Protests outside Parliament
Raising slogans against the Narendra Modi government, Congress lawmakers protested outside Parliament over the Rafale deal. Party president Rahul Gandhi led the demonstration in which Congress lawmakers were seen carrying paper planes and posters, alleging scam in the multi-crore fighter jet deal. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were also present in the protest near the Gandhi statue in Parliament complex.
(With inputs from PTI)
Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday.
The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat after Parliament passed legislation that would give sick asylum seekers easier access to mainland hospitals.
The Christmas Island immigration detention camp, south of Jakarta, Indonesia, was a favorite target of people smugglers who brought asylum seekers from Asia, Africa and the Middle East in rickety boats from Indonesian ports before the trade virtually stopped in recent years. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a security committee of his cabinet agreed to reopen the camp on the advice of senior security officials.
A breed apart
Murphy, a Skye terrier competes with the terrier group at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. Wilma, a boxer, won the working group. King, a wire fox terrier, won the group.
Westminster Kennel show. That day can start by facing off against dozens of dogs or no others at all.
Outside the ring where as many as 48 French bulldogs vied this week to be best of their breed, Peter and Tracy Rousseau kept a sense of perspective about the field their Norwegian lundehund would face later in the day.
