Dr Rahman released a statement earlier this week defending his professional record and noting he was considering legal action over media coverage of the allegations.
During the investigation, officers also identified an image posted on one of the man’s social media accounts that allegedly showed a hat bearing a Nazi symbol.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) confirmed to Stuff that of the 18 people who arrived for the festival alongside Bollywood singer Shibani Kashyap on 21 February, only three had returned to India.
The court sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of one year and nine months. Taking into account time already spent in custody, Singh is expected to be eligible for release in May 2026.
Amin faces 13 federal charges, including conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, operating a child exploitation enterprise, cyberstalking, aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
Sixteen players and team personnel were killed and 13 others were injured when Sidhu’s truck entered an intersection and struck the bus as the team travelled to a playoff game.
Public funds should not go to groups associated with mourning Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, describing such actions as “sickening” and saying they should be condemned across the political spectrum.
Prof. Varshney, Director of the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and Murdoch University’s International Chair in Agriculture and Food Security, is one of only four Australians to have received the honour since the list was launched in 2024.
Reflecting on her month-long journey, Paige said the warmth she encountered wherever she travelled was one of the main reasons she had developed such a strong affection for India.
