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Queensland premier's son to pursue 'Bollywood dreams'
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's 20-year-old son, Joe, will be heading to Mumbai this June to pursue film and television studies at
Divergent views on challenging umpire's decision
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has welcomed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) plan to allow the players to challenge umpiring decisions ...Haneef lawyers appeal for release of immigration documents
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef's case has taken yet another turn with the Immigration Department refusing to release documents and his lawyers ...Clarke could miss West Indies tour
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is in doubt for this month's West Indies tour for personal reasons. Clarke, who was at the Australians ...Ponting goes hi-tech to overcome batting slump
Brisbane, May 9 (IANS) Skipper Ricky Ponting, who is going through an unusually long form slump, has taken recourse to hi-tech plasma screen ...Australia to deport 11 Indian workers
Sydney, May 8 (IANS) Eleven Indians working illegally in Australia will be deported after they were caught in the New South Wales Riverina by Department ...Do you love or hate your BlackBerry?
Sydney, May 8 (IANS) BlackBerry users can't agree on whether they love or hate the device, but they are sure of one thing: it gives ...New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords flying high
Wellington, May 8 (DPA) New Zealand is mainly known around the world for butter and cheese, lamb and kiwi fruit and for being the country ...Ellis Island awards for six Indian Americans, one Indian
New York, May 8 (IANS) Six Indian Americans, including three doctors and three entrepreneurs, have been chosen for the Ellis Island Medal of Honour for ...Cricket lawmakers to curb batsmen's dominance
Melbourne, May 7 (IANS) Tired of batsmen's increasing dominance in cricket, lawmakers of the game are contemplating to put a check on the use of ...Aussies watch cricket more than any other sport on TV
Sydney, May 7 (IANS) Australians love cricket more than any other game, at least when it comes to watching sport on TV, according to new ...41,000 facing deportation go `missing' in Canada
Toronto, May 7 (IANS) Canadian authorities have no clue on the whereabouts of 41,000-odd people who face deportation from the country. According to a report by ...India, China will be global players in tourism
Sydney, May 7 (IANS) India and China will be the new global players competing for a huge chunk of tourists, transforming the geopolitical landscape. The ...Indian designers woo Australia with chiffons and silks
Sydney, May 7 (IANS) From cricket to costumes, as everything Indian permeates the Australian consciousness, two of India's brightest new design talents - Vineet Bahl ...Car ads don't tell whole truth about emissions
Sydney, May 6 (IANS) Ads prompting you to buy a swanky new car might not be telling the whole truth; at least not about the ...'Offshore angel' restored an Aussie's faith in call centres
Sydney, May 6 (IANS) The thought of your call being diverted to a call centre thousands of miles away often arouses feelings ranging from uncertainty ...Australian research offers hope to chikungunya patients
Sydney, May 6 (IANS) Researchers from the University of Canberra have identified the cell and proteins behind the arthritic inflammation caused by mosquito-borne viral diseases ...IPL 'incredible experience', has helped mend ties: Hayden
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) After experiencing a fortnight of glitz and glory in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australian cricketers say playing on the same ...IPL not beneficial to Australian cricket: Greg Mathews
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) The multi-billion-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) was not healthy for Australian cricket as it does nothing for grassroots players though elite ...New Zealand urges UN monitoring of Zimbabwe vote
Wellington, May 5 (DPA) New Zealand joined Monday international calls for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe to allow the United Nations to monitor a presidential run-off vote ...Reprogrammed brain can keep excess weight away
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) The way our brain has been programmed throughout the ages may be the reason why so many of us find it ...Are you consuming excessive salt unwittingly?
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) People could be consuming excess of salt unwittingly, which is likely to affect their overall health, according to a new study. Consumers ...Inventor of disposal syringe dies in New Zealand
Wellington, May 5 (DPA) New Zealand's Colin Murdoch, inventor of the disposable syringe, which has potentially saved millions of lives over the last half century ...Australian police defend closing Perth airport
Sydney, May 4 (DPA) Australian authorities Sunday defended their decision to shut Perth's international airport terminal for 12 hours after a security alert that proved ...Problem of age: elderly forget dying wishes
Sydney, May 4 (IANS) What the elderly want in terms of end-of-life treatment may significantly vary from instructions left in their wills. This is thanks ...Most Commented
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Shahrukh Javed Jah
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03 March, 2008 03:57:37
I think musharraf should be ranked nuumber 1
Yogishri Oumkaar
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20 February, 2008 05:32:50
For democracy to survive, the majority of population of a country should be liberal, which is not the case with Pakistan. Democracy means a setup ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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14 February, 2008 09:19:25
This was not just a political tamasha, they have also made a mockery of the lives of thousands of people. Every morning in almost all ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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03 February, 2008 09:23:57
Mr. Raj Thackeray seems to be the most ignorant about Chhath Puja. By his comments, he has shown disrespect towards the people of Bihar ...
Steve Rice
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22 January, 2008 09:33:49
Mr. Gordon Brown has come on this visit to India and China with a specific purpose. As rightly said in the article Britain has now ...