Punjabi Singer Stages Adelaide Show After Visa Clearance
The artist is set to resume his Australian tour dates. Karan Aujla appeared in Adelaide once his Australian visa matter was settled, enabling the P-Pop Culture World Tour to move…
Why Filling Out the Census Matters for Toilets, Schools and Services
Liz Allen, Australian National University Do you want reliable toilet flushing at home or on holiday across Australia? Would you like to influence where new schools are constructed? Or do you want improved support for people experiencing homelessness? Australian households are beginning to receive letters with instructions for completing the 2026 census. The information gathered...
Australia Funds Robotics STEM Lab at Delhi Government School
Australia has supported a new robotics laboratory at a government school in New Delhi. This forms part of expanding education efforts linking the two nations beyond university ties and student exchange programs. Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner to India, Nick McCaffrey, opened the Robotics STEM Lab at Rao Balram Public School in Najafgarh on Delhi’s outskirts....
Perdaman to Pursue Australia’s First New Fuel Refinery in Six Decades
Australia has not constructed a new large-scale fuel refinery since the 1960s. Vikas Rambal, an Indian-born chemical engineer who arrived in Western Australia in 2000 with plans to build ammonia plants, now leads efforts to address this gap. Perdaman, the company Rambal founded and chairs, announced on 28 July 2026 a combined Pre-Feasibility and Pre-FEED...
University of Melbourne to Establish Quantum and Agri-Tech Research Facility in Tamil Nadu
The University of Melbourne will set up a 20,000-square-foot research and teaching centre in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. This follows a memorandum of understanding signed with the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation on 5 July 2026, shortly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Melbourne for the Australia-India Annual Leaders’ Summit. The facility, located at Tamil...
British Graduates Emigrate to Escape Cost of Living Pressures
Record numbers of young British nationals are relocating overseas to escape the UK’s cost of living crisis and pursue stronger financial prospects. Emigration is rising sharply as graduates and early-career professionals encounter the weakest domestic job market in thirty years, alongside flat wages and high housing expenses. To counter these pressures, workers aged 18 to...
Exhibition traces 1,500 years of Vishnu avatars in art
Louise Martin-Chew, The University of Queensland The term avatar often brings to mind James Cameron’s blue Na’vi characters. Cameron drew partial inspiration from the incarnations of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who appeared on earth to maintain cosmic balance. For more than fifteen centuries Vishnu has been revered as a preserver of dharma, order, morality and...
Indian Passport Does Not Serve as Citizenship Proof, MEA States
The Ministry of External Affairs reported issuing 1.39 crore Indian passports in the previous financial year. On Passport Seva Divas, 24 June 2026, an MEA official stated that none of these documents proves the holder is an Indian citizen. The remark, delivered at the 14th Passport Seva Divas, was legally precise yet sparked widespread discussion....
Documentary Explores Caste Discrimination Among Indian Australians
Resisting Casteism in Australia, a 61-minute documentary directed by filmmaker and academic Dr Vikrant Kishore, will screen at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Sunday, 19 July 2026, at Cinema Nova. The film follows Dr Kishore in conversations with academics, community leaders, doctors and Indian-Australian residents on topics of caste, migration, identity and belonging. The...
French Woman Claims 12 Years of Captivity by Pakistani Husband
Police in Pakistan have arrested a man accused of holding his French wife and their children captive while abusing them for over a decade. The alleged abuse occurred after the family moved from Australia to Pakistan in 2014. The wife, identified as Sylvie Yasmina, told authorities that her husband assaulted the family physically and mentally...
Teen Charged in Fatal Perth Crash Involving Indian Student
More than a month after a collision in a Perth shopping centre carpark claimed the life of 19-year-old Indian international student Komalpreet Kaur, a teenager has been charged with careless driving causing death. Western Australia Police charged the 19-year-old Forrestfield man on Saturday, 21 June, after an investigation by the Major Crash Investigation Section into...
Indian-Origin Player Sarpreet Singh Starts for New Zealand at 2026 World Cup
Sarpreet Singh created football history by starting for New Zealand in their opening 2026 World Cup fixture against Iran. The player of Punjabi descent played a key role in the All Whites’ first goal, combining with Elijah Just and captain Chris Wood before Just completed the move to give New Zealand the lead. Singh remained...
