PM gifts Rani Lakshmibai's petition to Abbott

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted Australian lawyer John Lang's 1854 petition on behalf of Rani Lakshmibai against the East India Company to his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott.......

Narendra Modi is like a brother: Aus PM Abbott

"Narendra and I…" that is how Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott addressed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the joint press conference after their summit. The personal warmth......

When Modi and Abbott spoke cricket

When top political leaders of India and Australia meet can cricket be far behind? With Prime Minister Narendra Modi by his side, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott set the ball rolling and fired......

Malcolm Turnbull is Australia's new PM, Abbott voted out

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was on Monday dramatically ousted from power by challenger Malcolm Turnbull in an internal party vote just two years after his increasingly unpopular......

World needs fair tax regime for free markets: Australian PM

Pitching for a fair taxation regime to preserve legitimacy of free markets, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday said companies should pay taxes in a country where they earn revenue.......

A breather for Adani! Aussie PM backs his mining project

Tony Abbott has said that the $-16.5 billion project was ‘vitally important’ Gautam Adani’s stalled mining project in Australia received the much-needed breather with the......

Aussie trade body lauds bilateral move to advance FTA deadline

The Australia-India Business Council on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Prime Ministers of the two countries to bring forward the Free Trade Agreement deadline from 2016 to 2015, saying it......

Reform process must be insulated from political pressures: PM

The prime minister also made it clear that reform has to be driven by the people and that it cannot be undertaken by stealth As he seeks to accelerate his economic reform drive, Prime Minister......

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr Win Golden Globes

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.  Best Motion Picture – Drama IMAGE: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr pose with their awards for......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

Team India have high tea with Australia PM Abbott

Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott poses for a photo with the Indian and Australian Test Cricket teams during their visit at Kirribilli House in Sydney on Thursday. Photograph: Brendon......

Australia PM Abbott defends Smith's tactics at MCG Test

Australian PM Tony Abbott came in defence of young Australian captain Steven Smith’s decision to declare in the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.   Australian Prime......

Dew factor: Will it decide Aus vs SA clash?

Australia and South Africa, two teams possessing plenty of batting firepower, will look to outmuscle each other in Rawalpindi on Tuesday and put one foot in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy.......

World Cup sidelights: Australia PM scores own goal!

A good luck message from the Australian prime minister to the national soccer team at the World Cup was somewhat undermined when Tony Abbott got the Socceroos' captain's name wrong. Wearing a team......

Nadal-slayer Kyrgios sends Australia into a frenzy

Once a global super-power in the sport, Australia has waited in vain for a new men's talent to take the mantle from an ageing Lleyton Hewitt and 19-year-old Kyrgios's stylish advance to the......