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  • Team India’s defeat in World Test Championship final, Australia became World Test Champion

    Team India’s defeat in World Test Championship final, Australia became World Test Champion

    New Delhi. Like last time, this time also this dream of the fans got shattered. Team India once again missed out on winning the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). India has lost the final for the second time in a row. Please tell that India has not won any ICC trophy for the last 10 years. At the same time, Australia created history by winning the WTC final title at The Oval ground in London. Australia has become the first team to win all ICC trophies (ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy, T20 World Cup, WTC Trophy).

    Team India has got a target of 444 runs. Today is the fifth day of the competition. India need 280 runs to win on the last day with seven wickets remaining. By the end of the fourth day’s play on Saturday, India scored 164 runs in the second innings at the loss of 3 wickets in 40 overs. There is a possibility of rain on Sunday. If rain turns out to be the villain, then reserve day will be used.

    India made a steady start chasing the target. Captain Rohit Sharma (43) and Shubman Gill (18) added 41 runs for the first wicket. Gill was caught by Scott Boland at the hands of Cameron Green in the eighth over. This catch was controversial, on which the Indian fans expressed a lot of displeasure. Rohit was lbw by Nathan Lyon in the 20th over. He shared a 51-run partnership for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara (27). Pujara became the victim of Pat Cummins in the 21st over. Significantly, Australia had scored 469 runs in the first innings, in response to which India scored 296 runs. Australia got a lead of 173 runs on the basis of first innings. Australia declared the second innings on the score of 270/8 on the third day, after which India got a big target.

    Status of WTC final match

    Australia – 1st innings: 469, 2nd innings: 270/8 (declared)
    Team India – 1st innings: 296, 2nd innings: 234

  • ‘Not about Modi’s glory…’: PM jibes at Oppn over boycott call for Parliament inauguration

    ‘Not about Modi’s glory…’: PM jibes at Oppn over boycott call for Parliament inauguration

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his return after a six-day tour across three countries, took a dig at Opposition parties including Congress over their call to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament.

    The PM, on Thursday, was addressing people who had gathered to welcome him outside the Palam airport on his return after holding meetings with leaders in Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

    He noted that not only Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and that country’s ruling party functionaries but a former prime minister and opposition members were present as well during the Indian community’s programme in Sydney where he had spoken.

    In a veiled attack on the Opposition, Modi stated that it was the atmosphere of democracy where everyone joined in the Indian community’s programme, lauding their show of “democratic soul and strength”.

    “Everyone accorded respect to the Indian representative, and it was not about Modi’s glory but about India’s strength,” he added.

    19 opposition political parties, including the Congress, have announced a boycott of the ceremony on May 28, demanding that President Droupadi Murmu and not Modi do the inauguration.

  • School shooter arrested

    School shooter arrested

    Canberra (IANS) | A 15-year-old boy fired a gun in the parking lot of a secondary school in Two Rocks, Western Australia. The minor has been arrested in connection with the case. Western Australia police said officers were called to the school on Breakwater Drive after an unidentified man opened fire in a car park, Xinhua news agency reported.

    However, after a while the police reached the spot and arrested the boy. Police Commissioner Colonel Blanche told the press late on Thursday that no one was injured in the incident and there was no danger.

    He said that I was really shocked when I heard about the incident of firing in the school. The minor is accused of firing three rounds. Two guns are believed to have been seized from the car in which the minor had come to school.

    Both the guns were licensed to the house where the boy lived. The youth is said to be an ex-student. The police commissioner said the boy is still in custody and investigation into the matter is on.

    –IANS

  • PM Modi’s announcement – New consulate will be opened soon in Brisbane

    PM Modi’s announcement – New consulate will be opened soon in Brisbane

    Sydney (IANS) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a tour of Australia. The PM announced here on Tuesday that a new consulate would soon be opened in Brisbane and thanked his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese for renaming Harris Park in Sydney as ‘Little India’. PM Modi while addressing over 20,000 Indian community gathered at Kudos Bank Arena stadium said that friends, now that I am here with you, I want to make an announcement. A long standing demand of the Indian community in Brisbane will now be fulfilled by opening a new Indian Consulate soon.

    PM Modi said that I also thank PM Albanese for changing the name of Harris Park in Sydney to ‘Little India’. Thank you my friend Anthony.

    PM Modi tweeted and wrote, I had the opportunity to welcome the Prime Minister at the rate LBOMP ji on Indian soil in Ahmedabad. Today he was here with me to unveil the foundation stone of ‘Little India’.

    PM Modi said the migrant community in the western Sydney suburb had renewed calls for their area to be officially declared as ‘Chhota Bharat’ (Little India).

    Indian business owners first officially proposed naming the area Little India in 2015, believing that the title would benefit them.

    According to the Australian Government website, Harris Park has a significant Indian population and is widely known as an exceptional location for Indian gastronomy and Indian-run small and medium-sized enterprises.

    –IANS

  • PM Modi leaves for Australia after concluding Papua New Guinea visit

    PM Modi leaves for Australia after concluding Papua New Guinea visit

    PORT MORESBY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for Australia on the third and final leg of his three-nation tour after concluding his visit to Papua New Guinea where he co-hosted the first FIPIC summit and met leaders from the Pacific Island nations to boost bilateral ties.

