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A Capricorn Coast tourist operator has launched a new ferry, despite the undecided future of Great Keppel Island’s resort.
The 29-metre catamaran Freedom Monarch has been launched at Rosslyn Bay Harbour. The 350-seat ferry will operate trips to Great Keppel Island, as well as day cruises.
Max Allen from Freedom Fast Cats says he is still hopeful [...]

London, Mar 13 (ANI): Sir Elton John has revealed on Whoopi Goldberg’s chat show The View that his new play, ‘Next Fall’, reflects some of the struggles he had coming out as gay.
John, 62, produced the play, which is a bittersweet comedy that opened on Broadway on March 12, with his partner David Furnish.
It was [...]

Sydney Roosters captain Braith Anasta says he has overcome an ankle injury and will lead his side out for their NRL opening round clash with South Sydney on Sunday.
Anasta has battled a fractured ankle he suffered in June last year and missed all the Roosters’ preseason trials.
“It’s going really well, I really tested it in [...]

Kabul, Sep 18(ANI): In an ambitious aim to help bring an end to the eight-year war in Afghanistan by persuading the Taliban to lay down their arms, British Army Lt. Gen Sir Graeme Lamb said that many Taliban activists have “done nothing wrong”, rather [...]

New Delhi, Sep 17(ANI): The Government on Thursday gave its approval to the amendments in the Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Saudi Arabia.

In the MoU signed, the provision of the incorporation of ‘multiple designation [...]

Imphal, Sep.16 (ANI): “Move onward with the Lord within your heart and with the footprints of your ancestors in your eyes’ is the greatest moral teaching from Heigru Hidongba ceremony held every year in Manipur.

Heigru Hidongba, a socio-religious ceremony, to exhibit the firm devotion of the [...]

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): India and Nepal signed here a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for review of Air Service Agreement (ASA) and a technical accord.

As per the understanding reached between the delegation from the two countries, [...]

Bangalore, Sep 10 (ANI): Some unidentified miscreants attacked the St. Francis de Sales Church in Hebbagudi on Hosur road in the outskirts of Bangalore, breaking over 10 window glasses and destroying the statues of Mother Mary and Jesus Christ in the early hours [...]

London, Sep 8 (ANI): England’s Ashes hero Stuart Broad doesn’t want to replicate all rounder Andrew Flintoff in his life and is not even that keen on taking Flintoff’s place at No.7 in the Test team.

“No one can replace Fred. It is important that I focus on my qualities and don’t try to be someone [...]

Monrovia (Liberia), Sep.4 (ANI): One of the six Pakistanis, who was trying to enter Liberia on ‘fake’ US passports but was arrested, swallowed his mobile phone sim- card while being apprehended.

Liberian Defense Minister Brownie Samukai [...]

Abohar, Sep.3 (ANI): The expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh has got a new fan in Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan.

In its latest edition, the Punjabi Durbar programme has described all political parties of India be it Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress or Shiv [...]

London, Aug 29 (ANI): Italy’s state TV has stopped a trailer of a film featuring Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from being aired, claiming that it is “offensive” to his reputation.

The scandalous leader is present in an ad for Videocracy, which has scantily-clad women and statistics claiming the nation has a low press freedom rating.

But Italy [...]

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that he was yet to read expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s latest book – Jinnah -India, Partition, Independence.

Bhagwat’s comment came hours after Singh filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat Government’s decision to ban his book.

Deploring the ban [...]

New York, August 28 (ANI): A nude model, who was arrested on charges of public lewdness at the Met on Wednesday, has said that she wants New Yorkers to stop being so prudish, and start accepting some bare skin.

“I want people to [...]

London, Aug 24 (ANI): Teen starlet Miley Cyrus’s dad has defended daughter’s provocative pole dance describing her moves as “art”.

The ‘Hanna Montana’ star caused a stir when she used the pole during a performance of her song ‘Party In The USA’ at the Teen Choice Award earlier this month while dressed in high-heeled boots and [...]

Mumbai, Aug. 23 (ANI): Sudheendra Kulkarni, who has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over ideological differences with its present leadership, has equated one time mentor L.K. Advani with expelled party leader Jaswant Singh in so far as remarks on Jinnah are concerned.

In [...]

Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat), Aug.19 (ANI): Narendra Modi-led Gujarat Government on Wednesday banned sale of the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh book titled– Jinnah-India, Partition, Independence-in the State.

The Gujarat government blamed Jaswant’s book for denigrating the image of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, [...]

Kosh-Korgon (Kyrgyzstan), Aug.18 (ANI): Some Central Asians are reported to have acquired training from the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan and are now spreading Islamic radicalism in the region.

Kyrgyz security services recently tracked down three locals soon after their arrival. They stormed a building along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border where they were staying, killed two of [...]

Washington, Aug.18 (ANI): The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) has termed the questioning and checking of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan at the Newark International Airport in New Jersey as a teaching moment, and while lauding immigration officials for their professionalism, has demanded fair treatment to all tourists and visitors.

USINPAC chairman Sanjay Puri said: “We [...]

Mumbai, Aug 15 (ANI): Eminent personalities from Bollywood extended their greetings on the occasion of India’s 63rd Independence Day.

Actors and singers from exhibited with spirit and patriotism on the occasion.

During a music launch here, eminent Ghazal [...]