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…
Police say a north-west Tasmanian man has been charged after being allegedly caught drink driving for the third time in just over a week. The 43-year-old man was first intercepted by police in Devonport on June 5, where he was charged with a high-range, drink-driving offence after allegedly returning a blood alcohol reading more than…
Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has made a last-ditch plea to her party to retain her candidacy for the state election, after refusing to apologise to her parliamentary colleague for alleging he put her in a headlock. Mrs Deeming had accused former party leader Matthew Guy of assaulting her at a community event in May….
NEW DELHI: Oil-producing group OPEC+ Sunday approved another modest increase of 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) in production for Aug, the fifth such hike in as many months since the war broke out in West Asia.Analysts said the move is expected to increase crude availability in the market, put downward pressure on prices and ease…
NEW DELHI: In a likely breakthrough in govt’s attempts to muster a two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the Constitution amendment bill to increase seats in Lok Sabha and implement women’s reservation law from 2029, DMK, which has 22 members in Lok Sabha, said it is open to negotiation if govt can guarantee that the…
According to police deceased Bano’s daughter, Aliya, was in a relationship with Lavkush Verma, a resident of the same village. (Image credit-Social media) KANPUR: A 46-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her son-in-law in Banda district after she reportedly opposed her daughter’s love marriage.The accused allegedly attacked the woman with a sharp-edged weapon…
The daughter of a woman brutally murdered by her partner in her Canberra home almost four years ago has told the ACT Supreme Court she still wonders whether she could have saved her mother. Warning: This story contains graphic details. Family and domestic violence support: Her mother’s killer, Adam James Britt, 40, pleaded guilty earlier…
On his 31st birthday, Jai Arrow has vowed to fight the disease that has ended his rugby league career, and affects many families across Australia. Arrow was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) earlier this year, the same disease AFL great Neale Daniher lived with until his death in May. MND is a terminal neurological…
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Hours after formally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik were on Thursday named as the BJP’s candidates for the upcoming bypoll elections.The announcement came shortly after the three leaders were…
Hello, my name is Mark Gollom. I’ve been covering the Stronach trial since it began in February. Today we are in a Toronto courtroom expecting to hear from Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy with an update on her finding whether Stronach is guilty or not guilty of the charges he’s facing. It’s expected, however,…