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Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Aditya DeviLal Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA from Haryana, talks about the Jantar Mantar student agitation, why Haryana youth migrating to other countries, and police repression against agitators at the Jantar Mantar protest. He was attending a community...

Australia

Ben Carroll’s new cabinet : Factional truce holds, One Nation looms

MELBOURNE — New Premier Ben Carroll has sworn in a refreshed Victorian Labor cabinet, betting on “renewal and stability” and...

Australia

Tree theft shocks Deanside family

MELBOURNE: An Indian-Australian family in Melbourne’s west has been left stunned after five mature pine trees were reportedly uprooted and...

Australia

Hanson’s media ban taints One Nation launch

Pauline Hanson has launched One Nation’s Victorian election campaign (August 3, 2026) with a familiar mix of culture-war politics, anti-establishment...

Community

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Bill to dissolve ‘VMC’ & create ‘Multicultural Victoria’ in Parliament

Census 2026 – Complete the census online, by paper or with help

VMC Film Awards shine despite Hanson’s ‘Monoculture’ push

South Asia

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Dr. L. Subramaniam honoured with Sri Lanka’s highest tribute

Pakistan: ‘Stolen Girls’ data from new report …*

Mission critical: Why India matters for Australia’s economic future

Multimedia

PODCAST: Péter Magyar & how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy*

Story of a Woman’s Right to Marry (Documentary)

Netflix releases trailer of ‘Accused’,a psychological drama

Vishal Bhardawaj blends crime, love, drama in O’ Romeo (Trailer)

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)

World

Israel continues to commit genocide: UN report

GENEVA – Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the...

Canberra probes flotilla abuse claims of activists detained by Israel

World Inequality Report 2026:India’s inequality gap over world average

US proposes 12.5% tariff on India, China, Australia & 51 others

Australia

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Ben Carroll’s new cabinet : Factional truce holds, One Nation looms

Tree theft shocks Deanside family

Hanson’s media ban taints One Nation launch

Entertainment

Netflix drops Tamil romcom ‘Pyaar Prema Kalyanam’ on Aug. 21, 2026

Netflix will premiere *Pyaar Prema Kalyanam* on 21 August, a Tamil romantic comedy that flips the usual post-wedding script by asking a simple question: what if the groom moved into the bride’s family home? The film marks director Elan’s acting...

Batwara 1947 trailer is out – Har insaan ka pehla mazhab MAA hai

YRF locks March 26, 2027 for Ali Abbas Zafar’s untitled movie

Yash Raj Films clarifies royalty dispute around Saiyaara title track

Restored classics to light up IFFM 2026

Sport

Healy added to Fox Cricket’s summer coverage team

MELBOURNE, 30 July, 2026: Alyssa Healy has joined Fox Cricket as a permanent commentator ahead of Kayo Sports’ Summer of the Century. The former Australia captain, who retired from international cricket in March, will feature alongside Adam Gilchrist, Isa Guha,...

Big Bash roar in Chennai: Renegades & Scorchers to play opener

Australia beat India by 6 wickets, Knocking India out of T20 World Cup 2026

ICC Women’s Cricket Week expands to 60 countries

Opinion

When Devotion Becomes a Public Trust: The Ram Mandir …*

*When Devotion Becomes a Public Trust: The Ram Mandir Donation Controversy and the Ethics of Accountability The controversy now unfolding around alleged misuse of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is not only a story about missing money. It...

How Pakistan became the primary mediator between the US and Iran

Albanese calls for Middle East ceasefire to include Lebanon

Lynching, majoritarian politics, and …*

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest…*

Bihar: Reasons behind the Opposition’s self-inflicted defeat

Defeating terror: A complex rigmarole

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Business & Finance

Scott Morrison joins India’s BLS International,providing visa services

MELBOURNE, 1 July, 2026: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined the BLS International as Global Strategic Advisor, specialising in worldwide visa and citizenship services, for its operations in Australia, 7 news reports. The appointment comes amid the...

