Incidents of violence against Indians in Australia have not been addressed seriously by that country’s top administrators, Australian author Richard Flanagan said in Delhi on January 18. The activist author was engaged in a public conversation with Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India Lachlan Strahan at the India Habitat Centre in the Indian capital. He said the Australian leadership should…
Read MoreDay: January 31, 2012
Aussies ignore plight of Indians
Incidents of violence against Indians in Australia have not been addressed seriously by that country’s top administrators, Australian author Richard Flanagan said in Delhi on January 18. The activist author was engaged in a public conversation with Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India Lachlan Strahan at the India Habitat Centre in the Indian capital. He said the Australian leadership should…
Read MoreWelfare reform targets youth employment
The government is keen to end the ‘nanny state syndrome’ and encourage all able people to be gainfully employed in order to lift productivity level. The National-led government will introduce welfare reform, in terms of the promise made to the people as a part of its election campaign, Prime Minister John Key said. “Welfare reform is a very high priority…
Read MoreWelfare reform targets youth employment
The government is keen to end the ‘nanny state syndrome’ and encourage all able people to be gainfully employed in order to lift productivity level. The National-led government will introduce welfare reform, in terms of the promise made to the people as a part of its election campaign, Prime Minister John Key said. “Welfare reform is a very high priority…
Read MoreFloods ravage Fiji leaving six dead
In what was stated to be one of the worst natural calamities in three years, floods have wreaked havoc in many Western parts of Fiji, leaving at least six people dead and hundreds homeless. Setting aside its political differences with the Commodore Frank Bainimarama’s military regime, the New Zealand government donated $350,000 to aid agencies for relief operations. A Fiji…
Read MoreFloods ravage Fiji leaving six dead
In what was stated to be one of the worst natural calamities in three years, floods have wreaked havoc in many Western parts of Fiji, leaving at least six people dead and hundreds homeless. Setting aside its political differences with the Commodore Frank Bainimarama’s military regime, the New Zealand government donated $350,000 to aid agencies for relief operations. A Fiji…
Read MoreNeoliberalism undermines human rights
The advent of economic reforms in the hitherto socialist and communist countries including India, China, Russia and several countries of the former Soviet bloc has changed the face of the world economy. Free movement of capital across borders leading to acquisitions and mergers orchestrated by globalisation has seen the emergence of megacorps and larger number of high net worth individuals.…
Read MoreNeoliberalism undermines human rights
The advent of economic reforms in the hitherto socialist and communist countries including India, China, Russia and several countries of the former Soviet bloc has changed the face of the world economy. Free movement of capital across borders leading to acquisitions and mergers orchestrated by globalisation has seen the emergence of megacorps and larger number of high net worth individuals.…
Read MoreIndian associations honour Judge Ajit Singh
Four New Delhi based Indian global organisations honoured Manukau District Court Judge Dr Ajit Swaran Singh at as many Awards functions in the Indian capital last month. The Awards coincided with the annual Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) 2012 hosted by the Rajasthan State government under the aegis of the Indian Overseas Affairs Ministry in Jaipur from January 7 to 9,…
Read MoreIndian associations honour Judge Ajit Singh
Four New Delhi based Indian global organisations honoured Manukau District Court Judge Dr Ajit Swaran Singh at as many Awards functions in the Indian capital last month. The Awards coincided with the annual Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) 2012 hosted by the Rajasthan State government under the aegis of the Indian Overseas Affairs Ministry in Jaipur from January 7 to 9,…
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