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Do you have a cricket team? Funding of $13.5 million available in the Community Cricket Program 

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The applications for Community Cricket Program are going to close on 11 April 2022.

THE CHOICE: A Strong Economy, Stronger Defence and Borders for a Secure, Peaceful and Stable Future

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Labor makes promises, but they can’t say how they’ll pay for them. Mr Albanese has argued for higher taxes on retirees, housing, families and inheritances.

Qantas to launch new direct route to Bengaluru, booking starts late April 

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Qantas passengers will be able to transit seamlessly from Qantas flights in Bengaluru, Delhi, or Singapore onto IndiGo services to other major Indian cities as well as smaller ones such as Pune and Goa.

Dr Akhil Gupta compelled to sell electric car as Sydney apartment block denies use of a power point

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"But when the strata sealed charging powerpoint to stop anyone having access to it, I had no choice.”

Australia-India launch defence officer exchange programme named after Gen. Rawat

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This exchange programme will enhance professional contacts on both sides and provide operational experience to young officers.

No more course change allowed under new student visa rules; Here’s the detail

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Another condition introduced so that international students do not actively engage or promote extremist views and interrupting the operation of the Australian community.

Australia to provide ‘Special Skill Visas’ for Indian Chef and Yoga teachers under IndAus agreement

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Chef-Yoga visa will be done under the skill category and the first visa will be granted just after the middle of the year.

Security and Geopolitics, Bilateral Economy and Cultural Diplomacy are key to Australia-India’s shared future: Lisa Singh

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Lisa Singh, former Senator and dynamic CEO of the Australia India Institute (AII), delivered the Institute's opening address at the Annual Oration 2022 in...

Tasmanian Premier resigns citing family reasons

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Mr Gutwein would remain Premier until the Liberal Party elected his replacement later this week.

Two bushwalkers dead after landslide hits in Blue Mountains near Sydney

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Two people have died and two others are in critical condition after a landslide hit a walking track in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. Emergency...

Australia is undisputed World Champions of Cricket

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Australia’s next mission is a T20 tri-series against Pakistan and hosts Ireland in July and the Commonwealth Games, a T20 tournament, also beginning that month.

Market Mantra: Australian shares expected to boom after IndAus trade agreement

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Local markets are benefiting from the commodity price boom, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine and now are on a high with IndAus trade agreement.

Quantifying suffering and responses to ‘The Kashmir Files’

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Who is to blame for that is second to an acknowledgment of the primary issue – injustice. 

Historic India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement-“IndAus ECTA’ inked, here’ details

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Indian International Students visa will be extended from two to three years post-study in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors and 1000/year working holiday visas will be granted.

Shangri-La hotel underpaid $3 million to skilled workers and international students from seven countries including India

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The company is also required to formally apologise to staff, commission workplace relations training for relevant staff, publish workplace and website notices detailing its contraventions.

Will Smith, unresolved trauma and that slap to Chris Rock

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Allow yourself to get the support you need by working with a trauma-informed therapist, trauma-informed coach, or other trauma-informed specialists.

Engage and welcome migrants to do volunteer work, says CFA’s Mohini Sashindranath

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Mohini Sashindranath who was born and brought up in India is presently the Acting Chief Financial Officer with the Country Fire Authority (CFA).

 A REVIEW – THE KASHMIR FILES: By keeping silent we are complicit, twice over 

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The empty eyes, blank faces, blistering heat, tents... And India’s silence.

Shane Warne honoured by UN with conservation grant

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"We are forever grateful for his championship and will work to honour his memory in a manner that does justice to the person he was.”

Is your home in 1100 Australian million-dollar suburbs, Here’s list

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Australian housing prices will continue to rise in 2022 but at a slower pace.

Khalsa Aid’s South Australia coordinator threatens Hindu-Sikh couple for organising inclusive Vaisakhi Mela

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"We are so concerned about these threats that my kids are not able to attend school, we have not cooked and eaten food properly for a few days."

Indian-origin Raj Subramaniam appointed as CEO of FedEx

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56-year-old Raj Subramaniam is originally from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram and has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay.

Budget 2022-23: Skill and Parent Visa numbers increased but Partner Visa reduced, Here’ details

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Migration Program will focus on skilled migration, with a return to a pre-pandemic composition of roughly two-thirds/one-third across the Skill and Family streams.

