The theft of a Mahatma Gandhi statue from the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville has caused distress within Victoria’s Indian-Australian community, prompting widespread condemnation and calls for respect toward cultural and community spaces. Community leaders and local representatives have expressed solidarity with those affected, describing the incident as deeply unsettling for families and organisations […]
By Harry Sheridon & Elsa Lycias Joel Great men are shaped not only by their own brilliance, but by the wisdom they choose to follow. They listen, they learn, and they humbly walk in the footsteps of those who came before them. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam stands as a shining example of such […]
New Delhi, Feb 3 India’s trade deal with the United States will not compromise the country’s agriculture and dairy sectors, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal asserted on Tuesday following widespread criticism by the opposition. Implying that opposition parties have found the taste bitter even before the pudding has been brought out, the minister also […]
Leading industrialists have welcomed the historic India-US trade deal, saying that the reduced 18 per cent tariffs will help strengthen the strategic and economic ties between the two great countries. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, wrote in a post on X, “More evidence of the benefits of ‘Making haste slowly.’” “When the noise subsides, […]
New Delhi, Feb 1 In her budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined measures to keep India’s economic engine running strongly despite global uncertainties, with the Narendra Modi government committing fresh resources to manufacturing expansion, semiconductor development, infrastructure upgrades, and incentives for data centre growth. The Finance Minister proposed raising capital expenditure by 9 per […]
India has recorded the lowest inflation rate since the beginning of the CPI series, with April-December 2025 average headline inflation coming in at 1.7 per cent, along with a robust GDP growth of 8 per cent, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in the Parliament on Thursday. The survey attributes the moderation in retail […]
India remained among the United States’ key trading partners in November as the US trade deficit widened sharply, due to higher imports and a decline in exports, according to official data released on Thursday. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said the U.S. goods and services trade deficit rose to […]
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Momentum in key India-US security frameworks, including the Quad and the two-plus-two dialogue, is slowing as bilateral strains weigh on confidence-building efforts in the Indo-Pacific, an influential American lawmaker warned. Mark Warner, chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, said traditional diplomatic and security mechanisms require sustained political focus but have […]
In a tragic early-morning incident on 28 January 2026, a chartered aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar senior political leader and four other people crashed during an attempted landing in the Baramati area of Maharashtra, India, killing all on board. The flight, which had departed from Mumbai and was bound for Baramati where the leader was scheduled […]
In a landmark moment for global trade, India and the European Union have formally signed what leaders are calling the “Mother of All Free Trade Agreements”, marking one of the most ambitious and comprehensive trade pacts negotiated in recent decades. The agreement brings together two of the world’s largest economic blocs, representing a combined market […]