    Modi is visiting Australia from May 22-24 as a guest of the Australian Government. He will also attend a community event in Sydney to celebrate Australia’s dynamic and diverse Indian diaspora, a core part of our multicultural community.
    ”I thank PM James Marape for the warm welcome accorded. Now leaving for Australia to take part in various programmes in Sydney,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

    ”My Papua New Guinea visit has been a historic one. I will greatly cherish the affection received among the people of this wonderful nation. I also had the opportunity to interact with respected FIPIC leaders and discuss ways to deepen ties with their respective nations,” he tweeted.

    In Papua New Guinea, Modi held talks with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape and took stock of their bilateral relations. He also discussed ways to further augment cooperation in areas like commerce, technology, healthcare and climate change.

    The two leaders co-hosted the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit on Monday, fostering regional cooperation.

    During the summit, Prime Minister Modi conveyed to the Pacific island nations that they can see India as a reliable development partner as it respects their priorities and its approach to cooperation is based on human values.

    ”India respects your priorities. We are proud to be your development partner — be it humanitarian aid or your development, you can see India as a reliable partner. Our approach is based on human values,” Modi, the first Indian prime minister to visit the country, said.

    India’s engagement with the 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is part of New Delhi’s Act East Policy.

    Prime Minister Modi also attended the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan from May 20 to 21. He also held bilateral meetings with several world leaders. He also reiterated India’s stand that the Ukraine conflict.

    Modi said he views the current situation in Ukraine as an issue of humanity and human values and not of politics or economy even as he called for respecting international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations.

    Ahead of Modi’s arrival, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that, “I am honoured to host Prime Minister Modi for an official visit to Australia, after receiving an extremely warm welcome in India earlier this year.” “Australia and India share a commitment to a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Together we have an important role to play in supporting this vision,” he said, amidst China’s aggressive behaviour in the region as well as its efforts to expand its influence.

    He will also hold a bilateral meeting with Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese.

    Modi began his three-nation tour on Friday from Japan where he attended three sessions at the G7 summit following an invitation by Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.

    Modi along with US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese also attended the 3rd in-person Quad Summit. The Quad meeting was moved to the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Japan’s Hiroshima after US President Biden postponed his trip to Australia to return to Washington, amid ongoing negotiations over raising the US debt limit.

  • PM’s departure statement ahead of his visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia

    PM’s departure statement ahead of his visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia

    I will leave for Hiroshima, Japan to attend the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan. It will be a pleasure to meet Prime Minister Kishida again after his recent visit to India for the India – Japan Summit. My presence in this G7 Summit is particularly meaningful as India holds the G20 Presidency this year. I look forward to exchanging views with the G7 countries and other invited partners on challenges that the world faces and the need to collectively address them. I would also be holding bilateral meetings with some of the leaders attending the Hiroshima G7 Summit.

    From Japan, I will be visiting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This will be my first visit, as also the first ever visit by any Indian Prime Minister, to Papua New Guinea. I will host on 22 May 2023 the 3rd Summit of the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC III Summit) jointly with H.E. Mr. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. I am grateful that all 14 Pacific Island Countries (PIC) have accepted the invitation to attend this important Summit. FIPIC had been launched during my visit to Fiji in 2014, and I look forward to engaging with the PIC Leaders on issues that bring us together, such as climate change and sustainable development, capacity building and training, health and well-being, infrastructure and economic development.

    Apart from the FIPIC engagements, I look forward to my bilateral interactions with Papua New Guinea Governor General Sir Bob Dadae, Prime Minister Marape and some of the other PIC Leaders participating in the Summit.

    Thereafter, I will be travelling to Sydney, Australia at the invitation of Prime Minister Albanese. I look forward to our bilateral meeting, which will be an opportunity to take stock of our bilateral ties and follow up on our first India-Australia Annual Summit held in New Delhi in March this year. I will also interact with Australian CEOs and business leaders, and meet the Indian community in Sydney at a special event.

  • Modi to visit Japan, Papua New Guinea & Aus from May 19-24

    Modi to visit Japan, Papua New Guinea & Aus from May 19-24

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia from May 19 to 24, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.

    Modi will be in the Japanese city of Hiroshima from May 19 to 21 for the G7 summit.

    The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the prime minister will speak at G7 sessions with partner countries on subjects such as peace, stability and prosperity of a sustainable planet; and food, fertiliser and energy security.

    From Japan, Modi will then travel to Port Moresby where he will host the third summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation jointly with Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape on May 22, the MEA said in a statement.

    On the third and final leg of the trip, Modi will visit Sydney in Australia from May 22 to 24 to attend the Quad Summit.

    The summit, being hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, will also be attended by US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

    “The summit provides an opportunity for the leaders to exchange views about developments in the Indo-Pacific region and advance their vision for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific,” the MEA said.

  • Australia’s oldest coal-fired power plant closed

    Australia’s oldest coal-fired power plant closed

    CANBERRA: After almost 52 years of operation, the Liddell Power Station, Australia’s oldest coal-fired power plant located in state of New South Wales (NSW), was shut down.

    Australia’s electricity generator and retailer AGL issued a statement confirming the shutdown of the coal-fired power plant, saying the site would be repurposed into an industrial renewable energy hub, including a 500-megawatt grid-scale battery, reports Xinhua news agency.

    AGL Chief Operating Officer Markus Brokhof revealed that the demolition process is estimated to commence in early 2024 and take around two years to complete.

    According to a report from Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the final unit was switched off earlier on Friday morning but it took several hours before it completely stopped spinning.

    -IANS