Carsales Australia’s Ajay Bhatia appointed CEO of Germany’s largest vehicle marketplace   

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Ajay graduated from Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program and holds an Engineering degree and a Masters in Management from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Jaya Manchikanti, founder of IndianCare wins Victoria’s Volunteer of the Year Award

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"We commend Jaya for her truly inspiring work and congratulate her for the well-deserved accolade of Premier’s Volunteer of the Year, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award."

Market Mantra: Miners boost Australian equities to a nine-week high

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Federal Budget: Due to the looming election this year we can expect some big spending and less scrimping and saving than we might usually see.

Micro-history reflection in RRR: ‘Deconstruction Approach

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This explains the individual interaction within and towards the social world, emphasising the distinction from significant notions.

Reclassified ‘The Kashmir Files’ will be in New Zealand cinemas next week

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The Kashmir Files does not promote extremism or violence: Chief Censor-New Zealand.

Australia removes COVID test requirement for international travellers 

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The “normalise Australia” decision will come into force from April 17 2022.

Australia to create $42 million partnership with India in space, science & technology to grow local industries

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India’s space program is one of the fastest growing in the world and is expected to grow by US$43 billion to 2025.

Six people, including three real estate agents, charged over COVID-19 rental relief payment fraud

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NSW Police says that several of the syndicate’s members allegedly facilitated the frauds by abusing their employment in the real estate industry.

Hindu Airman Darshan Shah authorised to wear a ‘Tilak’ while in air force uniform

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“It’s who I am. Wearing it is special. It’s my way of getting through hardships and difficulties in life. It provides me with guidance."

Sakshi Agarwal arrested in alleged Tesla hit-and-run in Melbourne

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Sakshi later returned three hours later to the scene with her partner and housemate to turn herself in to the police.

‘Centre for Australia-India Relations’ to engage Indian Diaspora in fostering education and cultural exchange

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The Centre will also administer the $20.8 million Maitri (friendship) scholars, fellowship programs and cultural partnership.

PR pathway for temporary visa holders announced, application open on 1 July

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This announcement opens up Permanent residency option to Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) occupation which was earlier only open to “Medium- and Long-Term Strategic Skill List (MLTSSL)."

No more dentist, Master/Phd taxi-drivers: Australia-India almost ready to recognise qualifications and degrees by end of 2022

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This mechanism for expanding education qualification recognition shall be finalised by the end of 2022 and will be implemented in 2023.

“War is terrible but let’s focus on Indo-Pacific”: PM Morrison, Indian PM Modi review ties, share vision to advance relations in virtual summit

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While we are obviously distressed at the terrible situation in Europe, our focus, of course, is always very much on what is occurring in the Indo-Pacific and ensuring that those events could never occur here in the Indo-Pacific."

History Matters: Its Values and Branches

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History helps to understand the complex connection between continuity and change, further enhancing institutions and ideas' origins, evolution, and perish.

Peter Malinauskas sworn in as South Australia’s 47th Premier

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Premier Malinauskas is yet to reveal other members of his cabinet, though most who served on his front bench during opposition are expected to retain their roles.

Market Mantra: Is it gain before pain as Australian shares recorded their best week in 13 months

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With economists expecting some sort of assistance arriving to help with the rising cost of living, it would be unusual if some indications and/or leaks does not start to appear this week.

Modi- Morrison virtual summit to be held on Monday 21 March

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This virtual summit will lay the way forward on new initiatives and enhanced cooperation in a diverse range of sectors between India and Australia.

Australian-Indian research team creates new model to predict the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

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With the help of this model, new vaccines may be able to be produced much faster by allowing scientists to "make decisions before clinical trials are over."

QUAD fellowship open for 100 exceptional STEM minds from India, Australia, Japan and US

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Each Quad Fellow will receive a one-time award of $50,000 which can be used for tuition, research, fees, books, room and board, and related academic expenses.

Indian-Australian truck driver Navonkar Singh to receive Commendation for Brave Conduct

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Australian Bravery Decorations recognise acts of bravery where people selflessly put themselves in jeopardy to protect the lives or property of others.

India’s Super Woman Geeta Samota climbs Australian continent’s highest peak

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Earlier, Geeta had became the “fastest Indian” to summit two peaks located in Africa and Russia. 

The Kashmir files: Is a manifestation of lived experience of Kashmiri Pandits, it documents institutionalised hate towards Hindus

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During the film, I heard the phrase ‘bilkul aisa tha’ multiple times, and this is a testament to the triumph of The Kashmir Files.

Early interest rate rise a certainty amid rapidly evolving inflation

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Economists expect annual inflation could reach as high as five per cent compared with 3.5 per cent now.

Police is looking for Lovedeep Brar on sexual assault charges, Can you help?

