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L. Subramaniam leads Delhi’s Lakshminarayana Music Festival

NEW DELHI, January 17, 2026 : The 35th Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) opened in New Delhi on January 17, 2026, bringing together Indian and international artists for a night of music and dance at Baansera Park, in collaboration with the ICCR’s India International...

India, Sports

Prayer meet to condole Suresh Kalmadi’s demise

NEW DELHI, 17 January, 2025: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) held a prayer meeting in here on Saturday to...

Books, Entertainment / Sports/Books

Free speech, power & peril: JLF 2026 ends with fiery debate

JAIPUR, 19 January 2025: The four-day Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2026 drew to a close today with a charged closing debate, “Freedom...

Books, India

Tamil Nadu CM announces national literary awards in 7 languages

CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu, India) January 18 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced national-level literary awards by...

Community

Arrests in hate crime against Muslim cleric & spouse in DandenongSouth

MELBOURNE, 12 January, 2025: Three people have been arrested by the Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit following an hate crime incident in Dandenong South on the weekend. A Victoria Police media release says, ” It is alleged a man and...

Goan Ozzie Association presents Xmas show in Melbourne

Melbourne’s ASAS fundraiser fuels Sri Lanka flood recovery

Melbourne community vigil for Bondi victims

South Asia

Prayer meet to condole Suresh Kalmadi’s demise

NEW DELHI, 17 January, 2025: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) held a prayer meeting in here on Saturday to condole the death of Suresh Kalmadi, a former President of AFI and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Kalmadi, 81, died...

Tamil Nadu CM announces national literary awards in 7 languages

Catholic body welcomes Modi’s church visit, urges action on attacks

Sunny Leone NY 2026 Mathura event cancelled after uproar

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

Billionaire power undermines political freedom & rights: OXFAM

Defending Freedom Against Billionaire Power; Publication date: 19 January 2026; Authors :Alex Maitland, Anjela Taneja, Anthony Kamande, Carlos Brown Solá, Harry Bignell, Max Lawson, Rune Møller Stahl. Billionaire fortunes have grown at a rate three times faster than the previous five...

Unemployment flatlines, decent work stalls: ILO’s warning

Global protests after Trump announces Maduro’s arrest (Video)

WATCH: The Inauguration of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Australia

Arrests in hate crime against Muslim cleric & spouse in DandenongSouth

Adelaide Festival accused of “anti-Palestinian racism and censorship”

Goan Ozzie Association presents Xmas show in Melbourne

Indian exports to Australia show significant rise

Entertainment

Vijay’s action-thriller ‘Jana Nayagan’ stuck in CBFC storm

The controversy surrounding Tamil superstar Vijay’s Jana Nayagan, directed by H. Vinoth and starring Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priyamani, Narain, Shruti Haasan and Prakash Raj, centres on a CBFC censorship battle. The film’s worldwide release, originally...

Netflix: Single Papa Season 2 coming soon

Sunny Leone NY 2026 Mathura event cancelled after uproar

REVIEW: Laughing through the adoption maze in Netflix’s ‘Single Papa’

REVIEW: ‘Saali Mohabbat’ weaves a dark tale of betrayal & revenge

Sport

Prayer meet to condole Suresh Kalmadi’s demise

AO Day-1: It was the day of Melbourne Park’s 73,235 Tennis lovers

Oz-Pak 3-match T20I series on 29,31 Jan., & 1 Feb, 2026

Brett Lee inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Opinion

Lynching, majoritarian politics, and …*

*Lynching, majoritarian politics, and Bangladesh’s uncertain future Mob lynching has increasingly acquired social legitimacy across large parts of South Asia. Minorities in many countries are made to feel unwanted, as a wave of majoritarian hatred sweeps through the subcontinent. This...

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest…*

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

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?

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Business & Finance

Indian exports to Australia show significant rise

NEW DELHI, December 29 (ANI): India and Australia marked the third anniversary of their Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), showing a significant rise in trade between the two nations. The trade deal, which started three years ago, led to...

The Bruce Wong Foundation’s 1st anniversary & year end bash

Honour for 100 Multicultural Innovation & Business Leaders 2025

Intaj Khan sells major site in Aintree for $22m to Woolworth

Health

WHO emphasis on evidence driven traditional medicine

NEW DELHI, 19 December 2025: Traditional medicine, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says, encompasses diverse health practices, knowledge, and beliefs rooted in cultural and historical contexts, often predating modern biomedicine. These systems emphasize holistic approaches using natural remedies like herbs,...

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

Science & Technology

Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 20 November, 2025: As global temperatures rise and heatwaves intensify, a new textile innovation co-developed by University of South Australia scientists promises to keep people cooler, drier, and more comfortable in extreme heat. Partnering with researchers from Zhengzhou...

L. Subramaniam leads Delhi’s Lakshminarayana Music Festival

Prayer meet to condole Suresh Kalmadi’s demise

Free speech, power & peril: JLF 2026 ends with fiery debate

Tamil Nadu CM announces national literary awards in 7 languages

Community

Arrests in hate crime against Muslim cleric & spouse in DandenongSouth

Goan Ozzie Association presents Xmas show in Melbourne

Melbourne’s ASAS fundraiser fuels Sri Lanka flood recovery

Melbourne community vigil for Bondi victims

South Asia

Prayer meet to condole Suresh Kalmadi’s demise

Tamil Nadu CM announces national literary awards in 7 languages

Catholic body welcomes Modi’s church visit, urges action on attacks

Sunny Leone NY 2026 Mathura event cancelled after uproar

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

Billionaire power undermines political freedom & rights: OXFAM

Unemployment flatlines, decent work stalls: ILO’s warning

Global protests after Trump announces Maduro’s arrest (Video)

WATCH: The Inauguration of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Australia

Arrests in hate crime against Muslim cleric & spouse in DandenongSouth

Adelaide Festival accused of “anti-Palestinian racism and censorship”

Goan Ozzie Association presents Xmas show in Melbourne

Indian exports to Australia show significant rise

Entertainment

Vijay’s action-thriller ‘Jana Nayagan’ stuck in CBFC storm

Netflix: Single Papa Season 2 coming soon

Sunny Leone NY 2026 Mathura event cancelled after uproar

REVIEW: Laughing through the adoption maze in Netflix’s ‘Single Papa’

REVIEW: ‘Saali Mohabbat’ weaves a dark tale of betrayal & revenge

Sport

Prayer meet to condole Suresh Kalmadi’s demise

AO Day-1: It was the day of Melbourne Park’s 73,235 Tennis lovers

Oz-Pak 3-match T20I series on 29,31 Jan., & 1 Feb, 2026

Brett Lee inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Opinion

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

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?

South Asia Times E-paper January 2026

Read our latest E-paper

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Business & Finance

Indian exports to Australia show significant rise

The Bruce Wong Foundation’s 1st anniversary & year end bash

Honour for 100 Multicultural Innovation & Business Leaders 2025

Intaj Khan sells major site in Aintree for $22m to Woolworth

Health

WHO emphasis on evidence driven traditional medicine

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

Science & Technology

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

Flashover: Multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires

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