How India celebrated 1st Republic Day

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony, but it......

Celebrations as Australians vote 'Yes' to same-sex marriage

Emotional embraces, tears of joy and an overwhelming message of equality washed over Australia after a majority of 61.6 per cent voted in favour of legalising gay marriage. Thousands of......

Powder scare in Australia

Security staff on Friday seized powder sent to Australia's foreign minister two days after an anthrax scare shut the Indonesian Embassy, and police investigated whether they were tit-for-tat......

Australian family loses members in MH370, MH17 tragedies

In a cruel twist of fate, an Australian family who lost two of their members in the MH370 crash learned on Friday that two more from their extended family were on the ill-fated Malaysian plane shot......

Markets surge tracking robust global cues

Benchmark share indices gained nearly 3% on Wednesday, amid a rally in global equities, fuelled by short covering and value buying across the board with rate-sensitive shares leading the gains on......

Can China shake fundamentals of the global markets?

The world economy's growth engine is slowing, but not collapsing, says Akash Prakash. Global markets continue to be wobbly. The unexpected weakening of the renminbi in August, combined with the......

How bad is the current economic slowdown?

The world economy's growth engine is slowing, but not collapsing, notes Akash Prakash. Global markets continue to be wobbly. The unexpected weakening of the renminbi in August, combined with the......

What are P-Notes?

A Securities and Exchange Board of India proposal to tighten the rules for purchase of shares and bonds in Indian companies through the participatory note route took the breath away of the Indian......

Cricket Australia apologises to survivors of child sexual abuse

IMAGE: Cricket Australia's chair Lachlan Henderson (in picture) said historical child sex abuse was "an appalling issue" that society and many sports, including cricket, were grappling with.......

Kyrgios charged for domestic assault in 2021 case

IMAGE: Australia's perennial bad boy Nick Kyrgios. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios will appear before a Canberra court next month after being charged with......

14 gold medals up for grabs on Day 1 of Paris Games

IMAGE: Australia's Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus will be looking to retain her 400 metres freestyle title against American Katie Ledecky, the 2016 Rio Games champion. Photograph: Issei......

England off to winning start Down Under

England's new-look top order all scored half centuries as the tourists made a strong start to their trip Down Under for the World Cup with a thumping 216-run win over Australian Capital Territory......

Tendulkar's advice to out of form Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh has been asked to bowl in order to improve his batting and he takes this advice rather seriously as it comes from none other than Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar spent a great deal of time......