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Gillard’s ratings plunge after budget
Published on 17 May, 2011 at 12:27 in Australian | Viewed 278 views times | No Comments
Support for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has plunged, leaving her personal standing even lower than her predecessor Kevin Rudd.
Gillard’s support plunged after voters gave their lowest rating to Labour’s fourth budget, the overall worst reaction in almost 20 years, leaving the prime minister’s personal standing below that of former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd when he was removed as leader, The Australian reported.
Voters’ approval of Gillard is the…
Africa looks at India with pride: Former Ghana president
Published on 17 May, 2011 at 12:02 in World | Viewed 301 views times | No Comments
Accra (Ghana): African countries need to look at India “with pride because of what it has been able to achieve with its can do spirit”, Ghana’s former president John Agyekum Kufuor said ahead of the second India Africa Summit in Addis Ababa later this month.
There are similarities between Africa and India, said Kufuor who added that with the right spirit, people of Africa can move out of the present…
90-year-old Prince Philip regrets leaving naval career
Published on 17 May, 2011 at 11:58 in World | Viewed 197 views times | No Comments
London: Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, who would soon turn 90, still feels disappointed at deserting a promising naval career after his wife became the British monarch in 1952.
The Duke of Edinburgh said in an ITV1 interview that he regrets at making many “mistakes” in his 90-year-long life.
“Well, I mean, how long is a piece of string? I don’t know how difficult it was, it was naturally…
Vic Coalition announces $40 million flood recovery boost
Published on 15 May, 2011 at 10:31 in Local | Viewed 675 views times | No Comments
MAY 14th : Deputy Premier and Leader of The Nationals Peter Ryan today announced an additional $40 million worth of initiatives to help regional communities and businesses recover from the devastating 2010-2011 Victorian floods.
Speaking at The Nationals State Conference in Shepparton, Mr Ryan said the funding included $30 million for the Flood Recovery Community Infrastructure Fund and $10 million for the Victorian Business Flood Recovery Fund.
“The Flood Recovery Community…
Indian-origin honeymooning woman raped before murder?
Published on 15 May, 2011 at 9:59 in Indian Abroad | Viewed 317 views times | No Comments
Indian-origin woman Anni Dewani, who was killed in South Africa during her honeymoon, was probably sexually assaulted before being killed, according to the post-mortem examination report.
Anni, 28, died Nov 13 last year. She and her 31-year-old husband Shrien were on a taxi in Cape Town when it was hijacked. Both Shrien and the taxi driver escaped unhurt. But…
Victoria Police Singhs a New Tune!
Published on 15 May, 2011 at 3:22 in Local | Viewed 1,367 views times | No Comments
It takes an extraordinary individual to take on a career where every moment of your work could be a threat to your life. It also takes an extraordinary individual to take a step from working in a cosy corporate environment to handling dangerous crimes,…
How bin Laden lived with three wives, 17 kids under one roof in Abbottabad
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 11:29 in World | Viewed 150 views times | No Comments
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s rosy portrayal of being married to jihad was sorely tested as he lived with three wives and 17 children during his last days.
“Believe me, when your children and your wife become part of your struggle, life becomes very enjoyable,” TIME quoted bin Laden, as saying before the 9/11 terror attack, when he was able to keep his four wives and several children living comfortably…
‘Realty boom coming in smaller cities’
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 11:26 in India | Viewed 170 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: The population in India’s big cities is exploding and in the next five years, the housing boom will reach the smaller urban centres to target new segments of customers, says realty finance expert and author Sitaraman.
“The real estate sector will go to the tier 4, 5, 6, 7 cities – the small towns – in the next five years. The industry intends to target government servants, small…
Nepal’s border battle film stokes anti-India sentiments
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 6:00 in Diaspora | Viewed 469 views times | No Comments
Kathmandu:
India’s home minister calls up his counterpart in Nepal and orders him to drop the demand for a new inspection of the border between the two neighbouring countries, warning that otherwise, the government in Nepal would topple. This is the plot…
Anyone wants to be killed, cooked, and eaten? Man held
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 5:41 in Freaky/Weird | Viewed 297 views times | No Comments
London: A man in Slovakia who placed an advertisement to seek a person who would agree to be killed, cooked and eaten has been arrested after his `guest’ had second thoughts and tipped off the police, it was reported.
The suspected cannibal was arrested in Slovakia.
The Swiss man who answered the advertisement claimed he thought the offer was just a “macabre fantasy game”.
He changed his mind after telephone conversations with…
