Australia

Aussie Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison: Some volunteer firefighters to receive paid leave

Aussie PM Morrison: Some volunteer firefighters to receive paid leave

3:19 pm December 24, 2019

Perth: Australia’s beleaguered prime minister announced Tuesday that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wildfires that have ravaged parts of the country. About 5 million hectares (12.35 million acres) of land have burned nationwide over the past few months, with nine people killed […]

Protests marked 2019 in many of Delhi's universities

Citizenship law: Students, opposition leaders step up protests; SC rejects inquiry panel plea

11:06 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: Students, opposition leaders and activists across regions stepped up their protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Tuesday even as at least 29 persons were arrested for violent clashes over the last couple of days in Jamia Millia Islamia and parts of UP, while the Supreme Court rejected plea for setting up […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Elderly couple found dead with throats slit in UP

7:35 pm December 13, 2019

Lucknow: An elderly couple was found dead with their throats slit in the old city area here, police said on Friday. The bodies of Hilal Ahmad, 70, and his wife Bilkis, 65, were found by the neighbours in their rented house Thursday night, they said. Ahmed, who owned a chikankari (an embroidery form) store, and […]

India, Australia hold 2+2 secretarial talks

7:47 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: India and Australia on Monday carried out a comprehensive review of their strategic engagement during a defence and foreign secretarial-level talks. The Defence Ministry said the two sides deliberated on prevailing regional security concerns and explored ways for cooperation in field of defence industry and technology. The Indian delegation was led by Defence […]

China wants to ‘take over’ Australian politics: ex-spy chief

10:17 am November 22, 2019

Sydney: China is seeking to “take over” Australia’s political system with an “insidious” and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra’s ex-spymaster said in an interview published Friday. Duncan Lewis, who resigned in September after five years at the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said China could target anyone in political office, […]