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As the 15th Lok Sobha election knocks at the door, various national and regional parties are busy in releasing their manifestos. Not only that, various party members have resigned from their respective portfolio in order to campaign and back the...
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Last month, violence against Indian students in Australia made front-page headlines as two study-abroad Indians were hospitalized after there were stabbed by...
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The latest two-yearly study of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission damningly reveals that indigenous children are six times more likely to suffer...
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Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Queensland, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting...
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An El Nino weather pattern this year appears almost certain, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday in a revised forecast, raising the prospect of...
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Australia’s Attorney General’s office has called for action in Britain’s biggest ongoing organised criminal conspiracy and corruption case. The...
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Lesezeichen-das modulare Buchregal in German means Bookmark - the modular bookshelf! The modularly expandable bookshelf from undpartner lets you store your books in an...
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British satellite broadcaster Sky is ready to welcome Australian friends to the UK with the introduction of an upside-down remote control.
Ahh, I’ve never grown...
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With the attack on Mir Kazim Ali Khan in Melbourne on Monday (reported in the Delhi edition of The Hindustan Times on June 24, 2009), the number of attacks in the...
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There have been two more attacks against Indians in Melbourne. While a student from Hyderabad was mugged, an Indian taxi driver was attacked by passengers.
Earlier, a...
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An e-mail at the centre of opposition attempts to oust Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is a fake, according to police.
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Well, most of the thinking public should be very well aware that war is a hell of a bad thing. In many ways it is the conglomeration of everything bad and evil that...
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Travelling exotic destinations is an instant fun: if even not first time to, something new and different might always be seen.
Historically, South Australia of emus...
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It is a tale worthy of a Scorsese script: warring factions and families embark a bloody battle to reign over a city’s organised crime scene, spanning two decades and...
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It is hard to wonder a world with Australia’s researches.
Just released, results of survey on how ethnic names affect employment opportunities in Australia hardly...
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Recently 46 Indian students have returned from Australia wasting lakhs of rupees and a year to their parents who wanted to have their children live instead of chasing...
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As the attacks on Indian students in Australia are increasing,they have started taking the matter of their safety in their own hands.They are forming groups to protect...
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As trash is increasing from year to year, it has been a worry for many countries. According to an article written in Foreign Policy magazine which covered the trash...
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There is growing outcry in media and now we are listening a different dimensions of this issue. This was clear from beginning that whole episode is STUDENT ORIENTED and...
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Koalas, wombats and baby kangaroos are among the animals that have been rescued from the charred landscape where 173 people died in fires that swept through the state...
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Economic recession has hit countries of the entire world hard. It included even the most booming ones like India and China, where the estimated growth was not reached....
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Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in quarterly copper production, along with declines in iron ore and aluminum, as demand for minerals...
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Mining giant BHP Billiton announced plans Wednesday to slash its global work force by 6 percent _ about 6,000 jobs _ as it rushes to cope with plummeting demand because...
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Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. said Thursday it was better placed than its rivals to survive the global financial crisis, but warned it was not immune to its effects,...
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Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. said it was looking for other takeover targets during the current global financial turmoil, after abandoning its $68 billion hostile bid...
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Mining giant BHP Billiton has abandoned a takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto, saying its offer is “no longer in shareholders’ interests” because of the...
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BHP Billiton Ltd.’s Brazilian operations will reduce iron ore pellet production due to weak demand, the Australian resources company said.
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BHP Billiton Ltd. said Tuesday that EU regulators had highlighted antitrust problems with its hostile bid for rival Rio Tinto Inc. that would create the world’s...
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BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, has reported a record annual profit and says it expects demand for commodities to remain strong.
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The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation...
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BHP Billiton Ltd. said Friday that China’s Baosteel, negotiating on behalf of the Chinese steel industry, agreed to price hikes of up to 96.5 percent for iron ore...
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The Australia-listed shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. rose Wednesday after a media report said China is planning to take a multibillion dollar stake in the mining...
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BHP Billiton is mulling a £70bn hostile bid for its rival mining company Rio Tinto in what would rank as the second-largest takeover on record and bring together two...
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Mining giant BHP Billiton vowed to keep pressing its $150 billion bid to merge with Rio Tinto, telling shareholders Wednesday it was a compelling step despite the rival...
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Rio Tinto Ltd. outlined a conceptual plan to boost annual iron ore output to 600 million metric tons and committed $2.4 billion to develop iron ore deposits Monday,...
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Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. promoted its assets and growth prospects Monday as it moved to justify its earlier rejection of a takeover proposal from rival BHP Billiton...
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BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest miner, unveiled Monday the cost cuts and profits it said it would achieve through its proposed takeover of rival Rio Tinto...
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Investors seem sure that mining giant BHP Billiton will continue its $149 billion pursuit of Rio Tinto, a combination that would control more than one-third of the...
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Australia-based mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. is considering making a rival offer for takeover target Canadian aluminum producer Alcan Inc. The firm has also...
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The problem of enlarged prostate can be tackled by the patients using aspirin. The condition of enlarged prostate called BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) by...
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In this undated photo released from BHP Billiton Ltd., the Escondida open cast mine, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, 170 kilometers southeast of Antofagasta, is shown. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, warned on Wednesday, Feb....
