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SAT News Analysis: Will India stand up to Trump’s trade bullying?

MELBOURNE, 29 August 2025: The Trump administration’s 50% tariffs on Indian exports to the US—comprising 25% reciprocal tariffs and 25% secondary tariffs for India’s Russian oil imports—function as a de facto trade embargo. The US, India’s largest export market, now...

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Books

Every Word Matters… for Dr. Ranjana Srivastava

MELBOURNE, 25 August 2025: Every Word Matters: Writing to Engage the Public by Dr. Ranjana Srivastava is a guide for...

Australia

Tragic 357 drowning deaths prompt call for action

Australia recorded its highest-ever drowning deaths in the past year, with 357 fatalities, a 27% increase over the 10-year...

Community

Councillor Pradeep Tiwari steps down

MELBOURNE, 25 August 2025: Councillor Pradeep Tiwari has temporarily stepped aside from his duties as Mayor and Councillor of...

Community

Councillor Pradeep Tiwari steps down

MELBOURNE, 25 August 2025: Councillor Pradeep Tiwari has temporarily stepped aside from his duties as Mayor and Councillor of Maribyrnong City Council, in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2020, following charges being laid against him,...

Buddhist community urges state reception on Vesak day

SwaminarayanTemple,Thai & Chinese eateries smeared with hate graffiti

Mettadipa Vihara observes ‘Offering’ ceremony

South Asia

SAT News Analysis: Will India stand up to Trump’s trade bullying?

INTERVIEW: William Dalrymple on how India shaped the ancient world

US names BLA & its alias, the Majeed Brigade terror org

India’s trade unions & farmers to protest Trump tariffs on 13 Aug,2025

Multimedia

Apple TV + Preview: Prehistoric Planet 2 with David Attenborough

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

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

इतिहास के पन्ने: राहुल सांकृत्यायन को पढ़ना क्यों ज़रूरी है? (Interview)

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

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

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

World

Gaza: 25 foreign ministers for “action to halt & reverse starvation”

A Joint statement on 12 August, 2025, on the humanitarian situation in Gaza has been signed by: The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands,...

INTERVIEW: William Dalrymple on how India shaped the ancient world

US names BLA & its alias, the Majeed Brigade terror org

Australia, UK, Germany, Italy, NZ condemn Israel’s Gaza takeover plan

Australia

Tragic 357 drowning deaths prompt call for action

Australia recorded its highest-ever drowning deaths in the past year, with 357 fatalities, a 27% increase over the 10-year average. Children under five saw a decline in drowning deaths (15 fatalities), mostly in home pools. The highest risk groups...

Aryan Sharma & Yash Deshmukh named in Australia U19 squad

Vic Labour meet focus on remote work & Palestine statehood

Buddhist community urges state reception on Vesak day

Entertainment

Madhavas Rock Band to perform live rock-kirtan concert on 14 Sept,2025

MELBOURNE, 19 AUGUST 2025: A potpourri of kirtan, rock, Sufi and Bollywood elements will be performed on 14 September, 2025, by the Madhavas Rock Band, an Indian fusion group that is famous for the blend of spiritual and modern music....

‘Sitare Zamin Par’ at IFFM 2025: Aamir Khan’s Melbourne moment

Netflix Preview: ‘Inspector Zende’ chases swimsuit killer Carl Bhojraj

Berlin acclaimed ‘Baksho Bondi – Shadowbox’ to open IFFM 2025

Hindi cinema box office collections declined in 2024: Ormax Report

Sport

Singh is king in Australia’s South Asian Cricket

MELBOURNE, 11 August, 2025: South Asians in Australia are playing cricket in a big way, with Cricket Australia’s 2024-25 census revealing that 103,232 South Asian Australians were registered for cricket participation in the 2024–25 season, achieving a strategic target of 100,000...

AII report envisages Victoria’s sporting ecosystem for India

Aryan Sharma & Yash Deshmukh named in Australia U19 squad

It’s not just cricket…, says the AIBC

Opinion

Defeating terror: A complex rigmarole

There is a need for global engagement, including with Pakistan, to counter terrorism, which grew as part of US designs to control West Asian oil resources. FULL ARTICLE – https://www.newsclick.in/defeating-terror-complex-rigmarole Concise summary of the key points in the article: Trigger...

India hits Pak terror hubs & the message:Def. expert Qamar Agha(Video)

Who dies and wins in wars?

Who is the Class of Parasites, My Lord?

