropriately. The Age reported on Tuesday that former executive director of the Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) Stephen King alleged he was improperly…
An 18-year-old assaulted an 87-year-old traffic warden after he subjected the young man’s girlfriend to “persistent unwanted attention”, a Perth court has heard. Jatin Pudaruth was set to be sentenced after previously pleading guilty to assaulting a public officer and stealing in relation to the incident outside Rossmoyne Primary School on the morning of May…
Faith Isaacs felt like something was not right as she shared brunch with her older sister Jana Armstrong. It was the last time Ms Isaacs saw the 30-year-old mother alive. Family and domestic violence support services: 1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 DV Connect Women’s Line: 1800 811 811 MensLine: 1300 789 978 Kids Helpline: 1800…
India summons Iranian envoy after Indian crew member killed in Hormuz tanker strike (ANI images) India on Tuesday summoned Iran’s deputy chief of mission in New Delhi, Mohammad Javad Hosseini, after an Indian crew member was killed in an Iranian strike on two United Arab Emirates (UAE) oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.The ministry…
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a joint warning alongside nearly two dozen partner agencies about Russian-linked hackers targeting critical Australian industries. The ASD has highlighted poorly secured network devices as easy targets for hackers linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). It says cyber actors operating for the FSB are targeting critical infrastructure…
Volunteers have been left stunned after a memorial garden dedicated to lost loved ones was ransacked by thieves in western NSW. Nearly $2,000 worth of plants were taken from the National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG) memorial garden in Dubbo over the weekend. The charity permits individuals to pledge plants in the garden in…
Parts of the Sturt Highway, which connects Sydney to Adelaide and provides an integral part of the country’s freight network, have been given the lowest possible safety rating by the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). It is one of several major Australian highways that had sections rated one out of five stars in data released…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Jharkhand high court’s order granting bail to former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav and other convicts in the fodder scam case.The top court also asked the high court to expedite the hearing of the pending appeals, preferably within six months.A bench pf Justices…
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju departs for Qatar to convey India’s condolences over former Emir’s demise NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju has departed from Delhi Airport for Qatar to convey official condolences on behalf of India following the demise of the Gulf nation’s former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.Sheikh Hamad, who was widely…