New York, Aug 21 : Two small planes carrying a team of two pilots and 17 parachutists practicing for a group jump at a coming air show, have collided over western Slovakia, killing seven people.According to the New York Times, 31 people were able to parachute to safety.The Slovak aviation authorities said the Czech-made Let […]
Colombo, Aug.21 : United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremasinghe was sworn-in Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister for a fourth time on Friday morning by President Maithripala Sirisena.The ceremony was held at the Presidential Secretariat at 9.30 a.m., the Colombo Page web site reports.Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa also attended the ceremony.Wickremasinghe, whose party won the […]
Mumbai, Aug 21 (PE): Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday approved Z-plus security for social activist Anna Hazare, who received a threat note yesterday. An FIR had been lodged at Parner police station in Ahmednagar district after the letter was received.The letter read that a hired killer, who has a “habit of killing noble people,” wanted […]
New Delhi, Aug.21 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly said that it will study the Supreme Court’s latest order on the Uphaar Cinema fire case. The All India Radio quoted official sources, as saying that the agency may take a call on filing a review petition after going through the judgment.The apex court […]
Sydney : The Abbott Government has today opened applications for a $400,000 grants programme to support and develop women leaders in Australian sport.Minister for Sport Sussan Ley and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Michaelia Cash announced today the Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) programme, now in its 14th year, is offering grants of […]