Why US-led economic dominance is shaking

Manmohan Singh – India’s primary reformer

Imperialist expansion, wars and neo-fascism

South Asia Times E-paper August 2025

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Business & Finance

It’s not just cricket…, says the AIBC

MELBOURNE, 6 August, 2025: It’s time to encourage Indian subcontinent or South Asians in Victoria to join the Cricket/Sports bandwagon. There are encouraging signs and it needs a boost, was the sumup of the Australia India Business Council organised panel...

India tops with $ 7.3 bn remittances from Australia’s immigration boom

National Pear Week (2-8 June, 2025) connects community with growers

Trump opposes iPhone assembly in India for US market

Health

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

WHO’s Science in 5 series*. World No Tobacco Day – 31 May 2025 Episode #139 / May 29, 2025 / Tobacco control The tobacco industry continues to sell death and destruction by using flavors, packaging and advertising. Is there...

‘Community Maternity Hub’ Werribee to bring facilities closer to home

Familiar songs may help boost recovery in children with brain injuries

56 % TB patients in India, Indonesia, China & Pakistan: WHO

Science & Technology

MUSINGS : Hint of life beyond us, a major leap

MELBOURNE, 22 April 2025: As a child, I looked at the Moon with curiosity. My nanny (Jai Singh) said, ” No one can ever reach the ‘Chanda-Mama’ (Moon). I had no idea of ‘space’, until the Soviet Union’s Sputnik started...

SAT News Analysis: Will India stand up to Trump’s trade bullying?

Every Word Matters… for Dr. Ranjana Srivastava

Tragic 357 drowning deaths prompt call for action

Councillor Pradeep Tiwari steps down

Community

Councillor Pradeep Tiwari steps down

Buddhist community urges state reception on Vesak day

SwaminarayanTemple,Thai & Chinese eateries smeared with hate graffiti

Mettadipa Vihara observes ‘Offering’ ceremony

South Asia

SAT News Analysis: Will India stand up to Trump’s trade bullying?

INTERVIEW: William Dalrymple on how India shaped the ancient world

US names BLA & its alias, the Majeed Brigade terror org

India’s trade unions & farmers to protest Trump tariffs on 13 Aug,2025

Multimedia

Apple TV + Preview: Prehistoric Planet 2 with David Attenborough

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

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

इतिहास के पन्ने: राहुल सांकृत्यायन को पढ़ना क्यों ज़रूरी है? (Interview)

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

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

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

World

Gaza: 25 foreign ministers for “action to halt & reverse starvation”

INTERVIEW: William Dalrymple on how India shaped the ancient world

US names BLA & its alias, the Majeed Brigade terror org

Australia, UK, Germany, Italy, NZ condemn Israel’s Gaza takeover plan

Australia

Tragic 357 drowning deaths prompt call for action

Aryan Sharma & Yash Deshmukh named in Australia U19 squad

Vic Labour meet focus on remote work & Palestine statehood

Buddhist community urges state reception on Vesak day

Entertainment

Madhavas Rock Band to perform live rock-kirtan concert on 14 Sept,2025

‘Sitare Zamin Par’ at IFFM 2025: Aamir Khan’s Melbourne moment

Netflix Preview: ‘Inspector Zende’ chases swimsuit killer Carl Bhojraj

Berlin acclaimed ‘Baksho Bondi – Shadowbox’ to open IFFM 2025

Hindi cinema box office collections declined in 2024: Ormax Report

Sport

Singh is king in Australia’s South Asian Cricket

AII report envisages Victoria’s sporting ecosystem for India

Aryan Sharma & Yash Deshmukh named in Australia U19 squad

It’s not just cricket…, says the AIBC

Opinion

Defeating terror: A complex rigmarole

India hits Pak terror hubs & the message:Def. expert Qamar Agha(Video)

Who dies and wins in wars?

Who is the Class of Parasites, My Lord?

Why US-led economic dominance is shaking

Manmohan Singh – India’s primary reformer

Imperialist expansion, wars and neo-fascism

South Asia Times E-paper August 2025

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Business & Finance

It’s not just cricket…, says the AIBC

India tops with $ 7.3 bn remittances from Australia’s immigration boom

National Pear Week (2-8 June, 2025) connects community with growers

Trump opposes iPhone assembly in India for US market

Health

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

‘Community Maternity Hub’ Werribee to bring facilities closer to home

Familiar songs may help boost recovery in children with brain injuries

56 % TB patients in India, Indonesia, China & Pakistan: WHO

Science & Technology

MUSINGS : Hint of life beyond us, a major leap

Signature of life in planet 700 trillion miles away discovered

QUT cosmologist helps shine light on dark energy

58 countries except US,UK sign Paris Summit statement for inclusive AI

Flashover: Multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires

Translating fiction: how AI could assist humans …*

Why the AO’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game

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