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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong lands in India for 2+2 Ministerial dialogue

During their meeting, the ministers will advance cooperation on their shared regional interests, including defence, security, renewable energy and technology,

Cummins says World Cup win pinnacle of Australian cricket team’s good season

Under Cummins, Australia retained the Ashes against arch-rivals England, won the World Test Championship Final against India, and lifted the ODI World Cup in 2023.

‘Jaana to blue mein hi hai’ — everyone’s in an India jersey this World Cup. It’s the new black

India play Australia in finals Sunday. Team jerseys, originals or duplicates, fly off shelves as fans wear them everywhere to show support for team that hasn't lost in this World Cup.

‘Full of absurdities,’ ex-envoy Navdeep Suri slams Australia court order on ‘unpaid wages’ to staffer

Suri says 'satisfied' with MEA response. MEA said Thursday Australian authorities didn't have ‘locus standi’ to adjudicate on matters of India-based service staff of high commission.

Australian court orders ex-Indian envoy to compensate former staff for ‘unpaid wages’. MEA sees red

Ministry says it 'rejects any locus standi of Australian authorities to adjudicate on matters of diplomatic staff', urges Australia to 'uphold obligations under Vienna Convention'.

Australian intel chief says ‘no reason to dispute’ Trudeau’s claim of India link to Nijjar’s killing

Allegation of any country carrying execution of another’s citizen ‘serious’, says Australian Security Intelligence Organisation chief Mike Burgess on sidelines of ‘Five Eyes’ public summit.

In referendum, Australians reject ‘Voice to Parliament’, proposed body to represent indigenous people

PM Anthony Albanese acknowledged the outcome, saying the country would have to seek a new way forward for reconciliation.

India and Australia can’t go the Canada way over pro-Khalistan activities

In Australia, both left-wing and right-wing activism flourishes in the Indian-origin community and Khalistani separatism has lately become popular among some Sikhs.

Australia to hold independent inquiry into handling of COVID pandemic

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare for future

India has sought Nipah monoclonal antibody from Australia, says ICMR DG

Every confirmed patient needs two doses of therapy. In latest outbreak of infectious disease in Kerala, 6 cases have been confirmed of whom two have died.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?