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Australia wants World Trade Organisation to probe sugar war with India

India is world's world's second-largest sugar producer & both Australia and Brazil have blamed it for 'depressed' global prices.

Adani doubles down on controversial Australian coal mine, says India needs thermal power

Adani says Australia’s Carmichael coal mine is viable for his group and renewable energy is good but can’t meet India’s power needs.

Australia hunts for Indian-origin man who is accused of raping his date

Jatin Deol, 40, a US citizen accused of rape, assault and forcing oral sex on a woman, has been untraceable since he flew into India in 2012.

Big boost for Adani Group as Australia approves controversial coal project

Adani’s Carmichael mine cleared the final regulatory hurdle Thursday when Queensland state approved its groundwater management plan.

Adani’s controversial coal mine in Australia gets big boost after election surprise there

Tide may turn for Adani’s Carmichael coal project as Labor Party, which advocated tough action to combat climate change, fared poorly in Queensland.

Scott Morrison’s win in the Australian elections is a Trump-like shock for opinion polls

Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition beat the heavily-favoured Labour Party and stopped just short of a majority in the Australian elections.

The brash billionaire who wants to make Australia great

Palmer made his fortune in mining and is running for the Senate on his right-of-center United Australia Party ticket.

Australian billionaire James Packer may end family empire with Wynn’s on-off bid

James Packer's casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. said it was discussing a $7 billion sale with Wynn Resorts, but the deal gave way hours later.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir ousted in military coup, but protests persist

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested from Ecuadorian embassy in London

Why Australia’s defence chief pulled out 3 of his officers from a press conference

At a press event, defence chief Angus Campbell deftly intervened to tell Australia's defence minister to take political questions without his officers in the frame.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.