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Exclusive: Inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, Nov.12 to 15,2026

PERTH, WA, 21 September, 2026: — Indian and South Asian cinema is set to take center stage in Western Australia this spring, with the announcement of the inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth (IFFP). Running from November 12 to 15,...

Sports

Tangerine backs Renegades again as Principal Partner for 2026/27

MELBOURNE, 21 Sept, 2026: The Melbourne Renegades have locked in Tangerine as Principal Partner for a third straight year ahead...

World

Explainer: What the NAZA documentary tells us about Gaza airstrikes

In simple terms, NAZA is a 2026 documentary that uses anonymous interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence insiders...

Australia

Victoria Politics: Coalition to build 3 new select-entry high schools

MELBOURNE, 20 September 2026: Liberal-Nationals to build 3 new select-entry high schools in VictoriaA Jess Wilson-led Liberal and Nationals Government...

Community

Victoria Police campaign to target crime head-on

MELBOURNE, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026: After the recent crime wave in the state, the Victoria Police is to target crime ‘head-on’. The upward trend in crime stats, with 41,775 retail thefts recorded – a slight increase on 41,756 retail theft offences...

IFFM funding puts multiculturalism at center of Victorian vote

ECCV urges parties to back multicultural priorities in Nov. election

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

South Asia

Five young Orangutans found in Odisha: Probe ordered

Balasore, Odisha, India – Five young Orangutans were discovered near Badapali village in Bhograi Block of Balasore district on Tuesday morning, triggering an investigation by the Forest Department into how the non-native primates ended up in the area. According to...

A Bleak Road to Justice: Mob rule, forced conversions, & the broken promises of minorities’ rights

India’s Giant Space Leap: First Earth imaging satellite put into orbit

Victoria Unites For Nepal: big flood vigil in Melbourne

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

Explainer: What the NAZA documentary tells us about Gaza airstrikes

In simple terms, NAZA is a 2026 documentary that uses anonymous interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence insiders to show how Israel’s war in Gaza has involved a planned, system-driven killing of large numbers of civilians, not just...

Haaretz: UAE warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack before Oct 7; PM denies it

BRICS Summit Delhi 2026: Final Declaration Amid Divergent Views

Fake Keytruda scam prompts govt to mandate QR codes on Cancer drugs

Australia

Victoria Politics: Coalition to build 3 new select-entry high schools

MELBOURNE, 20 September 2026: Liberal-Nationals to build 3 new select-entry high schools in VictoriaA Jess Wilson-led Liberal and Nationals Government will build three new select-entry high schools and convert six existing government schools, in the biggest expansion of Victoria’s academic...

Australia Migration Policy 2026: Key changes set by Tony Burke

Victoria Police campaign to target crime head-on

Premier bats for multicultural-multi-faith ethos at Indian roundtable

Entertainment

Exclusive: Inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, Nov.12 to 15,2026

Netflix:Lust Stories3 trailer tells the tales of love, desire & bonds

‘Daayra’: Who should punish the accused – law or the police?

Netflix drops GANDHARI trailer, Premiering Sept. 3

IFFM 2026: Biological mum search reveals a dark past in ‘Pastt Tense’

Sport

Tangerine backs Renegades again as Principal Partner for 2026/27

MELBOURNE, 21 Sept, 2026: The Melbourne Renegades have locked in Tangerine as Principal Partner for a third straight year ahead of the 2026/27 Big Bash season. Announced today, the partnership was celebrated with Foundation Members — supporters who have held...

Whateley joins Fox Cricket as Australia gears up for South Africa tour

Healy added to Fox Cricket’s summer coverage team

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

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

Mumbai Calling rocks’Fine Food Australia’ with instant chai (tea)

MELBOURNE, 2 September, 2026: Indian-promoted Melbourne-based Australian company Mumbai Calling emerged visibly successful with its instant chai (tea) that included many flavours including masala, ginger, cardamom, rose petal, turmeric… and also supplies the needed vending machine for the chai....

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

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

India’s Giant Space Leap: First Earth imaging satellite put into orbit

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, September 4 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully deployed the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite in the geosynchronous orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday, marking another major milestone in India’s...

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

Exclusive: Inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, Nov.12 to 15,2026

Tangerine backs Renegades again as Principal Partner for 2026/27

Explainer: What the NAZA documentary tells us about Gaza airstrikes

Victoria Politics: Coalition to build 3 new select-entry high schools

Community

Victoria Police campaign to target crime head-on

IFFM funding puts multiculturalism at center of Victorian vote

ECCV urges parties to back multicultural priorities in Nov. election

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

South Asia

Five young Orangutans found in Odisha: Probe ordered

A Bleak Road to Justice: Mob rule, forced conversions, & the broken promises of minorities’ rights

India’s Giant Space Leap: First Earth imaging satellite put into orbit

Victoria Unites For Nepal: big flood vigil in Melbourne

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

Explainer: What the NAZA documentary tells us about Gaza airstrikes

Haaretz: UAE warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack before Oct 7; PM denies it

BRICS Summit Delhi 2026: Final Declaration Amid Divergent Views

Fake Keytruda scam prompts govt to mandate QR codes on Cancer drugs

Australia

Victoria Politics: Coalition to build 3 new select-entry high schools

Australia Migration Policy 2026: Key changes set by Tony Burke

Victoria Police campaign to target crime head-on

Premier bats for multicultural-multi-faith ethos at Indian roundtable

Entertainment

Exclusive: Inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, Nov.12 to 15,2026

Netflix:Lust Stories3 trailer tells the tales of love, desire & bonds

‘Daayra’: Who should punish the accused – law or the police?

Netflix drops GANDHARI trailer, Premiering Sept. 3

IFFM 2026: Biological mum search reveals a dark past in ‘Pastt Tense’

Sport

Tangerine backs Renegades again as Principal Partner for 2026/27

Whateley joins Fox Cricket as Australia gears up for South Africa tour

Healy added to Fox Cricket’s summer coverage team

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

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 September 2026

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Business & Finance

Mumbai Calling rocks’Fine Food Australia’ with instant chai (tea)

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

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

India’s Giant Space Leap: First Earth imaging satellite put into orbit

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

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