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Nick Hockley appointed CEO of Cricket Australia after a year-long interim role

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Nick Hockley, who has been serving as Cricket Australia's (CA) interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since June 2020 was on Monday officially appointed to...

Former Indian and Australian cricketers arrange vital medical equipment for COVID relief

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Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has joined hands with his counterparts in Australia and Australian Indian Medical Association to provide medical equipment across India. The...

Market Mantra: Australia’s best week helps market scale three months high

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A 2.1% rally by Australian shares last week ensured Australian shares posted its best week in seven last week. An uptick in commodity prices,...

Team India’s jersey revealed for World Test Championship final against New Zealand

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Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has given a sneak peek into the new jersey that Indian team will wear for the inaugural World Test Championship...

Do ABC and SBS journalists have a right to post personal opinions on social media?

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Liberal Senator and former journalist Sarah Henderson has recently told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age that the behaviour of some ABC employees on social media...

Melbourne food delivery driver spreads COVID to more than 150 sites

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A Melbourne food delivery driver (Belonging to one of the Indian food companies) is thought to be the biggest concern in front of authorities...

IPL 2021: Remaining matches will be played at UAE, announces BCCI

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced to complete the remaining matches of the VIVO Indian Premier League 2021...

Besides COVID-19, India is also fighting with vulture journalists, who are spreading more panic and despair than pandemic

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No one, I repeat, no one should die due to lack of medical care. Every death is painful and heart-wrenching, even if the country’s...

Ancient Murals: Earliest-surviving Hindu paintings revealed

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India has one of the finest traditions of the paintings of the world, coming fromancient times.  This early tradition is not generally known, as many...

Decolonization of Pacific research: Reconciliation, Inclusion and Diversity

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The salient voice of Indian indentured workers (Girmitiyas: People who came from India to the Pacific Islands from 1879-1916) is emphasised by the research...

Did you give lift to two teenage girls from Victoria to South Australia?

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Victor Harbor Police (South Australia) is currently with two teenage girls missing from Victoria who crossed into South Australia overnight. Today, Friday 28 May about...

Prof. Svetha Venkatesh becomes Fellow of Australian Academy of Science

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Indian-origin Prof. Svetha Venkatesh who is Australia's leading computer scientists and researchers in the field of pattern recognition has been elected as a Fellow...

Melbourne’s Dawaoodi Bohra community hosts multicultural Eid

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Dawoodi Bohra Community of Melbourne hosted a Multi-cultural festival to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival marking the end of fasting during the month of Ramadan.The...

Victoria Lockdown: New rules and restrictions announced today

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New changes have been introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19 by reducing the number of people leaving their homes and moving around Victoria. This...

Victoria goes to 7 days lockdown starting tonight, Check what you can or can’t do

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The Acting Premier of Victoria James Merlino announced that on the advice of the public health team, Victoria will move to circuit breaker restrictions...

Did you visit any of COVID-19 exposure sites in Victoria?

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Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 exposure sites in Victoria and Melbourne. SuburbSiteStreet addressExposure periodNotesAbbotsfordDukes Gym Abbotsford 571-573 Victoria Street Abbotsford VIC 306724/05/2021 6:15pm -...

“It’s not ‘India Variant’, stupid”

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Thomas Isaac (Name Changed to protect his identity) is a healthcare worker of Indian origin.He works in a busy public health setting in Melbourne. Mr...

Australian Aquifers help recharge and reuse India’s groundwater

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An ACIAR-​supported project led by Dr Robyn Johnston and Dr Prabhakar Sharma has successfully developed a system to store more groundwater in the southern part of...

Indian Australian offers $2 million scholarship for Nurses

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Australia-based Institute of Health & Management (IHM) founded by a Malayali is planning to offer Rs 10 crore worth (A$2million) scholarships to nurses in India. This is to show...

Pharmaceutical tycoon compares COVID vaccination confusion to Indian arranged marriage

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has compared the COVID-19 vaccination situation in the India to an arranged marriage. Australia-educated Mazumdar-Shaw is presently the Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited - Asia’s leading...

