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Australia wins ICC Cricket World Cup for 5th time

March 29, 2015

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 Zealand by 7 wickets played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), ..

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

March 20, 2015

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 Indian team defeated Bangladesh in the 2015 ICC World Cup quarter-final match ..

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

March 17, 2015

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 field of medical research, Indian community and the tertiary education. About Minoti ..

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

February 9, 2015

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 Party voted to defeat the leadership spill motion by 61 to39 votes. ..

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Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies after head injury

November 28, 2014

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 three days following the injury sustained while playing in a Sheffield Shield ..

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Australia and Canada join US-led military action against ISIS

October 5, 2014

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 warplanes for air strikes in Iraq and will also send its special ..

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Australia raises its Alert level to high

September 13, 2014

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 risks associated viz. Low, medium, high and extreme. High means that it ..

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

September 5, 2014

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 efforts since 2012 after Labor party reversed its decision to ban the ..

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

August 9, 2014

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 populations. The Martu people have been following this practice for at least 2000 ..

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

August 4, 2014

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 earned a fifth-spot finish with 64 medals, including 15 gold. He created ..

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