Australia

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Australia confirms first coronavirus cases

7:55 pm January 25, 2020

Sydney: Australia confirmed on Saturday its first four cases of the new coronavirus that has claimed 41 lives in China, becoming the latest country in a growing list to be affected by the illness. One man was being treated in isolation after arriving in Melbourne a week ago from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the […]

Revenue comes from men's cricket, unfair if women ask for same pay: Smriti Mandhana

Revenue comes from men’s cricket, unfair if women ask for same pay: Mandhana

7:08 pm January 22, 2020

Mumbai: Star Indian woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana is not bothered by a pay cheque lower than her male counterparts as she understands that the “revenue which we get is through men’s cricket”. Mandhana, the ICC’s woman cricketer of the year, touched on the contentious issue of pay parity at the unveiling of Bata’s new range […]

2.229 billion years: Scientists date world’s oldest meteor crater

11:53 pm January 21, 2020

Tokyo: A crater in western Australia was formed by a meteor strike more than 2.2 billion years ago and is the world’s oldest known impact site, new research published Wednesday shows. The study marks the first time that the Yarrabubba crater has been precisely dated, at 2.229 billion years old, and means it is 200 […]

Hockey Australia thanks Hockey India for bushfire donation

12:44 pm January 20, 2020

Melbourne: Hockey Australia has thanked its Indian counterpart for their support and contribution towards the victims of Australia’s bushfire crisis. Hockey Australia president Melanie Woosnam has expressed her thanks and gratitude to Hockey India president, Md Mushtaque Ahmad for their generous support. Hockey India has donated USD 25,000 to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal while […]

Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia

3:33 pm January 18, 2020

Sydney: Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of flooding in some areas. Major bushfires continued to rage in regions of the south and southeast of the country that have so far missed out on the rain, including in wildlife-rich forests on Kangaroo […]