Australia

Rajnath holds bilateral meetings with US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand counterparts

10:11 pm November 17, 2019

Bangkok: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand with a focus on deepening ties. The bilateral meetings took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), a platform comprising ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners including […]

Lanka PM appeals to people to vote peacefully and maintain law & order

8:23 pm November 15, 2019

Colombo: On the eve of Sri Lankan presidential polls, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe urged the people to vote peacefully and maintain law and order to ensure a free and fair election. There are 15.9 million eligible voters who will choose a successor to President Maithripala Sirisina on Saturday. There are a record 35 candidates vying […]

Nine-day Jhiri Mela begins in Jammu

8:55 pm November 12, 2019

Jammu: Thousands of devotees from across the country joined the annual Jhiri Mela, one of north India’s biggest religious gatherings, which began here on Tuesday amid tight security, officials said. The Jhiri Mela is held every year on ‘Kartik Purnima’. Devotees pay obeisance at the Baba Jittoo temple in Jhiri village, 20 kms from here […]

Bangladesh captain and world number one ODI all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report

ICC bans Shakib for failing to report approaches from suspected Indian bookie

11:19 pm October 29, 2019

Dhaka/Dubai: Bangladesh captain and world number one ODI all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches, including one at the IPL, by a suspected Indian bookie, ousting him from the upcoming tour of India. Twelve months of that ban is a suspended […]

Chinese billionaire claims Australia ‘deep state’ plot

7:34 pm October 23, 2019

Sydney : A Chinese billionaire banished from Australia on suspicion of political interference claimed Wednesday that “dark forces” from within the “deep state” were behind a multi-million dollar tax claim against him. Prolific political donor Huang Xiangmo is embroiled in a series of scandals relating to undeclared earnings and millions of dollars he gave to […]