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Australia’s lost & found radioactive capsule to be moved to storage as probe begins

The capsule - 6mm in diameter and 8 mm long - was found after a week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 km stretch of arid Western Australia.

Australia to remove Queen Elizabeth’s portrait from its $5 bill

The new design will reflect Australia's Indigenous history. However, Australian coins are mandated to carry British monarch's image and new coins will have the effigy of King Charles.

Missing radioactive capsule recovered in Western Australia

The radioactive capsule was found after a massive search along a 1,400 kilometre route by Australian authorities

‘Saddened’ by scenes at Melbourne, says Australian Envoy on alleged pro-Khalistani attack

Australian envoy to India Barry O' Farrell AO's statement came after men from an alleged pro-Khalistani group attacked Indians carrying the national flag in Fed Square, Melbourne on Sunday.

Australia searches for tiny radioactive capsule believed lost on desert highway 

Rio Tinto Ltd apologised Monday for the loss of a tiny radioactive capsule believed to have fallen from a truck that has sparked a radiation alert across parts of Western Australia.

‘We continue to strengthen and deepen our ties’, Australian PM extends Republic Day greetings

Anthony Albanese said Australia Day is also celebrated on 26 January and this highlights the importance of both nations celebrating national days the same day.

Hindu temple vandalised in Australia with anti-India graffiti, second in a week

The act of vandalism was noticed when devotees came for ‘darshan’ during the three-day long 'Thai Pongal' festival celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community.

Australia take four spinners, six quicks to India for test series

Uncapped spinner Todd Murphy was perhaps the most surprising addition to the squad that dominated South Africa on home soil to round out Australia's home summer.

Western Australia in grips of ‘devastating’ flood emergency, says Australian PM Albanese

'These floods are having a devastating impact, many of these communities ... are communities that do it tough, and the resources simply aren't there on the ground,' PM Albanese told reporters.

Australia captain Meg Lanning returns for Pakistan series

After leading Australia to the Commonwealth Games gold medal in August, World-cup winning captain Lanning said she would be taking a break from the sport for personal reasons.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

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.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

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.