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Australia are strangely viewed as 'let bygones be bygones'. Mega-level double standards have become so normalised that historic theft of land is seen as a tut-tut cliche.

Ishan Kishan returned to the national reckoning as he was on Monday named in a 15-member India A squad, to be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, for the upcoming tour of Australia. Fresh from his fine hundred against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, Maharashtra's Gaikwad was named captain of the India A team. India A will play two first-class matches against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne and then take part in a three-day intra-squad game against the senior India team in Perth. Apart from Gaikwad, the squad also includes other opening batters like Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan, as India will likely need to name a reserve opener in their Test squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, with captain Rohit Sharma set to miss one of the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for personal reasons.

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday

Mongolian coking coal by way of Russia, a senior government official with direct knowledge of the matter said, as New Delhi seeks to avoid over-reliance on transit through China. Mills in India, the world's second-biggest producer of crude steel, grappled with volatile Australian supplies of coking coal last year, and the government sent delegations to Mongolia in an effort to diversify sources of the fuel. Despite a longer route, Indian steel companies will now consider importing Mongolian coking coal by way of Russia, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, as the deliberations are not public.

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rose to records to close out their latest winning week

Lidia Thorpe shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday, shocking assembled lawmakers and other dignitaries. «Give us our land back! Give us what you stole from us!» Thorpe screamed in an almost minute-long diatribe, after the 75-year-old king's speech. «This is not your land, you are not my king,» the independent lawmaker said, decrying what she described as a «genocide» of Indigenous Australians by European settlers.

WiseTech Global said on Monday it was reviewing a «full range of matters» concerning its billionaire CEO after media reports made allegations about his personal life including payments to a past sexual partner. The Australian Financial Review and other media outlets reported that a woman who had a sexual relationship with the billionaire chief made a raft of claims against Richard White in late 2020, including allegations that he had engaged in inappropriate behaviour. White, WiseTech's billionaire founder and major shareholder, could not immediately be reached for a comment while WiseTech did not immediately respond.

standard operating procedure (SOP) for negotiating its free trade agreements (FTA) and address new issues — labour, environment, digital services, gender and indigenous peoples and has temporarily paused some new trade pacts. Officials said a review of India’s trade pact with the UAE in two years after it came into force and a rise in sustainability measures being imposed by the US and the EU, have led the government to develop a new FTA strategy. These guidelines will be based on reciprocity and stronger rules of origin to prevent Chinese products entering India by misusing any of the trade pacts. “The SOPs are almost ready and we will go to Cabinet for its approval,” said an official. The SOPs assume significance as India is negotiating trade pacts with the UK, the EU, Peru, Oman, Chile and a comprehensive trade deal with Australia.

New Zealand and South Africa in the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday. No South African or New Zealand — be it men or women — team has ever won a world cup. In the women's tournament, Australia have won six of the eight editions and South Africa beating them in the semi-final was historic in many ways. England in 2009 and the West Indies in 2016 are the only teams that have managed to win the tournament. The final is expected to be a fitting conclusion to a tournament that has showcased a mix of excellent and average cricket, following its relocation to the United Arab Emirates due to political issues in Bangladesh.

New Zealand's impressive triumph over India in the first Test in Bengaluru has had significant ramifications on the race to qualify for next year's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final. The Black Caps chased down their victory target of 107 with relative ease on Sunday, with the win propelling them from sixth to fourth in the updated standings, with a win-loss percentage of 44.44%, according to the ICC. While India remain at the top of the standings, the loss has somewhat weakened their hold on a place in next year's final, as their percentage drops to 68.06% ahead of two more Tests against New Zealand and a five-match series with Australia at the end of the year.

New Zealand on Sunday registered a historic Test win in India after 36 years as the beat the hosts by eight wickets in the first Test at Bengaluru in a rain curtailed match. Chasing a modest total of 107 to win, New Zealand started the day on a bad note, losing a wicket of the second ball. However, Will Young battled a stunning spell of fast bowling from Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj to reamain unbeaten on 48. Rachin Ravindra followed up his first innings century with 39 not out off just 46 balls.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The emergence of Australia as a viable source of pulses, as well as growing local production of the commodity, have brought relief for India, that has traditionally depended on Canada for the bulk of its lentils imports. A murder in Canada last year has escalated into a diplomatic conflict between the two countries, casting a shadow over trade relations.

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cyber criminal, posing as a remote IT worker, infiltrated a Western company and hacked its network, according to a report by the BBC. The unnamed company, believed to be based in the UK, US, or Australia, allowed cybersecurity firm Secureworks to release details of the incident to warn about increasing infiltration by North Korean cyber criminals.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Over 400,000 Indians are studying in Canada but experts estimate a drop of 100,000 in the coming year as India-Canada ties plummet. With Ottawa also restricting other international students, Mint asks if Canada’s youth-and-education charm is fading.

Abrams tanks to Ukraine, bolstering its ground forces ahead of a difficult winter campaign, the defence department said Thursday. The M1A1 Abrams tanks — weighing over 60 tonnes and equipped with heavy firepower — were due to be decommissioned starting next year. Instead, they will be sent to help the war effort in Ukraine, a welcome boost on the back of a $425 million arms package recently unveiled by Washington.

William O’Rourke, a six-foot-four pacer from New Zealand, has quickly risen to prominence in international cricket. At 23, O’Rourke holds the record for the most wickets taken by a debutant for New Zealand in Test cricket. In the first Test match against India in Bengaluru, O’Rourke dismissed three key Indian batsmen: Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and KL Rahul.

dollar held near an 11-week high on Thursday as uncertainty over the upcoming U.S. election looms and as resilience in the U.S. economy added to bets the Federal Reserve will be less aggressive in easing rates versus its peers elsewhere. The highlight of the Asia day will be a press conference in China at 0200 GMT focused on measures to prop up its beleaguered property sector, which will be key in getting the economy back on steadier footing and determining whether the rally in Chinese markets can continue.

The U.S. retirement system doesn't get high marks relative to other nations.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections only months away

King Charles III will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat climate change poses for Pacific island nations