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Australia wins ICC Cricket World Cup for 5th time

Australia on 29 March 2015 won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 for the record fifth time. In the final match Australia defeated co-hosts of the tournament, New...

March 29, 2015

Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes first Indian Captain to register 100 ODI wins

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become first Indian Cricket team Captain to register the 100 One Day International (ODI) match wins. He was able to achieve this feat after...

March 20, 2015

Indian researcher Minoti Apate named as woman of the year 2015 in New South Wales

Indian researcher Minoti Apate has been named as New South Wales (NSW) Woman of the year 2015. Apate was named for the award for her contributions to the...

March 17, 2015

Australian PM Tony Abbott survives confidence vote on leadership in Liberal party

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has survived a spill vote of confidence on his leadership in the Liberal Party. In a Liberal party room voting, the ruling Liberal...

February 9, 2015

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies after head injury

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died after he had suffered a severe head injury due to a bouncer during a match. He was 25. He was in coma for...

November 28, 2014

Australia and Canada join US-led military action against ISIS

Australia and Canada are the latest additions to the countries providing military support to the American led war on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Australia has deployed its...

October 5, 2014

Australia raises its Alert level to high

Australia is generally a peace-loving country and it has not been long since it has raised its alert level to high in a system with 4 levels of...

September 13, 2014

Tony Abott: Upbeat on possibility of Civil Nuclear Deal with India

Australian Prime Miniter Tony Abott has expressed the willingness of his government to sign a Nuclear Deal with India in his ongoing trip. Australia has been making sincere...

September 5, 2014

Strange practice of aboriginal Martu people of Australia helped kangaroo population flourish

As per a study conducted by anthropologists, the practice of aboriginal Martu people of Australia which involves setting small grass fires to catch lizards has actually enhanced kangaroo...

August 9, 2014

Glasgow Commonwealth Games: With Kashyap's historic gold India finishes 5th

Parupalli Kashyap created history as he clinched Gold in the men’s singles badminton at 20th Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow, Scotland.  With his gold medal, the country...

August 4, 2014

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