Sydney choked by hazardous haze from Australia bush fires

Dangerous smoke haze hangs over the city of Sydney as the New South Wales fire danger risk is raised from ‘very high’ to ‘severe’. Sydney air quality is 11 times the......

Let there be light! Sydney shines at Vivid festival

Bright lights, big city, and even brighter music and ideas -- that’s Sydney’s winter festival, Vivid. Landmarks across the city have been bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights,......

2.5 mn acres on fire: Australia's worst bushfires

Bushfires across Australia's most populated state of New South Wales have killed six people and ravaged more than 250,000 acres of land. States of emergency have been declared in Queensland and New......

Vivid 2018 casts Sydney in a brand new light

Vivid Sydney is an annual festival that places light sculptures and installations throughout the city. More than 1 million people are expected to visit the festival this year, which takes place......

It was never in Jamsetji Tata's ken

The Tata Group of companies has made big forays into Australia, investing and expanding in various sectors from mining to information technology. Historically, too, remote though it may now be,......

Want adventure, go holidaying

This vacation, how about going shark diving in Australia or on a tree canopy tour in the Tsitsikamma Forest of Africa? Back home, you could go river rafting in Zanskar or a trek in the......

World's 10 best cities to live in

Melbourne is the world's best city to live in. Cities in Australia and Canada have dominated the list of most livable places in the world.  The survey has ranked cities in the areas of health......

QE2 sold as $100m floating Dubai hotel

Queen Elizabeth 2, the world's most famous cruise ship, will soon be turned into a floating hotel in Dubai. The Dubai World Company has bought the 70,000-tonne ship for $100 million through its......

Evelyn Sharma weds Aussie dentist

Congratulations, Evelyn and Tushaan! Photograph: Kind courtesy Evelyn Sharma/Instagram After Yami Gautam and Aditya Dhar's wedding on Friday, June 4, comes the news that Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani......

Parineeti Chopra's Amazing Australian holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays. Aashka Goradia and her husband Brent Goble went to the Andaman islands. Priyanka Chopra had a fun holiday in Prague. Sanya Malhotra took us to Europe. Aamir......

Saaho actress Evelyn Sharma gets engaged

Saaho actress Evelyn Sharma is enjoying a wonderful phase in her life. She got engaged to her Australia-based boyfriend and dental surgeon Tushaan Bhindi recently and shared the news on......

#MumbaiRains: 'Hope I don't need a motorboat today'

A look at the top tweet from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: The non-stop rains wreaking havoc in Mumbai have inconvenienced Bollywood folks just as much as us commoners.(Image......

Team India go cruising along Sydney Harbour

In what came as a welcome break from the on-field grind, the Indian cricket team was taken for a cruise ride along Sydney Harbour by the Indian High Commission, where they also hosted a dinner for......

Maxwell's ambition: Can the T20 ace shine in whites?

Glenn Maxwell eyes off shock red-ball return for World Test Championship series IMAGE: Can Glenn Maxwell conquer the subcontinent challenge? Photograph: ICC/X Limited-overs specialist Glenn......

Kyrgios' sudden withdrawal leaves team in a funk

IMAGE: Australia's Nick Kyrgios leaves his teammates in the lurch. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Nick Kyrgios's late withdrawal from the inaugural edition of the United Cup took his......

SCG boss insists 3rd Test will be safe

IMAGE: A general view of the sunset from the Sydney Cricket Ground. (Image used for representative purposes). Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Amid fears that the Sydney Cricket......

PHOTOS: How Dhawan spends his day off in Sydney

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan enjoys a yatch ride as he goes past the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House in the background. Photograph: PMG India opener Shikhar Dhawan had a......