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Fresh attacks on Indians, Krishna meets Smith for 2nd time in two days

As attacks against Indians continued unabated in Australia, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Thursday met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith for the second time in two days and is understood to have conveyed displeasure over the assaults.
Krishna met Smith in London on the sidelines of the conference on Afghanistan hosted by British Prime [...]

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Oz players wise to opt out of IPL-3: Roebuck

by ANI January 27, 2010 Sports

Sydney, Jan.27 (ANI): The Australian cricketers decision to give a miss to the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is both wise and promising, feels noted columnist Peter Roebuck.
In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck opines that the Australians are fully aware of the workload that is before them, especially in [...]

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Li upsets Venus to reach semi-finals of Australian Open

by admin January 27, 2010 Sports

Melbourne, Jan 27 (ANI): China’s Li Na became second player from her country to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open after she defeated World No.6 Venus Williams 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5.
Li fought back to win and reach her first grand slam semi-final and is expected face another Williams, No.1 seed Serena, if Serena beats [...]

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Enhanced integrity measures for India, Pak immigrants to Australia

by ANI January 27, 2010 World

Melbourne, Jan 27 (ANI): Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is applying enhanced integrity measures to applicants from India, Mauritius, Nepal, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Pakistan in order to check infiltration related fraud.
The infiltration of Australia’s 16 billion dollars foreign education sector by organised crime has been exposed in a confidential report to the DIAC [...]

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Australia secure series win against Pakistan with Adelaide ODI victory

by ANI January 26, 2010 Sports

Australia secured a series win against Pakistan on Tuesday by emerging victorious in the third one-day international played at the Adelaide Oval here.
Australia defeated Pakistan by 40 runs. Replying to Australia’’s 286 for six in 50 overs, Pakistan folded up for 246 in 47.4 overs. For Australia, fast bowlers Ryan Harris (5/43) and Clint McKay [...]

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Krishna reiterates issue of Indian nationals’ safety in Australia

by ANI January 26, 2010 India News

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has deplored the attacks on two Indian nationals in Australia yesterday and said that the issue of racism will top his agenda during his meet with Australia’’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith in London on Wednesday.
In an exclusive interview to Times Now, Krishna emphasised that the safety of [...]

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Australia supports green fund for Kyoto Protocol

by Fakir Hassen December 8, 2009 World

CANBERRA: At the Copenhaen climate conference on Tuesday, Australia has backed the creation of a U.S. 10 billion dollar a year green fund to help vulnerable countries and called for a new legal treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
Australian diplomats backed by the “umbrella group”, which includes the U.S., Canada, Japan and Russia, supported a [...]

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Tsunami warning center in Australia

by Santosh Mishra October 31, 2008 Science

Australia has finally opened the national Tsunami monitoring center Friday. The 69 million Australian dollar ($46 million) center developed by the government was launched six months after the catastrophic 2004 tsunami.
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Center that opened in the southern city of Melbourne joins India as a “tsunami watch provider” for 29 countries on [...]

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Kumble to play at Kotla

by Santosh Mishra October 28, 2008 Sports

NEW DELHI: India skipper Anil Kumble is set to play the Kotla test against Australia.
Talking to reporters after India’s net session at the Ferozeshah Kotla, Kumble said the shoulder injury that kept him out of the Mohali Test had healed and he was back in the mix, all set to play what could be his [...]

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