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‘Tearless’ onions to hit supermarket shelves in Australia
Canberra: Australian supermarket giant Woolworths on Monday announced that the country’s first batch of “tearless” onions will hit the shelves in stores across New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory…
- World
Indian student buried alive in Aus in ‘act of revenge’, court hears
Melbourne: A 21-year-old Indian student in Australia, murdered in 2021, was bound by cable ties and buried alive by her former boyfriend in an “act of revenge”, according to the new details…
- Sports
Cricket controversy triggers political grandstand; UK and Aussie PMs fume over Bairstow dismissal
The Ashes are one of the most high pressure competitions in international sports. After the institution of the Ashes trophy in 1882, many hard battles have been fought and many controversies have…
- World
New work-hour cap for student visa holders in Australia puts employers in fix
The decision to reintroduce a cap on working hours for student visa holders has created a dilemma for employers in Australia. The move is likely to make it more challenging for them…
- World
New visa rules for Indian students in Australia, work-hour cap from July 1
New Delhi: Beginning July 1, Indian graduates studying in Australian tertiary institutions will be able to apply for work without visa sponsorship for up to eight years. In addition, the allowable work-hour…
- Sports
‘Bazball’ approach puts England as favorites for ASHES 2023.
The unstoppable BazBall force takes on the invincible World Test Championship-winning Australia in what could be possibly the most hyped Ashes series in recent history over six weeks of scintillating Test cricket.…
- Sports
A trip down memory lane: Top 5 Ashes moments since 2000
By Fatima Fareeha The much anticipated Ashes 2023 is right around the corner and the cricketing world could not be more excited. In the twelve Ashes played since the year 2000, Australia have…
- Sports
IPL is envy of world but Test format can’t be sacrificed: Farokh Engineer
London: The IPL being the “envy of the world” delights former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer but he also wants the stakeholders to pull Test cricket out of “danger” zone, saying the traditional…
- Sports
WTC Final: Ind, Aus wear black armbands to pay respect to Odisha train tragedy victims
London: India and Australia teams as well as match officials were seen wearing black armbands ahead of the start of 2023 World Test Championship final at The Oval to pay respect to…
- Sports
Oval pitch will assist spinners, a good venue for India: Sachin Tendulkar
London: Sachin Tendulkar reckons the spin-friendly Oval pitch will make India a confident side going into the World Test Championship final against Australia and their tweakers could become doubly dangerous if they…
- World
Australian govt to crackdown on migrant worker exploitation
Canberra: The Australian government on Monday announced a crackdown to better protect temporary visa holders from exploitation and employers who are caught violating the new federal laws could face criminal penalties. According…
- Sports
We don’t feel any pressure of trying to win an ICC trophy: Rahul Dravid
London: They may not have won an ICC title in 10 years but India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday insisted his team is not feeling any pressure going into the World…
- News
Shangri La Dialogue, its key takeaways for India
The three-day Shangri-La dialogue, one of the most important security forums of Asia Pacific states concluded in Singapore on Thursday underscoring the need for dialogue over confrontation, specifically in the context of…
- World
Over 800 kg of cocaine seized in Australia; 3 arrested
Canberra: The Australian Federal Police said that three men were arrested in relation to a transnational crime syndicate that attempted to smuggle more than 800 kg of cocaine into the country. According to…
- Bangalore
Australian Consulate in Bengaluru to open soon
Bengaluru: Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell on Thursday called on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and discussed various issues, an official statement said. It was decided to strengthen the relationship between…
