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Grand drone show reveals ‘Heeramandi:The Diamond Bazaar’ premier on May 1

MUMBAI, 27 March 2024: The wait is over. Sanjay Leelah Bhansali’s long-awaited series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, will be officially released on 1 May. In a mesmerising aerial spectacle above Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course, Netflix and renowned director Sanjay Leela...
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A billion meals wasted daily in 2022, as 783m people face hunger

A billion meals wasted daily in 2022, as 783m people face hunger

Nairobi, 27 March 2024 – Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million...
Cricket Australia eager to hold India-Pakistan bilateral series

Cricket Australia eager to hold Indo-Pak bilateral series:Nick Hockley

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Cricket Australia announces international schedule for 2024-25 season

MELBOURNE, 26 March 2024: Cricket Australia today announced the international schedule for the 2024-25 season. In a media release, the...

Community

Vinayak Kolape leads Wyndham Holi Festival of color into the 10th year

MELBOURNE: In the heart of Melbourne’s vibrant cultural landscape lies an event that epitomises diversity and community spirit – the Wyndham Holi Festival. For a decade now, this celebration of colors has been a staple in Melbourne’s calendar, attracting thousands...
Disparity plagues Victorian Indians in industry & politics: AII survey

Disparity plagues Victorian Indians in industry & politics: AII survey

After Nepal, Pashupatinath Temple soon in Melbourne

After Nepal, Pashupatinath Temple soon in Melbourne

Urban Vegas celebrates International Women’s Day 2024

Urban Vegas celebrates International Women’s Day 2024

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South Asia

Pakistan’s blasphemy blitz

The Human Rights Watch has noted – along with several other cases that have been in and out of court –  that much of the time, blasphemy accusers are anything but religiously motivated. Its 2023 world report says that dozens...
Left sweeps JNU students’ union election, wins all four seats

Left sweeps JNU students’ union election, wins all four seats

INDIA ELECTIONS 2024: Patnaik’s bonhomie with BJP ends in Odisha

INDIA ELECTIONS 2024: Patnaik’s bonhomie with BJP ends in Odisha

New Delhi student awarded SRK PhD Scholarship

New Delhi student awarded SRK PhD Scholarship

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Apple TV + Preview: Prehistoric Planet 2 with David Attenborough

Apple TV + Preview: Prehistoric Planet 2 with David Attenborough

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CLIMATE CRISIS : Australia, it’s time to move beyond coal!

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8 b lives, infinite possibilities:The case for rights & choices(Video)

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Preview:Tooth Pari When Love Bites(Hindi)- Quirky, Romantic, Exciting

Preview:Tooth Pari When Love Bites(Hindi)- Quirky, Romantic, Exciting

A bit of Thailand – Bangkok to Ayutthaya (see video)

A bit of Thailand – Bangkok to Ayutthaya (see video)

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Paul Keating slams ‘AUKUS’ n-subs pact as ‘worst deal’

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A billion meals wasted daily in 2022, as 783m people face hunger

Nairobi, 27 March 2024 – Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. Food waste continues to hurt the global...
Rohingya conundrum: Stateless, helpless and unwanted

Rohingya conundrum: Stateless, helpless and unwanted

Who gets to control the Indian Ocean’s ‘tollgate’?

Who gets to control the Indian Ocean’s ‘tollgate’?

No country provides equal opportunity for women: World Bank report

No country provides equal opportunity for women: World Bank report

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Australia

Your Pet, Our Pest – There is nothing cute about Hedgehog trafficking

MELBOURNE, 26 March 2024: Illegally trafficked African pygmy hedgehogs have been located in Victoria, sparking a nation-wide investigation and prompting Crime Stoppers Victoria and Agriculture Victoria to launch a new campaign, ‘Your Pet, Our Pest’. The discovery of these two...
New Delhi student awarded SRK PhD Scholarship

New Delhi student awarded SRK PhD Scholarship

Police investigate Tarneit shooting involving 3 Indians

Police investigate Tarneit shooting involving 3 Indians

ICAI(Melbourne) Chapter conference ‘Lead the Wave’ charts hi-tech path

ICAI(Melbourne) Chapter conference ‘Lead the Wave’ charts hi-tech path

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Entertainment

Prime Video’s content tsunami for 2024

MUMBAI/MELBOURNE, 19 March 2024: Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios today announced (Kicked off by Karan Johar) at a glittering and spectacular media show in Mumbai their upcoming content for India, South Asia and other countries for 2024. The array...
US-based Ayaz Ismail’s ‘Tujhse Kahun’ hits over 1m YouTube views

