Jalandhar, July 1: Overwhelming response awaited former Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh who launched his mass contact programme from Jalandhar despite the show cause notice issued to three of his supporters late last evening by the state disciplinary action committee. The party leaders who gathered here included CLP leader Sunil Jakhar who projected him […]
Perth : The commissioner of Australia’s newly created Border Force says details of the agency’s “operational matters” will not be discussed publicly. The agency — which merges the frontline functions of Customs and Immigration — officially begins today.It will be responsible for immigration security at Australia’s air and sea ports and will also patrol Australia’s […]
Sydney : After some pretty dumb comparisons between Australia and Greece, it’s worth noting that rather than suggest austerity here, the IMF thinks we might be trying to hit surplus too soon, writes Greg Jericho.The past week has seen the International Monetary Fund fighting with Greece over the repayments of its debt. It brought back […]
Sydney : Prime Minister Tony Abbott denies that comments on China being unable to play a serious global leadership role by the head of his own department are provocative.Michael Thawley, Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, expressed frank views at a forum at the Australian National University (ANU) yesterday.”[China is] not willing […]
Beijing, July 1: A Chinese submarine’s visit to Pakistan was in no way a threat to India, according to a military spokesman of the defence ministry here.Asked by visiting journalists to the Chinese ministry of national defence whether such a visit could be seen as a threat to India, as some commentators have said, Major […]