June 8, 2025
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Cocaine in cement bags: Indian-origin Gurvinder Singh arrested in Australia for running international smuggling network

Indian-origin Australian Gurvinder Singh arrested in Sydney for running international drug smuggling. (Photo: NSW Police) Gurvinder Singh, a 42-year-old Indian-origin Australian man, has been arrested after two years of multi-agency investigation for allegedly masterminding an international drug racket that smuggle 20 million illegal cigarettes and nearly half a tonne of drugs into Sydney, the Australia […]

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WTC Final: Marnus Labuschagne lauds test Format, urges all nations to take it seriously | Cricket News

Marnus Labuschagne of Australia (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images) Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne expressed his optimism about Test cricket’s future ahead of the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s on Wednesday. The 30-year-old, who was part of Australia’s maiden WTC victory against India in 2023, emphasized the importance of countries producing quality […]

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WTC final: Big milestones within reach for Australias Khawaja, Cummins ahead of title clash against SA

New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As Australia’s ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title defence against South Africa draws closer, two of team’s brightest stars in the ongoing cycle, skipper Pat Cummins and opener Usman Khawaja have big milestone to chase. Australia will be aiming to become the first-ever side to defend their ICC WTC […]

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Australia says China anxiety, geography driving closer Indonesia ties

Australian defence minister Richard Marles (right) with his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (left) during their meeting in Jakarta (Image credit: AP) Australian defence minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties with Indonesia in a region riven by rivalry between Beijing and Washington.His visit to meet counterpart Sjafrie […]

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Indian-origin man pinned to ground by cop in Australia, wife screams; police chief say it was not wrong

Indian-origin man Gaurav Kundi assaulted by cops in Australia, brain, neck nerves damaged. (Photo: 9news) A 42-year-old Indian-origin man, Gaurav Kundi, was pinned down to the Payneham Road in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs while he was being arrested by the police. His wife Amritpal Kaur said police slammed his head against the car and also on […]

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Thousands remain isolated as floods ease in eastern Australia

The flood has impacted more than 50,000 people (Image credit: AP) Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding.Floodwaters were slowly subsiding but more than 20 emergency warnings remained in place, […]

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Raging floods in Australia: 50,000 impacted amid nonstop rainfall

More than 50,000 people on Thursday were left stranded as torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia.At least three people are missing, with a 63-year-old found dead in the rural hamlet of Moto, 400 km northeast of Sydney. Authorities dispatched drones, boats and helicopters to rescue the victims, news agency AFP reported citing local authorities.In […]

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Australia: Reduction in net migration to continue; minimum salary to rise for skilled visas and international students may see visa fee hike

Teresa Liu, Nicole Kirkwood and Mike Wall The Indian diaspora is the second largest migrant community in Australia, second to the UK. The ‘land down under’ continues to be an attractive destination for outbound Indians. With the re-election of the Labour party, in a landslide victory in the recently concluded elections, Australia will continue on […]

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