Here are details of COVID19 restrictions for Melbourne starting at 6 pm

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Victoria's acting Premier James Merlino has announced new restrictions which will come into effect from 6 pm today and will last till June 4.Following...

Mid-air Indian wedding: Bride and Groom will be charged for flouting COVID-19 norms

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After the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took cognisance of the COVID-19 rules violation during a mid-air marriage on a SpiceJet chartered flight,...

Indian car giant Mahindra will not import ‘Thar’ 4WD to Australia, here is why

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Car Advice has recently reported that Indian car giant Mahindra's Thar four-wheel-drive has effectively been banned from being sold in the Australian market in its current design. It is...

Market Mantra: Cryptocurrency correction we ought to have

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What a change one week can bring. The Cryptocurrencies came crashing down after a crackdown in China. The correction was much needed as unlimited...

Australian Haryanvis send medical supplies under ‘Operation Sanjeevani’ to India

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While the Australian government is doing all it can to support India, the Haryanvi Diaspora living in Australia too have recently come forward to...

Does Pacific have right to decolonize its History?

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'Indians' who came to the Pacific islands are studied in Diaspora studies but do these indentured labourers narratives in general and Pacific History in...

PM Morrison charms Indian-Australians by Dosa making skills

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"Namaste, Namaskaram, Vanakam & Sat Sri Akaal, I will never forget the welcome I received today from the priests and Temple members," said PM...

Alarmist media reporting on COVID-19 will raise anxiety and vaccine hesitancy

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Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne From an ethics perspective, it has been a bad couple of weeks for media coverage of COVID-19. First, there was...

Embarrassment for Delhi CM Kejriwal, Singapore invokes anti-fake-news law

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On Thursday, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) invoked its anti-misinformation law, Protection from Online Falsehoods & Manipulation Act (POFMA) against Indian national capital...

Does India need a ‘Central Vista Project’ in this pandemic?

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Should Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Central Vista Project' be stopped? This is a big question on everyone's mind and people want an answer. The...

Indian-Australian story ‘Namaste Yoga’ to be made into a feature film

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After an extensive, nation-wide call out, ABC and Screen Australia are pleased to announce that the first recipients chosen to take part in The...

One more Indian-Australian dies from COVID-19 in India

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A 51-year-old Indian-Australian man has died in India from COVID-19. Sydney-based Mr Sunil Khanna travelled to visit his elderly parents before becoming sick with the...

Deepak is facing $315,000 fine for a one-meter mistake done in construction

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The Local Democracy service of the TVNZ has reported that Mr Deepak Lal is facing a huge fine for building his house in the...

Do you know about this new law for all Australian truck drivers?

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According to the Victoria Police, from April 1, all heavy vehicle drivers are required to have a zero BAC - Blood Alcohol Calculation. "At...

Indian-Australian solar businessman dies in India after contracting COVID-19

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A Sydney-based Indian-Australian father-of-two has died in India. Govind Kant, 47 yo, travelled to India in April for personal reasons. Mr Kant was Assistant Director at the...

‘Kirpan’ banned in NSW schools, Sikh community disappointed

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NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has told the media that from Wednesday 19 May 2021 all school students will be banned from bringing knives...

Market Mantra: Is this a good time to invest, here are some answers

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Australian shares showed signs of recovery on Friday and moved higher, the benchmark index posted its biggest weekly drop in 11 weeks. The three...

Police searching Indian-origin man who impersonated ‘AFP’ to steal money

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Victoria Police are investigating a case where a woman had a large amount of money stolen fraudulently in February 2021. Police Investigators have been told...

Australian Cricketers are back home from Maldives as India travel ban ends

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Thirty-eight members of the Australian cricketers, coaches and comentrators group stranded in the Maldives have reached back home in Sydney. The Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Girl with “Kangan and Jhumka” wins 2 Gold at Australian fitness event

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Indian-origin Neeru Samota has won 2 Gold medals in addition to scoring 2 third places and 3 fourth places at the I Compete Natural...

Greens MLC David Shoebridge should apologise for Hinduphobia, says NSW Senate

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The NSW Senate has passed a motion asking Greens MLC David Shoebridge to apologise to the Hindu community for his Hinduphobic comments. MLC Shoebridge has...

