Hundreds of Tibetans and their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who have been living in exile at McLeodganj near here in Himachal Pradesh for over half a century, on Monday began celebrations of the three-day Losar or New Year festival. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the elected government of the exiled Tibetans, has greeted Tibetans […]
Absconding mafia don Ravi Suliya Pujari, wanted by police in four Indian states for heinous crimes, was brought to Bengaluru early Monday morning on an Air France flight after his extradition from Senegal, officials said. The 52-year-old mafiosi, wanted by police in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala in over 200 cases, including killing and extortion, […]
Celebrating ten years of diversity, Parramasala returns in 2020 from 13 – 15 March with a jam-packed program of multicultural merriment. One of the largest celebrations of cultural diversity in NSW, the three-day extravaganza will transform Parramatta into a vibrant cultural wonderland, brimming with intoxicating sights and sounds. The full 2020 program features ten year highlight programming, a handpicked […]
The National Security Committee of Cabinet has today decided that the continuing coronavirus infections in mainland China make it necessary to continue the travel restrictions on foreign nationals entering Australia for a further week to 29 February. This decision, as with all decisions taken by the Government with respect to the coronavirus outbreak, has been […]
A UK opposition member of the British Parliament Debbie Abrahams who is critical of New Delhi’s Kashmir policy, has alleged that she was unjustifiably denied entry to India on Monday. However, government sources told IANS that Abrahams “was not in possession of a valid visa to visit India. Entry into the country was therefore denied”. […]
Virat Kohli has become the first person from India to have 50 million followers on Instagram. The captain of the Indian men’s cricket team is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the current generation. He has so far 930 posts on the picture-sharing website and is following 480 people. The 31-year-old is also […]
Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has won the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment Award in the last 20 years. The moment, titled ‘Carried on the shoulders of a nation’, describing the moment when Team India members carried Tendulkar on their shoulders across the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai following their 2011 World Cup victory, received the maximum number […]
Barry O’Farrell has been appointed as Australia’s next High Commissioner to the Republic of India. India is one of Australia’s closest and most significant partners in the Indo-Pacific, with shared commitment to strengthening the institutions and norms for regional openness, stability, security and prosperity. India is a significant trading partner, with two-way investment valued at […]
A video of Mahendra Singh Dhoni has surfaced on the internet in which he can be seen stuffing a panipuri using a spoon and serving it to former Indian cricketer Rudra Pratap Singh and his ex-India colleague Piyush Chawla, who can be seen relishing the panipuri. A user shared the video on Twitter with the […]
Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken the ICC U19 World Cup by storm. His unbeaten century in India’s 10-wicket win in the semifinal against Pakistan took his tally in the tournament to 312 runs, making him the top scorer. Jaiswal was unbeaten on 105 off 113 balls in an innings laced with eight fours and four sixes. […]