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He is described as about 175cm to 180cm tall, of medium build, with black hair and brown eyes.

Australia-India to boost critical minerals sector with new $5.8 million partnership

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As a fast-growing economy, the population growth in India will create more trade and investment opportunities for Australia.

Domestic Tourism: Sustainability Pathway 

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Domestic tourism strategy may be termed as short term strategy, but under pandemic, it has become the only ray of hope for existence.

Police charged ‘son-in-law’ with murder of Indian-Australian Krishna Chopra 

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Police confirmed that Krishna Chopra died as a result of severe head trauma.

Market Mantra: On a decline amid inflationary risks

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Reserve Bank Governor Dr Phillip Lowe warned investors to prepare for rate hikes in response to inflationary risks. 

Morrison Government announces $5.2 million in grants for Australia-India research projects

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The AISRF is Australia’s largest fund dedicated to bilateral science cooperation and will help build links between Australia and India’s top universities, research institutions and the end users of scientific innovation.

India to resume regular international flights to Australia from March 27

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Travel search queries from India for Australian cities like Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney have jumped 15-20 per cent this month.

India fast emerging as a potential market for quality Australian wine exports

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Traditionally, India is known to favour the consumption of alcoholic beverages such as beer, rum, and scotch.  However, the Indian wine industry has seen a...

Mother and son lost their lives in Sydney floods

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The car was discovered in Cooper Creek, in WentworthVille with only personal items believed to belong to the pair left behind.

Market Mantra: Australian shares rise amid commodities surge as investors see opportunities in Ukraine crisis

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Australia will also keep a lookout on February’s job advertisement data, consumer sentiment, household spending intentions.

The Monk who Transformed Uttar Pradesh: A data driven account of the past 5 years

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UP was famous for headlines around riots, arson and dacoity – sadly being done with political patronage of certain leaders, and often by members of the specific groups.

Why anti-caste policies of west are anti-Hindu

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Both “caste” and jāti are two independent constructs and have distinct historical, social, and cultural contexts.

Tributes pour in as ‘King of Spin’ Shane Warne dies aged 52

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Shane was the “King of Spin” because there was none like him. The “ball of the century” will be talked about forever.

The Cold War Struggle is Resurrected: Postmodernism vision and its tenets

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Every legal system of modern times has the basis of force and maintains itself with the use of violence.

‘The Joke’ Freedom House report again ranks India ‘partly free’

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Freedom House has downgraded India to “partly free” after listing it as “free” in the reports for 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Hindu temple BAPS responds to Ukrainian humanitarian crisis: Establishes mobile kitchen feeding thousands of refugee in Poland

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This mobile kitchen has begun feeding around 1,000 hot vegetarian meals daily to refugees of all faiths and nationalities.

Changes to Subclass 476, 407 and 408 Visa announced, Here’ details

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Temporary visa holders working in, or intending to work in, any sector of the Australian economy will be able to apply for the Pandemic Event visa.

Why the West is pretending to need India for the war in Ukraine

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Here is one possibility; They are not seeking our help, they are just trying to demonize India.

Indian international student wins $16K in unpaid wages

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All this left her financially broke and severely depressed as Satinder left the job without being paid.

Australia plans to invest $10 million in international education innovation to minimise skills shortage

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In the 2019-20 financial year, the Indian student market was estimated to be worth 6.6 billion dollars to the country’s economy.

Queensland floods: Eight dead, three others missing

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All schools in the southeast have been closed and people are urged to work from home.

ISKCON temple in Ukraine opens doors for providing food and shelter

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ISKCON global has also launched a website to find the nearest temple in Ukraine, Poland and Hungary.

Market Mantra: Worst week since October 2020 amid Ukraine crisis

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A recent poll done by Reuters found that the RBA will raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade in the July-September quarter.

Shreyas Iyer, Jadeja fire India to win over Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I, seal series 2-0

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Chasing 184, India got off to a bad start as the side lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the first over.

Would you like India’s top universities to set up campuses in Australia?

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Experts say that at this rate of admission, Indian students will surely overtake Chinese students as the largest group on campus within the next three years.

Australian state recommends ban on ‘Nazi Swastika’ display with exception for sacred Hindu Swastika

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Under the proposed legislation, the maximum penalty for an individual flouting the ban would be a $5500 fine or imprisonment for six months or both.

Return to ‘Office’ and mask rules changed in Victoria, Here’ details

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A temporary exemption and deadline extensions for workers required to receive three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were also declared.

