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Stranded Australian sues his government for ban on flights from India
Rediff.com5 May 2021

A 73-year-old Australian, who is stranded in India since March last year, has filed a...

Aus bans arrivals from India; offenders to face 5-yr jail term, fines
Rediff.com1 May 2021

The temporary ban begins on Monday and applies to any travellers who have visited India...

Oz suspends direct passenger flights from India until May 15
Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

The move could affect thousands of people, including Australian cricketers currently...

Covid: New Zealand bans entry of travellers from India
Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced that New Zealand will temporarily...

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party
Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

The data leak obtained by 'The Australian' newspaper has revealed how the alleged CPC...

Australian Special Forces "unlawfully killed" 39 Afghan civilians: Report
Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

According to the Australian media, the latest report has been based on over 400...

COVID-19 lockdown to be reimposed in Melbourne for 6 weeks
Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

Residents have been advised against leaving their homes apart for four activities --...

6mn hectares gutted, Australia blaze may intensify further
Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Since September 2019, Australia's raging bushfire crisis has killed 24 people, reduced...

Woman killed in knife attack in Sydney
Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

Australian TV channels showed the man, in his 20s or 30s, running through the King...

Adani's coal mine project in Australia gets final okay
Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

The final and last approval for the Adani group's long-delayed billion dollar mega coal...

New controversies hit Adani's Carmichael coal mine project
Rediff.com3 May 2019

Adani, which already has mining and environmental licences from the state government,...

PIO woman dentist killed in Australia, body found in suitcase
Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

The man suspected of murdering the Sydney dentist Preethi Reddy, whose body was found...

Pak can no longer allow extremists to operate from its soil: Australia
Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne also urged India and Pakistan to...

Suspicious packages found at Indian consulate, other missions in Melbourne
Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

A major operation is underway after packages were delivered to at least 10...

Melbourne: 1 killed, 2 injured in IS-claimed knife attack
Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

The man was shot after confronting police officers on a busy city street, authorities...

Scott Morrison replaces Australian PM Turnbull after party vote
Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Morrison, the current treasurer, won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs...

Australia drops work visa used mainly by Indians
Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

The 457 visa programme, used by over 95,000 foreign workers, a majority of them...

India, US, Australia and Japan in talks to establish OBOR alternative: Report
Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

A senior US official said that the plan of establishing OBOR alternative was still...

Adani cancels $2.6 bn deal with Australian mining giant
Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

The $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine project when completed would be one of the...

Setback for Adani; Queensland vetoes $900 mn loan proposal
Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

The Adani group had applied for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility loan for...