US-based Ayaz Ismail’s ‘Tujhse Kahun’ hits over 1m YouTube views

Netflix 2024: Blockbuster entertainment ka next level

Netflix 2024: Blockbuster entertainment ka next level

Kavita Krishnamurthy & Dr. L. Subramaniam concert a success

Kavita Krishnamurthy & Dr. L. Subramaniam concert a success

After-hours Triennial EXTRA program from 19-28 January 2024

After-hours Triennial EXTRA program from 19-28 January 2024

Sport

Cricket Australia eager to hold Indo-Pak bilateral series:Nick Hockley

Indian & Pakistani teams to spice up Australia’s 2024-25 Cricket season MELBOURNE, 27 March 2024: Indian and Pakistani cricket teams among others are to visit Australia this summer, triggering excitement among South Asian fans across the country. With cricket being...
Cricket Australia announces international schedule for 2024-25 season

Cricket Australia announces international schedule for 2024-25 season

Sri Lanka tour: 15-member Aust.Women’s U19 squad, includes 2 Indians

Sri Lanka tour: 15-member Aust.Women’s U19 squad, includes 2 Indians

Australia cancels T20 series with Afghanistan over women’s rights

Australia cancels T20 series with Afghanistan over women’s rights

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Opinion

Loneliness and capitalism: Social & emotional cost

The epidemic of loneliness is spreading rapidly in our hyper-connected world of social media. Studies by the World Health Organization suggest that “20-34% of older people in China, India, the United States, and regions of Europe and Latin America experience...
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How people get sucked into misinformation rabbit holes …

Laziness as a form of resistance

Laziness as a form of resistance

Economy: A single hold-all measure like GDP is a camouflaging device

Economy: A single hold-all measure like GDP is a camouflaging device

COMMENT : AAP tsunami decimates the big & mighty in Punjab & …

Miles’ Law and the War in Ukraine: Where you stand depends on where you sit

Miles’ Law and the War in Ukraine: Where you stand depends on where you sit

Understanding modern attacks on Gandhi

Understanding modern attacks on Gandhi

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Business & Finance

Indian Jeweler in US charged with trade fraud & illegal money transfer

NEWARK, NJ: An India- and New Jersey-based man who operated jewelery companies in New York City’s Diamond District was charged with spearheading a scheme to illegally evade customs duties for millions of dollars of jewellery imports into the United States...
Reliance,Disney merger creates $8.5m streaming/TV assets joint venture

Reliance,Disney merger creates $8.5m streaming/TV assets joint venture

Rocky & Gurminder – Wealth creators at The Realta

Rocky & Gurminder – Wealth creators at The Realta

Iran’s Sri Lanka Tea imports under tea-for-oil barter system

Iran’s Sri Lanka Tea imports under tea-for-oil barter system

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Health

WHO Social Connection Series: Roz’s story

Social isolation and loneliness are painful, harmful for our health, and can affect anyone, anywhere. Sharing our stories of social isolation and loneliness with each other is the first step towards harnessing the #PowerOfConnection to make a positive difference. The...
WHO : Protecting you from substandard and falsified medicines (Video)

WHO : Protecting you from substandard and falsified medicines (Video)

Free vaccines in pharmacies from January 1, 2024

Free vaccines in pharmacies from January 1, 2024

WHO’s Science in 5 : Adult eye care (Video)

WHO’s Science in 5 : Adult eye care (Video)

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Science & Technology

Kerala (India) has country’s first AI teacher (See video)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest technological buzz across the world. The technology is fast moving and every day new AI tools are hitting the market, and this includes Chat GBT, Sora AI and many others. Some believe the world...
Tech companies to combat misuse of AI in 2024 elections

Tech companies to combat misuse of AI in 2024 elections

Widening disparities & growing threats cloud global cybersecurity outlook for 2024: WEF

Widening disparities & growing threats cloud global cybersecurity outlook for 2024: WEF

India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft clicks full-disk Sun images

India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft clicks full-disk Sun images

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Finding a live brain worm is rare. 4 ways to protect yourself …

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