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Melbourne to honour India’s Sardar Patel with statue inauguration and “Smile Sardar & Sairam” live event

Sardar Patel’s legacy will be etched in stone, his story retold with laughter and hope—and his lessons carried into our everyday Australian mosaic.

Melbourne to glow with devotion as one of the world’s largest Chhath Puja celebrations outside India and Nepal starts today

Beyond its spiritual significance, Chhath is a celebration of discipline, inclusivity, and environmental harmony, values that align closely with Australia’s multicultural ethos.

Hot exhaust blamed for hospital carpark fire that damaged 28 vehicles in New Zealand

Strong winds then helped spread the fire along two rows of parked cars.

Australian cricketers’ alleged groper suffers broken limbs during arrest in India

30-year-old Aqeel Khan has been charged under Sections 74 and 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, covering assault or use of criminal force to outrage a woman’s modesty, and stalking.

Criminals try furniture, brick walls and clothes to smuggle vapes and cigarettes into Australia

Officials say enhanced intelligence and stronger cooperation with international partners are helping them pinpoint high-risk consignments more effectively, regardless of where or how they enter the country.

Young girl loses fight for life after tragic Wantirna South crash

Their mother, a 38-year-old Knoxfield woman, sustained minor injuries while their father, also 38, escaped unharmed.

Aqeel Khan arrested for allegedly molesting two Australian cricketers in India

According to investigators, the man followed the two cricketers on his bike on Khajrana Road, touched them inappropriately and fled.

Pajero crushed in Burnley Tunnel as truck driver fined for unsafe lane change

Emergency services arrived within minutes, and traffic was brought to a standstill while heavy machinery separated and removed the vehicles.

‘Jai Shri Krishna’: Bill Gates makes surprise Indian TV debut

Bill Gates appears via video call with the beloved matriarch Tulsi Virani, played by Smriti Irani, who has returned to television after a 12-year hiatus.

Two children injured, one critical, after horror crash in Melbourne’s east

The 38-year-old female driver sustained minor injuries, and a 38-year-old male passenger escaped unharmed.

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Pauline Hanson’s gurdwara visit shows her ‘monoculture’ does not exclude any Australian

Too many people pretend there are only two choices: either unlimited multiculturalism with no common identity, or forced assimilation where migrants must hide their heritage.

Indian woman get permanent residency after husband’s sponsorship of two former wives triggered visa crisis

She told the tribunal that her husband had no meaningful ties to India and was unlikely to relocate, having lived in New Zealand since his teenage years after moving from Fiji, where he was born.

Sydney couple gets 10 years jail over failed $12 million meth import from Iran

The court heard the couple used fraudulent consignee details and repeatedly redirected the shipment to different locations in an attempt to avoid detection by law enforcement.
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