This trick by an Indian Australian can save you from scam calls

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Recently, a member of Indians in Perth social media group shared his experience with a scam caller probably from India. The scam caller identified himself...

‘False and defamatory’ Facebook post costs $200,000 to Indian Australian

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Here is a reminder for everyone who thinks they can write whatever they feel like on social media. A Victorian court has ordered an...

Qantas sells out Supermoon Scenic Flight tickets in just 2.5 minutes

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A Qantas “flight to nowhere” - the Supermoon Scenic Flight - has sold out in just under three minutes – a record for the...

More than 70 Australians barred from the first repatriation flight from India

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More than 70 Australians have been barred from returning home from India on a repatriation flight. According to 9 News, this step was taken...

Women Big Bash League: Indian batter Shafali signs contract with Sydney Sixers

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Indian cricket sensation Shafali Verma is set to have a rollicking year ahead as the star batter who is set to make her debut...

Have you booked International travel between October to December, here is an update

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Scott Morrison-led Federal Government has revised its anticipated timeline for significantly reopening international borders to mid-2022. Australia's national carrier in a statement posted on its...

Indian woman killed as violence escalates between Hamas and Israeli forces

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At least five people, including an Indian nurse, were killed and dozens were injured after the Hamas Islamist movement in Gaza fired massive barrages...

Should Australia donate soon to expire 2 million COVID test kits to India

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Almost two million COVID test kits bought by the Australian government from billionaire Andrew Forrest are set to expire by the end of this...

Hold the celebrations — the budget’s supposed focus on women is no game-changer

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Elizabeth Hill, University of Sydney One of the major planks of the budget was a pitch to women. This included an 80-plus page women’s budget statement...

Indian Australians targeted by dumping beef on cricket pitch in a Hinduphobic racist attack

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A group of Hindu community cricket players have been targeted by Hinduphobic racist thugs in South Australian capital Adelaide's northern suburb Modbury Heights. As per...

Give permanent residency to long-term migrants and over-stayers: 15,000 New Zealanders sign the petition

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Two unions in New Zealand have given a representation with more than 15,000 signatures, collected both online and at community events, to two MPs...

Federal Minister Jason Wood prays for India with hundreds of people Australia wide

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Amid the devastating COVID19 situation in India, Australian people, business and governments are extending their support and prayers to the people of India. Melbourne...

India to tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs and three T20Is without Virat and Rohit

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India will be touring Sri Lanka in July for a white-ball series comprising of three ODIs and three T20Is. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has proposed...

Part of the legal challenge to the Australia-India travel ban has been comprehensively defeated — here’s why

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Anne Twomey, University of Sydney One part of a legal challenge to the Commonwealth’s India travel ban was comprehensively defeated in the Federal Court on...

Ian Chappell questions India’s ability to host T20 World Cup

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Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has opined that the COVID-19 pandemic could cost India the upcoming T20 World Cup. He believes that either the world...

India has given me so much, hope COVID-19 situation improves soon, says Trent Boult

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New Zealand pacer Trent Boult on Sunday said that India has given him so much both as a cricketer and a person, and it...

Himanta Biswa Sarma to be next Assam CM, Cabinet to take oath at 12 noon on Monday 10 May

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of its legislative party in the Indian state of Assam. The...

COVID-19 positive traveller who returned from India taken to a hospital in Perth

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The Perth Now has just reported that a traveller from India who tested positive for COVID-19 has been rushed to a hospital in Perth,...

‘Abandoned’ Australian permanent resident dies in India, daughter writes scathing open letter to PM

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An Indian-origin Australian citizen, Sonali Ralhan, has written an open letter accusing the Australian government of “abandoning” a permanent resident to die of coronavirus...

“Let us bring back Aussies from India” appeals travel industry to PM Morrison as travel ban ends on 15 May

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that the India travel ban will not be extended and the repatriation flights to bring back Australian citizens...

Are you looking for student accommodation? 2,000 newly built international student rooms lying empty in Melbourne

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A recent media report has revealed that more than 2,000 brand new student rooms are lying empty in Melbourne’s CBD. Given the COVID19 travel ban...

