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Australia survive Rashid scare to keep slim semifinal hopes alive
Adelaide: Defending champions Australia survived a late Rashid Khan onslaught to eke out a narrow four-run win over Afghanistan and keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup here…
- World
Aus police offer $1mn reward for Indian suspect in murder case
Melbourne: Police Queensland has announced a record one million dollar reward for the public to catch an Indian nurse who fled to India after allegedly murdering an Australian woman on a beach four…
- World
Australia lifts cash rate to 2.85% amid 32-yr-high inflation
Canberra: The Reserve Bank of Australia announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent in a bid to…
- Middle East
Australia announces return of 17 citizens from Syrian camps
Canberra: Australia has repatriated 17 citizens detained, since the announcement of the fall of the Islamic State organization (ISIS) in 2019, in Al-Hol and Roj camps in Syria. The 4 women and…
- Sports
T20 World Cup: No wholesale changes for must-win clash with Australia
Melbourne: With pressure mounting on England after their defeat to Ireland in a Super 12 match, coach Matthew Mott has said he will resist the urge to shake things up and make…
- World
Australian government flags vaping crackdown
Canberra: Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler on Tuesday flagged a government crackdown on the black market vaping industry, revealing that the federal government will bolster the regulatory framework around e-cigarettes. Under Australian…
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Australia to increase fines for data breaches
Canberra: Australian companies that fail to protect customers’ data will face fines worth tens of millions of dollars under new laws proposed by the government, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Saturday. In…
- Bollywood
Dhanashree takes a dig at Urvashi Rautela with ‘my heart led me to Australia’ caption
Melbourne: Choreographer Dhanashree Verma has reached Australia to support her husband and cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday. Taking to Instagram, she dropped…
- Middle East
Saudi, Qatar welcome Australian rejection of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Qatar welcomed Australia’s announcement to cancel the previous government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli occupation state. On Monday, October 17,…
- Sports
Been a while since we won World Cup, need to do lot of things right to make that happen: Rohit
Brisbane: India last won a world cup 11 years ago and skipper Rohit Sharma knows his team will have to do a lot of things right to lift the coveted trophy in…
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Australia reverse decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Canberra: The Australian government on Tuesday announced that it has reversed a 2018 decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. A statement citing Foreign Minister Penny Wong said: “The government…
- Sports
“Great to be back on field, playing for Team India”: Shami after lethal spell against Australia
Brisbane: After a breathtaking spell against Australia in his side’s first official match of the ICC T20 World Cup, Indian pacer Mohammad Shami expressed happiness on his return to the field playing…
- World
Thousands of houses may be inundated as flood continues in Aus state
Melbourne: Thousands of houses may be inundated, and tens of thousands of residences might be either inundated or isolated as flood continues to wreak havoc in Australia’s state of Victoria. According to…
- Sports
11-year-old boy impresses Rohit Sharma with his bowling
Perth [Australia]: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is indeed a man of people. Often seen clicking pictures and talking to his fans in the crowd, the star batter gave an 11-year-old fan a…
- News
Expect matter is dealt with seriously: MEA on stabbing of Indian student in Australia
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday the high commission in Canberra is in touch with the local authorities over an incident of stabbing of an Indian student…