New Delhi, March 07, 2023: At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, will pay a State Visit to India on 08-11 March 2023. PM Anthony Albanese will be accompanied by Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism, and Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources and Northern […]
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Western Australia Parliament turns down Hindu prayer request
New Delhi, December 02, 2022: Both the houses of the Western Australia Parliament, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of their sessions. On taking the chair at each sitting, Western Australia Legislative Council President and Legislative Assembly Speaker reportedly read the Lord’s Prayer, a well-known prayer in […]
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia denies Hindu prayer request
New Delhi, November 18, 2022: The Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory in Australia has turned down a request to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of its sessions. At the commencement of each day in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Darwin, the Speaker or a nominee conducts a specified variation of Lord’s Prayer, a well-known prayer […]
Australian Parliament denies Hindu prayer request
New Delhi, November 10, 2022: Both the houses of the Parliament of Australia, Senate and the House of Representatives, have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of their sessions. At the beginning of each sitting day, on taking the Chair, Senate President and Speaker of House of Representatives of Australian Parliament read […]
Doordarshan’s News Content will now be available in Australia
New Delhi, March 23, 2022: India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s public service broadcaster on March 21, 2022, to boost co-operation in the field of broadcasting. This will expand the reach of DD News, DD India and multiple language services of DD News amongst […]
Prime Minister to visit USA for Quad Leaders’ Summit and UNGA High-level Segment
New Delhi, September 19, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be participating, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan and President Joseph R. Biden of USA, in the Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington D.C, USA, on 24 September 2021. The Quad Leaders will review progress […]
Indian Navy Ships to participate in Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar
New Delhi August 23, 2021: Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Guam, an Island Territory of the USA on 21 Aug 21 as part of their on-going deployment to nations in South East Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The two ships are scheduled to participate in the annual Exercise MALABAR-21, between navies of […]
Enlightened Koala removes Lord Ganesha mat and aplogizes
New Delhi, May 7, 2021: Sunshine Coast (Queensland, Australia) based yoga mat firm “Enlightened Koala” has removed yoga mat carrying image of Hindu deity Ganesha after Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Rossana Ruschel, Owner of “Enlightened Koala”, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: …the design has been removed […]
Museum of Contemporary Art apologizes and removes Ganesha Puppet
New Delhi, May 5, 2021: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney, “Australia’s leading museum”, withdrew Lord Ganesha Finger Puppet from sale in its Store after Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. MCA, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: As soon as this issue was brought to […]
Hindu leader condemns Australia for criminalizing coming home, calling it “barbaric”
New Delhi, May 3, 2021: Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged Scott Morrison and Greg Hunt, Prime Minister and Health Minister respectively of Australia, to show some maturity and immediately withdraw this questionable and irresponsible decree which appeared to be temporarily making some of its proud citizens “stateless” […]