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Photo: Pixabay India lost a bid s eeking exclusive certification trademark rights for basmati rice in New Zealand. The New Zealand High Court dismissed India’s bid to secure exclusive rights over the Basmati Geographical Indication (GI) tag . The court cited the Basmati’s status as a shared heritage product of both India and Pakistan in the eyes of international regulators. The court ruling echoes similar decisions in Australia and Kenya that knocked back India’s bid to prohi

Wyndham City Council’s Planning Committee has approved plans for a major Sikh temple and community centre at Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne’s West. 

Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh has clinched the NSW Nationals leadership after Dugald Saunders’ surprise resignation this week. 

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has suspended Ballarat dentist Ian Lomax after reports allegedly linking him to the neo Nazi group National Socialist Network.

Australia and India have kicked off the fourth edition of Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025, a major joint military drill aimed at boosting defence cooperation.

A Melbourne landlord has been charged with the brutal axe murder of his tenant, a 44-year-old mother of Indian descent, inside her family home in Epping. 

Human trafficking, forced marriages, and modern slavery have surged to a record high in Australia, new Australian Federal Police (AFP) figures reveal

Melbourne’s beloved Kerala-inspired eatery, Toddy Shop, is closing its doors at the end of this year.

Labor MP Julian Hill has unleashed a blistering attack on opposition figures Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, accusing them of “taking the coward’s route” by fuelling anti-migrant sentiment.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson on Thursday announced a fresh push to ban burqas and other face coverings in public

India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh touched down in Australia on Wednesday — and he’s here for more than just handshakes.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government moved to enshrine greater support for grieving parents with the introduction of a landmark law, the Fair Work Amendment (“Baby Priya’s”) Bill 2025.

Sydney Thunder has pulled off one of the biggest coups in Big Bash League history, signing Indian cricket legend Ravichandran Ashwin to play the full 2025-26 BBL season.

Naotunne Vijitha, 70, is accused of sexually abusing six children over a nearly three-decade period while serving as head of the Dhamma Sarana Buddhist temple in Melbourne’s south-east

Young Nepalese student Nikhil Sapkota who dreamed of building a future in Australia has tragically lost his life, sparking shock and grief across the Sydney Nepalese community. 

Sydney taxi drivers who refuse fares, dodge their meters, or overcharge passengers will soon be hit with fines of up to $3000

Paramjeet recently completed the Australia Border Force’s BFORT training program.

Former operators of United Petroleum outlets across Australia have been hit with more than $233,000 in court-ordered fines after the Fair Work Ombudsman uncovered systematic underpayments of international student workers and breaches of basic workplace laws.

Western Sydney University (WSU) said it has referred a widespread scam email campaign to NSW Police after hundreds of students and graduates received fraudulent messages falsely claiming their qualifications had been revoked or that they were excluded from the university. 

Cricket Australia announced that public tickets for the highly anticipated Melbourne T20 international between Australia and India have sold out.