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Indian restaurant owner beaten up in Australia

In an apparent racist attack, an Indian restaurant owner was beaten up and verbally abused by a group of teenagers in Australia's Ballarat near Melbourne. 22-year-old Himanshu Goyal was......

Second phase of Malabar exercise concludes

The navies of India, the United States, Australia and Japan on Friday concluded the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the Arabian Sea that involved two aircraft carriers and a number of......

China slams Quad summit as clique, says has no future

China on Tuesday hit out at the upcoming first-ever Quad summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden, saying the formation of "cliques" targeting other countries "won't be popular" and has "no......

Aus: Man jailed for 3 months for abusing Indian

An Australian court has sentenced Paul John Brogden of Ballarat in Western Victoria to serve three months in jail after he threatened to kill an Indian taxi driver. Brogden, 48, pleaded guilty in......

Indian taxi driver assaulted in Australia

In yet another attack on Indians in Australia, a 24-year-old taxi driver has been allegedly abused and assaulted by a passenger and his vehicle damaged in the Victorian city of Ballarat. The......

The myth over 'dirty money' busted

The 'dirty money' myth seems to have finally been dispelled, after a new study has revealed that banknotes don't pick up enough bacteria to be dangerous. For the study, an international team, led......

Parineeti Chopra's Amazing Australian holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays. Aashka Goradia and her husband Brent Goble went to the Andaman islands. Priyanka Chopra had a fun holiday in Prague. Sanya Malhotra took us to Europe. Aamir......

Victoria pulls out of 2026 CWG: 'Won't take money out of hospital, school fund'

IMAGE: The state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Games due to the high cost. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to......

2026 Commonwealth Games to have shooting; wrestling axed

IMAGE: India's Manu Bhaker won the gold medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia when shooting was last held. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty......

Touching tribute to Hughes: Local batsman sacrifices record

Touching tribute to Hughes. Photograph: Cricket Australia/Twitter A batsman in a club match in Victoria has paid a touching tribute to Phillip Hughes by deciding to sacrifice breaking a......

Buzz: Now, woman cricketer Molineux takes a break

IMAGE: Sophie Molineux is the latest Australian cricketer to step away from the game to focus on her mental health. Recently, several Australian male cricketers, including Glenn Maxwell, Nic......

Sports Shorts: Villa makes surprise return to Spain squad

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday IMAGE: David Villa. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Spain's all-time top scorer David Villa has come out of......