Neo-Liberal Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

TPB bans tax agent Parampreet Singh Rajput for 4 years

Indian exports to Australia show significant rise

Health

Tips for quitting smoking and vaping

So you want to quit smoking or vaping but aren’t sure where to start? Congratulations! You’ve already taken the first step. Deciding to quit is a powerful choice that can bring many benefits: better health, freedom from nicotine dependence, and...

Two deadly Nipah virus cases in India, Australia “monitoring closely”

WHO emphasis on evidence driven traditional medicine

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

Science & Technology

Huawei unveils chip-design breakthrough that could beat US sanctions

Shanghai (China), May 25, (ANI): Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled a new approach that will enable it to manufacture high-end chips that could rival some of the most advanced chips from its rivals, like Intel and TSMC. And,...

Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes

Palestinian Omar Yaghi among trio gets 2025 Nobel in Chemistry

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

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Ben Carroll’s new cabinet : Factional truce holds, One Nation looms

Tree theft shocks Deanside family

Hanson’s media ban taints One Nation launch

Community

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Bill to dissolve ‘VMC’ & create ‘Multicultural Victoria’ in Parliament

Census 2026 – Complete the census online, by paper or with help

VMC Film Awards shine despite Hanson’s ‘Monoculture’ push

South Asia

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Dr. L. Subramaniam honoured with Sri Lanka’s highest tribute

Pakistan: ‘Stolen Girls’ data from new report …*

Mission critical: Why India matters for Australia’s economic future

Multimedia

PODCAST: Péter Magyar & how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy*

Story of a Woman’s Right to Marry (Documentary)

Netflix releases trailer of ‘Accused’,a psychological drama

Vishal Bhardawaj blends crime, love, drama in O’ Romeo (Trailer)

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)

World

Israel continues to commit genocide: UN report

Canberra probes flotilla abuse claims of activists detained by Israel

World Inequality Report 2026:India’s inequality gap over world average

US proposes 12.5% tariff on India, China, Australia & 51 others

Australia

Aditya Dev Lal Chautala: Jantar Mantar stir was for better life

Ben Carroll’s new cabinet : Factional truce holds, One Nation looms

Tree theft shocks Deanside family

Hanson’s media ban taints One Nation launch

Entertainment

Netflix drops Tamil romcom ‘Pyaar Prema Kalyanam’ on Aug. 21, 2026

Batwara 1947 trailer is out – Har insaan ka pehla mazhab MAA hai

YRF locks March 26, 2027 for Ali Abbas Zafar’s untitled movie

Yash Raj Films clarifies royalty dispute around Saiyaara title track

Restored classics to light up IFFM 2026

Sport

Healy added to Fox Cricket’s summer coverage team

Big Bash roar in Chennai: Renegades & Scorchers to play opener

Australia beat India by 6 wickets, Knocking India out of T20 World Cup 2026

ICC Women’s Cricket Week expands to 60 countries

Opinion

When Devotion Becomes a Public Trust: The Ram Mandir …*

How Pakistan became the primary mediator between the US and Iran

Albanese calls for Middle East ceasefire to include Lebanon

Lynching, majoritarian politics, and …*

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest…*

Bihar: Reasons behind the Opposition’s self-inflicted defeat

Defeating terror: A complex rigmarole

South Asia Times E-paper August 2026

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Business & Finance

Scott Morrison joins India’s BLS International,providing visa services

Neo-Liberal Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

TPB bans tax agent Parampreet Singh Rajput for 4 years

Indian exports to Australia show significant rise

Health

Tips for quitting smoking and vaping

Two deadly Nipah virus cases in India, Australia “monitoring closely”

WHO emphasis on evidence driven traditional medicine

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

Science & Technology

Huawei unveils chip-design breakthrough that could beat US sanctions

Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes

Palestinian Omar Yaghi among trio gets 2025 Nobel in Chemistry

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

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