Tag: Australia

Brisbane: With reports emerging about Team India’s reluctance to play the fourth and final Test of the ongoing series against Australia in Brisbane due to harsher bio-security protocols, members of the Queensland government have stated that the visiting team should not enter the state if they are unwilling to coordinate with the protocols that have […]

Sydney:  India made 26 for no loss in their first innings at tea after dismissing Australia for 338 on the second day of the ongoing third and penultimate Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Prolific Australia batsman Steve Smith struck a gritty 131-run knock to ensure that the team had a […]

Sydney: Australia on Sunday declared their second innings at 312/6 at Tea on Day Four, thus setting a 407-run target for India in the ongoing third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Umpires called the end of the second session after Cameron Green, who scored 84, got out after being caught behind by substitute […]

Sydney:  India put up a counter-attack through Rishabh Pant as they recovered from the early loss of skipper Ajinkya Rahane to move to 206 for 3 against Australia at lunch on the final day of the third Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India still need 201 runs to accomplish a near-impossible chase of […]

Brisbane: The incredible underdog fairytale of Thangarasu Natarajan got better with his twin strikes on debut headlining a commendable effort from an inexperienced Indian bowling attack, which reduced Australia to 274 for 5 despite a stylish hundred from Marnus Labuschagne on the opening day of the final Test here. The Indian attack, with a collective […]

Sydney: Even as authorities at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) are investigating reports from the Indian team that pace bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were subjected to racist comments, they have received another complaint from an Indian fan who alleged that a security officer on duty at the SCG told him to “go back […]

Brisbane: India will need 324 runs more, with all their wickets intact, when they come out to bat on Tuesday to win the fourth and final Test against Australia at The Gabba. India reached 4/0 in their chase on 328 in the extended final session on Monday before rain started pouring in and umpires were […]

Sydney: Google on Friday threatened to pull its Search engine from Australia if a proposed media bargaining law, that directs Google to pay news publishers, goes into effect. Mel Silva, Managing Director of Google Australia and New Zealand, appeared before a public hearing of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee that is reviewing a proposed new […]

New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that the Indian players were not allowed to enter a lift with the Australian players in Sydney during their recently concluded tour Down Under. “We reached Sydney, they locked us with severe restrictions. There was a unique thing that happened in Sydney. It was strange, to be honest. Both India […]

Beijing/Singapore: The Indian diaspora in China, Singapore, Australia and several other countries on Tuesday celebrated the 72nd Republic Day in a restricted manner and watched the cultural events virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Beijing, Ambassador Vikram Misri unfurled the national flag at the Indian embassy where the celebrations were restricted to officials of […]

Canberra: Social media giant Facebook has blocked Australians from sharing or accessing news on the platform. As of Thursday the Facebook accounts of Australian publishers ranging from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and some local health authorities have been wiped clean, Xinhua news agency reported. Australians have been blocked […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that a strong India-Australia partnership will play an important role in shaping the post-Covid world. The statement came a day after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed to move ahead with his government’s proposed laws that will ensure the US media tech giants like Facebook pay […]

Canberra: The Australian government has established a “myth-busting unit” to address coronavirus vaccine misinformation, a Minister revealed on Monday. Greg Hunt, the Minister for Health, revealed that the unit, a joint endeavour between the Departments of Health and Home Affairs, was “quietly” established in 2020 amid concerns over false vaccine information spreading rapidly on social […]

New Delhi: After their first historic summit last week, the Indo-Pacific Quad comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia, France is now set to steel the rapidly evolving grouping. From April 4-7, France will participate in a five-nation naval exercise, called La Perouse, which will include all the four Quad members. These naval manoeuvres will […]

Sydney: Flooding in parts of New South Wales (NSW) was declared a natural disaster on Sunday and residents in flood-hit areas west of Sydney were evacuated as Australia’s most populous state continued to be hammered by heavy rain. Sixteen areas, primarily in the north of the state, were declared “disaster ridden”, dpa news agency quoted […]