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher bags Best Actor Award at New York City International Film Festival

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Veteran Bollywood star Anupam Kher won the Best Actor award at the New York City International Film Festival for the short film titled 'Happy...

IPL 2021: Aussie cricket contingent reaches Maldives, Hussey in medical care in Chennai

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Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association on Thursday confirmed that the Australian players, coaches, match officials and commentators have been safely transported from...

India reports the highest-ever single-day spike with 4,12,262 new COVID-19 cases, 3,980 deaths

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India on Thursday reported 4,12,262 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. With...

Australian cricketer lashes out at PM Scott Morrison over India travel ban

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Australian cricketer turned commentator Michael Slater has yet again lashed out at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his decision on a travel ban...

Hindu community petition against Australian newspaper’s ‘blatant insult of Hindu God Ganesha’

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Hindu community in Australia has started a petition against the recent representation of Hindu God Ganesha in a cartoon that appeared in the Daily...

Delhi civic bodies approve cow dung for cremation amid increase in Covid deaths

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With an increase in the number of Covid-19 deaths, Delhi is seeing a shortage of wood that is used in cremation. To tackle this problem,...

Australia sends 1000 ventilators and Oxygen concentrators as first package of support to India

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Australian Prime Minister took it to social media to inform about countries efforts to help India amid the COVID crisis.Mr Morrison said Australia is...

IPL 2021: Former Australian cricketer Mike Hussey tests COVID-19 positive in India

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While the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey has now tested...

Don’t forget to mention your language and cultural background in Australia’s census, find out why it’s important

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Australia's census night is on Tuesday 10 August 2021. It will tell us about the latest economic, social and cultural make-up of Australia. Andrew...

Two Brisbane train cleaners fired after CCTV catches them doing nothing

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Two Brisbane train cleaners have been stood down after being caught on CCTV not doing their duties. This was revealed by Transport Minister Mark Bailey.   Two...

First Australia-India-France trilateral ministerial dialogue discusses the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape

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Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Tuesday held discussions with her Indian and French counterparts S Jaishankar and Jean-Yves Le Drian respectively and also discussed...

IPL 2021 suspended for this season by BCCI after many players test positive

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BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has told Indian media that the Indian Premier League's this years season is suspended with immediate effect.With Chennai Super...

Guru Nanak Dev University launches online courses for the worldwide Punjabi diaspora

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Indian State of Punjab's Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday digitally launched online language programmes started by Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar...

Crude bombs hurdled, poll office, shops vandalised- burned and 9 including a woman lynched in Bengal allegedly by ‘TMC miscreants’

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office and some shops in the Indian state of West Bengal were allegedly vandalised by miscreants and at least...

Covid-19: Cricket Australia donates $50,000 to help India fight pandemic

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Australian Cricket will be throwing its support behind the India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal, with Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers' Association and UNICEF Australia partnering...

India travel ban is ‘not racist’: FM Marise Payne, but do you agree?

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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has categorically denied that the decision on a travel ban from Inda was racist, but many human rights activists...

IPL 2021: Dhawan’s composure guides DC to a seven-wicket win over Punjab Kings

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 Shikhar Dhawan played a knock of 69 runs as Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter...

Trinamool scores hat-trick in Bengal, BJP retains Assam, LDF Kerala; DMK in Tamil Nadu

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The ruling Trinamool Congress scored an emphatic victory in West Bengal in the face of the stiff challenge posed by BJP with the Chief...

Angry and dismayed Australians urge PM Morrison to remove criminalisation clause from India travel ban

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As soon as the details of India travel ban and order saying "anyone who tries to enter Australia from India will be fined and/or...

IPL 2021: Pollard blitz takes game away from CSK as MI register memorable win

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Kieron Pollard played one of the most memorable innings in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai...

Australia returned business graduate becomes successful actor in Indian Films and TV

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Recently, Amit Sial, who can be seen in Sony LIV's new show Kathmandu Connection shared his story with Humans of Bombay. Amit Sial grew up...

Morrison government will ‘jail’ people who enter the country from India

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The Morrison government has issued an order saying anyone who tries to enter Australia from India will be fined and/or jailed for up to...

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