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THE 63rd REPUBLIC DAY R-DAY IN PICTURES
  :: Australasia
Fiji's national anthem now in Gujarati
Suva (Fiji), April 21: Gujaratis in Fiji started the centennial celebrations of their arrival in Fiji by launching a CD that includes a Gujarati translation of Fiji's national anthem.

120 Indo-Fijians in Fiji polls
Suva (Fiji), April 17: There are as many as 120 Indo-Fijian candidates representing different parties in the general election in Fiji scheduled to be held from May 6 to 13.

Indo-Fijian mayor visits Chandigarh
Suva (Fiji), April 6: The Indo-Fijian mayor of the town of Labasa in Fiji, Pradeep Singh, who recently visited Chandigarh, the place from where he did his graduation, said on return that "India has taken the right strategic path".

PIO named NZ Governor-General
Auckland, April 4: Anand Satyanand, a former ombudsman and judge, has been named New Zealand's next Governor-General.

NZ PM assures support to freed hostage
Auckland, March 29: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has assured Harmeet Singh Sooden, who was rescued last week from Iraqi abductors, all help as he arrived here on March 26 to settle down to life with his family in New Zealand.

Major coalition formed in Fiji
Suva (Fiji), March 21: The Fiji Labour Party (FLP) of former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry and the United People's Party (UPP) have made history by forming a coalition ahead of the general elections in the country in May.

Holi celebrated in Fiji
Suva (Fiji), March 17: Holi, the festival of colour, was celebrated with great fervour in Fiji where people of Indian origin comprise 44 per cent of the country's 890,000 population.

Indo-Fijian is country's new envoy to Australia
Suva (Fiji), March 11: Indo-Fijian Amraiya Naidu has been appointed as Fiji's next High Commissioner to Australia.

Fiji President reappointment hailed
Suva (Fiji), March 9: Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry and National Federation Party secretary general Pramod Rae have welcomed the reappointment of Ratu Josefa Iloilo and Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi as President and Vice-President of Fiji, respectively.

Indo-Fijian man behind new medical school in Fiji
Suva (Fiji), March 7: An Indo-Fijian doctor, who now lives in Australia, is the inspiration and benefactor behind a proposed medical school in the University of Fiji.

Australia to have e-visa scheme soon
New Delhi, March 6: Indians would be able to access Australia's tourist e-visa scheme soon, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said here on March 6.

'Indian trade lost in China frenzy'
Sydney, Feb 21: Australia's Opposition trade spokesman Kevin Rudd told the Australia-India Business Council in Brisbane on February 20 that, while Chinese population growth was expected to plateau by the 2020s, India's - currently at $1.05 billion - was expected to continue growing for the next 50 years, according to a report in The Australian newspaper.

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