Zia Ahmad Receives OAM for Lifelong Service in Journalism and Community Leadership
Zia Ahmad, 73, is widely recognised as editor-in-chief of the Australasian Muslim Times, known as AMUST. This independent Muslim newspaper and news portal is Australia’s leading publication of its kind. It was established with his father in 1991. Under his leadership the outlet expanded from a small print community paper into a multimedia platform. It...
Indian-American Engineer Plays Role in US Autonomous Boat Rescue Near Hormuz
Vibhav Altekar serves as co-founder and chief technology officer of Saronic Technologies, a defense firm based in Texas. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California and directs the firm’s work on autonomous systems along with software design. His responsibilities include oversight of engineering teams focused on perception, navigation, machine learning,...
Australian NRI Maths Teacher Killed in India Over Property Dispute, Family Members Arrested
An Australian resident of Indian origin named Sunil Sharma was killed by relatives in India in a scheme tied to valuable real estate holdings. One week after his daughter Surbhi Sharma appealed publicly for information about her missing father, Indian police announced four arrests in the case. Those detained include Sharma’s brother, the brother’s wife...
Cricket Canada Suspended Over Governance Breaches and Corruption Allegations
Cricket Canada has been suspended by the International Cricket Council over serious breaches of membership obligations. The move follows concerns that the body is influenced by members of a gang operating from an Indian prison. The ICC confirmed the suspension after a board meeting in Ahmedabad on May 31. This comes weeks after funding was...
New Zealand Official Stands by Controversial Immigration Statement Despite Criticism
A high-ranking New Zealand government minister, Shane Jones, has stood by his provocative statements on immigration, explaining that he employs exaggerated language to highlight issues in public discussions. This follows widespread disapproval of his reference to a potential ‘butter chicken tsunami’ in relation to a proposed trade deal with India. Jones, who serves as deputy...
Minimum Grades Needed for Overseas University Admission After High School
Many high school graduates aspire to pursue higher education abroad to enhance their career prospects. A common concern is the minimum grade point average required for admission to international universities, which differs by country and institution. Typically, applicants need at least 60 to 70 percent in their high school exams to qualify for overseas programs....
CBSE Class 12 Results Anticipated Shortly: Rising Preference for Overseas Education Following High School
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is set to announce the Class 12 board exam results soon, probably by late April. This year, about 18.5 lakh students took the tests, with roughly 10.2 lakh boys and 8.3 lakh girls participating. As results draw near, students are gearing up for their future academic steps. While...
1 man guilty of 1st-degree murder for killing Meriem Boundaoui, another acquitted
One man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and another acquitted on all charges in the trial of a 15-year-old girl who was gunned down in Montreal during a drive-by shooting in 2021. Salim Touaibi, 29, admitted during the trial that he was the one who opened fire during the incident. He was found guilty of first-degree murder of Meriem Boundaoui and four counts of attempted murder....
Improve drinking water on First Nations by uplifting water operators, group says
A group dedicated to ending the 41 current long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations says part of the way to achieve the goal is by uplifting the work of people who work in water treatment plants. ...
Ontario court slashing $500M legal fees will have ‘chilling effect’ on other cases, argue lawyers
Lawyers who had over $500 million in legal fees struck down by an Ontario court are appealing the decision, arguing the case could have wider implications. In 2023, lawyers with the firm Nahwegahbow Corbiere negotiated a landmark $10-billion settlement for 21 Anishinaabe First Nations, for breaches by the Crown of the 1850 Robinson-Huron Treaty. ...
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A More Divided World: Can Diplomacy Still Find Common Ground?
International politics is becoming increasingly complicated as countries face geopolitical competition, economic uncertainty, security concerns and disagreements over trade and technology. Major powers are pursuing their own strategic interests while…
India’s Changing Global Role: Why Strategic Independence Matters More Than Ever
India’s growing influence in global affairs raises an important question: how should the country balance relationships with major powers while protecting its own strategic interests? India increasingly works with the…
India’s research retraction surge sparks call for reform
In the expansion of India’s scientific footprint lies an uncomfortable truth: the country now ranks third globally for life science research papers retracted from the record, according to a comprehensive…
Indian Science and Technology landscape: a leap for a better future
India produces a large quantity of scientific research, ranking 4th globally in terms of total research publications in 2020 according to Elsevier SciVal and having the 9th largest number of…

