Shaken by a wave of racial assaults, thousands of Indian students chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai rallied on Sunday in Melbourne demanding justice for victims of recent attacks as Australia scrambled to contain the rising anger and frustration within the community.
Fury over the death of a 21-year-old Indian man in West Footscray on his way to work at a fast-food outlet on Saturday night has spilled onto India's news websites.
The man was shot after confronting police officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. He succumbed to the gunshot wounds in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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Shane Warne offered gifts of his old cricket clothing and ate the traditional Australian snack of Vegemite on toast in the final hours before his death on Friday, an associate of the cricketing great said.
'COVID-19 comes in, we have our immune response, the immune response overtakes COVID-19 in no time, usually within a day.' 'Fortunately, the majority who get infected will also be in that first category , where there is no damage and the virus is completely overcome.'
He alleged that the five accused were arguing with a worker inside the store but soon turned their attention to him the moment they noticed him.
Australian High Commission in New Delhi said that whether the attack was 'racially-based' or not will be investigated.
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