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There's a Mumbai suburb in Oz!
Melbourne, Sep 13 If you are an Indian living in Australia and want to have a feel of being close to home, then all you need to do is to buy a house in one of Melbourne's newest immigrant suburbs — popularly called Mumbai Cook.
Gandhi statue unveiled at Oz varsity
Sydney, Sep 8 A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, as a symbol of Australia's close relations with the Indian community.
India's Adani eyes Oz's coal reserves
Sydney, Aug 2 India's Adani Group Ltd is set to announce it has bought a coal tenement in Queensland's Galilee Basis from Australia's Linc Energy Ltd, news reports said on Monday.
Oz co lights up Napier Bridge
Sydney, June 9 The historic Napier Bridge in Chennai will soon be bathed in ethereal light to accentuate its iconic concrete arches and create the illusion of a floating edifice, thanks to an Australian company.
India biggest migrant source to Oz
Melbourne, May 28 The Indian population in Australia has doubled in six years, and India has become the biggest source of migrants to the country, latest statistics show.
Australian gets jail term for attacking Indian
Melbourne, May 24 An Australian, who had viciously assaulted an Indian taxi driver, was on Monday sentenced to a prison term by a court here.
Vandana wins Sydney Peace Prize
Melbourne, May 10 Indian physicist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva has won the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize for her efforts towards women empowerment in developing nations and her scientific contribution to climate conservation.
India, N Zealand strengthen ties
Auckland, April 14 India and New Zealand have signed an agreement to strengthen and broaden their ties in the field of education during the April 11-13 visit by Indian Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal.
Kapil Sibal in New Zealand
Hamilton (New Zealand), April 12 Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal arrived in New Zealand on Sunday on a three-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the education sector.
India, Australia sign education deal
Melbourne, April 8 Indian students continued to come to Australia for higher studies and the government had not 'prevented them' from doing so, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said on Thursday as the two countries signed a major deal on education.
‘India using navy to spread power’
Sydney, April 6 India was making 'great use' of its navy to spread power and influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), said an Australian think-tank which observed that a new maritime 'great game' was emerging there 'as strategic competition between India and China becomes evident'.
Wipro opens development centre in Oz
Melbourne, March 31 India's leading software company Wipro on Tuesday opened a new development centre here to provide consulting, software development, testing and business process services to domestic and global companies in Australia.
N Zealand student selected for programme to visit India
Hamilton (New Zealand), March 26 Amrita Sahay, a New Zealander of Indian origin who has been selected to participate in a programme to visit India to know the country better, described it as 'a once in a lifetime opportunity'.
India to outpace China in 15 years
Melbourne, March 16 India would outpace China in GDP growth within 15 years, Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has predicted in its annual report released on Tuesday.
Rise in number of Indians holidaying in Oz
Melbourne, March 12 There has been a 26 percent increase in Indians holidaying in Australia's Victoria state in the year ending December 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, reveals a survey that comes in the backdrop of a string of attacks on Indian students in this country.
Indian firms to bid for world's finest bale of wool
Melbourne, March 9 Indian companies are expected to bid for an ultra fine bale of wool when it goes under the hammer in this Australian city next week, a media report said on Tuesday.
Child may not be victim of random attack
Melbourne, March 8 Australian investigators probing the death of a three-year-old Indian child in Melbourne are leaning away from the theory that he was the victim of a random attack, a media report said on Saturday.
Oz calls for calm over boy's death
Sydney, March 6 Melbourne police on Saturday urged the Indian community not to jump to conclusions over the death of a three-year-old Indian boy whose body was found in a Melbourne street six hours after he went missing from his home.
Oz agency to help resolve perception issues in India
Melbourne, March 4 A national agency to oversee standards of higher education providers will help resolve Australia's 'serious perception issues' in India, an official of a universities' group said on Thursday, adding 'we do have a problem in India, and it is our collective problem'.
Samosas, Shane Warne at picnic in Oz
Melbourne, March 3 Spin bowler Shane Warne was mobbed by members of the Indian community on Tuesday during an informal interaction at parliament house in the backdrop of the violence against Indian students here.
‘Melbourne not safe for Indians’
Melbourne, Feb 23 Streets of Melbourne were not safe for Indians and the government should spend money on policing and preventing racial attacks to improve relationship, Australia's Opposition Leader Tony Abott said on Tuesday.
Rahul, NZ leader discuss security
Wellington, Feb 17 Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting New Zealand, discussed the security situation in India with a prominent New Zealand leader.
More Indians going to N Zealand
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 16 There has been an over three-fold increase in Indians getting student visas to study in New Zealand in the past five years, authorities said.
Negative shift in India-Oz ties
Sydney, Feb 11 There has been a 'negative' shift in the relationship between Australia and India, admitted a senior official Thursday, adding 'there has been damage to our reputation and standing' following the string of attacks on Indians in the country.
Welcome desk at Melbourne airport
Melbourne, Feb 10 A welcome desk has been established for Indian and other international students at the airport here to 'help settle' them, a minister said on Wednesday.
Oz admits some attacks 'racist'
Canberra, Feb 10 Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted on Tuesday that some of the attacks on Indians in his country were indeed racist in nature and pressed the need to build strong ties with New Delhi.
'Victoria doing all it could to stop attacks'
Melbourne, Feb 5 Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh's stinging remark that Victoria was a state in denial about the severity of the problem of race attacks on Thursday prompted Australian state's premier John Brumby to say he would like to meet her again to reassure her that the government was doing all it could to stop attacks on Indian students.
Attacks on Indians affect Oz revenue
Melbourne, Feb 3 The series of attacks on Indians will take a toll on Australia's education revenue with the latest data on applications by overseas students suggesting negative impact on vocational colleges in the last three months.
India, New Zealand begin talks
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 1 India and New Zealand have begun negotiations for a free trade agreement.
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