Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief hits out at Salman Khan

Srinagar, May 19 : Asiya Andrabi, chief of women’s separatist group ‘Dukhtaran-e-Milat’ (Daughters of Faith), Tuesday came down heavily on Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for advocating re-opening of cinema theatres in the Kashmir Valley. ”Salman Khan is acting like an Indian agent to help cultural aggression of Kashmir by India,” Asiya told reporters here.The firebrand […]

Jyotika thanks fans for 36 Vayadhinile success

Tamil actress Jyotika, who returned to the silver screen nearly after a gap of eight years with “36 Vayadhinile” (At The Age of 36), today said the success of the movie was due to support of the people who wanted to “empower and celebrate womanhood”.”Standing proud today because of you all, all I can say […]

No GST-free ride for Uber warns Australian Tax Office

Sedney : Thousands of Uber drivers across the nation will have to register for GST by August 1, which could mean the cost of rides taken by consumers on the popular ride-sharing service rises by 10 per cent.The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed that people who provide ride-sharing services such as Uber are providing “taxi […]

How McDonald’s dodged half a billion dollars in Australian tax

Sedney : International fast-food giant McDonald’s avoided paying half a billion dollars of tax in Australia over five-year period by shifting profits through the low-tax nation of Singapore, a new report by a global coalition of trade unions says.The report, which has been funded and commissioned by a coalition of global trade unions including the […]

Prison officers at risk as prison population grows

Sedney : When a frustrated prisoner threw a billiard ball at Jason Gould it cost the prison officer the sight in his left eye.”An inmate was having a bad day,” says Mr Gould. “He threw a pool ball at me and got me in the left eye and ruptured the eye ball and the iris […]