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- India
Nipah virus: India to procure 20 doses of antibody from Australia
New Delhi: India has reached out to Australia for procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Nipah virus infection amid cases being reported from Kerala, ICMR DG Rajeev…
- World
Woman dies in Australia after police use Taser, bean bag rounds
Sydney: Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday said that a woman died in hospital after she was tasered and shot with a bean bag round during…
- India
IELTS One Skill retake now available for Indian test takers
New Delhi: Indians harbouring dreams of going abroad to study will now be able to retake a test in one skill in English language test IELTS if they think their performance was…
- Pakistan
ICC ODI rankings: Aussies dislodge Pakistan from top rank, India in 3rd place
Dubai: The Australian men’s ODI team, after being briefly dislodged by Pakistan, is back at the top of the ICC rankings following its second successive win over South Africa in Bloemfontein. Fine…
- World
Australian government declares war on feral cats
Canberra: Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek on Thursday declared war on feral cats in a bid to protect iconic native species from extinction. Plibersek on Thursday launched a…
- World
Australia’s household spending falls for 1st time in over 2 years
Canberra: Australia’s household spending has fallen for the first time since February 2021 as consumers made adjustments amid higher interest rates and inflation, according to official figures released on Monday. Australian Bureau…
- Sports
Kohli, Bumrah among Lisa Sthalekar’s five players pick for dream ODI XI for World Cup
New Delhi: Two-time World Cup winner and ICC Hall of Famer, former Australia captain Lisa Sthalekar, has revealed the first five players she would pick if she were selecting a dream XI…
- Business
Australia’s inflation falls to lowest in 12 months
Canberra: Falling produce and fuel prices have eased Australia’s rate of inflation to its lowest level in over 12 months, official data revealed on Wednesday. According to data from the Australian Bureau…
- World
3 US marines killed in aircraft crash off Australia’s coast
Canberra: Three US Marines were killed and 20 injured in an aircraft crash during a training exercise off Australia’s north coast. According to the Marine Rotational Force (MRF) Darwin, three personnel have…
- World
US military aircraft crashes off Australia’s coast
Canberra: A US military aircraft crashed off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory on Sunday when it was participating in a training exercise. The Boeing V-22 Osprey was participating in a training…
- World
Australia state closes beaches after shark attack
Sydney: Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Friday ordered the closure of beaches in Port Macquarie town after a man was hospitalised due to serious injuries to his leg…
- World
Over 1.7 mn Australians sexually harassed in 2021-22: Survey
Canberra: More than 1.7 million Australians were sexually harassed in 2021-22, a national survey has found. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday published the results of the 2021-22 Personal Safety…
- Technology
Dell fined $6.5 mn for selling overpriced monitors at discounts
Sydney: Consumer electronics major Dell’s Australia arm has been slapped with a AUD10 million (nearly $6.49 million) fine for selling overpriced monitors at discounted prices. The Federal Court ordered that Dell Australia…
- India
SGPC Chief hails ruling in favour of Sikhs by Australian court
Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami on Saturday welcomed the ruling in favour of Sikhs by the Queensland High Court of Australia in a case related to ‘kirpan’,…
- World
Aus court overturns law banning Sikhs from carrying kirpans in schools
Melbourne: A court in Australia’s Queensland state has overturned a law that banned Sikh students to wear a kirpan on campus, a religious article in Sikhism, calling it “unconstitutional”, according to media…