‘Historic moment’: India wins bid to host 2023 International Olympic Committee session

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This meeting will decide on the key activities of the global Olympics movement including adoption or amendment of the Olympic Charter and the election of the host city of the Olympics.

Indian Comedy in its own style with no language barriers

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The drama festival represented unity in diversity and brotherhood of the multicultural Indian community.

Market Mantra: ASX records third straight weekly gain on strong earnings

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Gold recorded its best week in nine months as mounting tensions between Russia and the Western World over Ukraine lifted bullion’s safe-haven appeal.

Surging Cyberbullying: Social Media the Breeding ground

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Adults and students alike must understand the limitations and obligations that come with living in a digital environment.

2008 Gujarat bombings: Indian court sentences 38 terror accused to death

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A special court in India has sentenced 38 people to death for a deadly terror attack and bombings in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 26...

Site secured for a new multi-million-dollar community hospital in Melbourne’s West

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Daniel Andrews Labor Government has secured a site for the new Point Cook Community Hospital. Minister for Health Martin Foley, Member for Altona Jill Hennessy...

Australia-India join hands to reduce cost of new and renewable energy technologies

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Ultra-low-cost solar and clean hydrogen technologies are priorities under Australia’s Technology Investment Roadmap.

Great news for Australian farmers; India reduces lentils tariff to zero

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"The reduction of this tariff now is a welcome, positive step towards rebuilding trust and confidence in this important export market, to help optimise this high-value crop's potential."

‘You F…… Indians get out’: Family beaten in an alleged racist attack outside Melbourne hotel

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A Melbourne family was bashed and told to "get out of the country" in an alleged racist attack at the car park of Lynbrook...

Truth behind Safer Communities Grants and Minister’s interventions: Fire-bombed Temple, Vandalised Church and Robbed Gurudwara

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"It's not the power to intervene, it's the responsibility to serve and protect, and that's what I did. I protected these communities from harm's way, from robberies, vandalism, and threats."

Market Mantra: Australian shares rise for a second straight week, as US inflation worries return

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High inflation numbers on Friday will be a sign of worry for the bulls and may push the prices south again for the equities market.

India and Australia signed MoU to make ‘Visa’ easy for travel, tourism and education

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"We are looking at mutual recognition of qualifications in Australia so that students can now study in both nations."

Diaspora has and will lead the way in Australia India relations

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“Policies will come from policymakers but passion will come from people, driven by Diaspora.”

Minister Dan Tehan in India to fast track Australia’s trade agreement

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Australian - Indian Governments are working on promoting further travel and tourism between the two countries with ease in Visa protocols.

India issues travel advisory for Canada amidst ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

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This development comes two days after the Mayor of Ottawa declared a state of emergency over ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests in the Canadian capital city.

Indian-Aussie start-up legend Alok Kulkarni’s tech firm records USD350 million in funding

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"We’re excited to have the firepower to grow and continue to attract the best people globally. We’re at the beginning of a very exciting new chapter.”

Australia opens for international tourists from February 21

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“The condition is you must be double vaccinated to come to Australia. That’s the rule. Everyone is expected to abide by it.”

Australian Hindus oppose Religious Freedom Bill amid fears of forced conversion

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We oppose anyone calling Hindus idolaters, heathens and infidels.

‘She will live in our hearts through her music’ as India’s Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar cremated with full state honours in Mumbai

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Officials of the Indian armed forces carried her mortal remains and paid the full state honours.

Market Mantra: Are we on recovery path or it’s just another short term gain?

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Australia had its own mini version of Facebook last week with building products group Boral falling 41% to hit a 17-month low.

India Champion for record fifth U19 World Cup, defeats England

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Earlier, India had won the U19 World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018.

Tonga: What actually happened when Volcanic Mushroom Plume

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"It takes roughly 900-1000 years for the Hunga volcano to fill up with magma, which cools and starts to crystallize, producing large amounts of gas pressure inside the magma"

With flowers soaked in tears, family and friends farewelled Poonam and Vanessa

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"Much is hyped by government and others about addressing domestic violence in the community but on-ground support is just minimal."

Morrison Government opens coffers for six national manufacturing priority areas

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Do you have an idea with proof of concept and proof of scale in – resources and critical minerals, food and beverage, medical products, recycling and clean energy, defence and space.

Market Mantra: Are we in trouble as Australian shares record worst month since March 2020

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Most analysts believe that there is going to be a lot of scary ups and downs from here and any recovery day like Friday could be just that, a short-term relief

Please Help to find Indian man Sathyendra Subbanna, urges Police

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Anyone with information about Sathyendra’s whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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