India-educated royal Lord Fakafanua elected Tonga’s youngest prime minister

Lord Fakafanua, educated at O.P. Jindal Global University in India, becomes one of the youngest prime ministers in Tonga’s history and only the second noble to hold the office since the country’s 2010 constitutional reforms.

BUSINESS

The Pacific growth spurt

The rapid growth of the PICs in the 2010s has gone unnoticed because, typically, when analysts measure economic growth, whether in the Pacific or elsewhere, they look not at income but at output.

Australian yoga organisation receives prestigious Indian Prime Minister’s Award

The award recognises the work of Vasudeva Kriya Yoga (VKY) under the guidance of Rajendraji, whose decades-long contribution to yoga and community wellbeing in Melbourne and beyond formed the basis of the nomination.

Cameron Green becomes IPL’s most expensive overseas player as Australians dominate auction

The Australian all-rounder was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹25.2 crore (about A$4.2 million) after a spirited bidding contest with Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.

How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories

One thing some people have latched onto is the idea Google Trends data show a spike in searches for “Naveed Akram” – the name of one of the attackers – from Tel Aviv (or other locations) before the shooting occurred.

Opinion

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