An Australian man has been filmed being pushed to the ground and handcuffed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a violent confrontation at Las Vegas airport. The footage, posted to social media, shows 57-year-old Phu Nguyen being handcuffed by plain-clothes officers as he yells “let me go”. The incident took place in terminal 3…
Pearl Fitton rummages excitedly through her bag of new purchases on the counter of an op shop in Geelong’s northern suburbs. “Look at the price on that!” she exclaims, pulling out one of two saucepans with a $2 price tag sticky-taped on. Along with the saucepans, there are two pairs of shoes and a colander….
Dipke announces hunger strike (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday announced that he has begun an indefinite hunger strike, saying the fast starts “right now” after activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the protest site at Jantar Mantar earlier in the day.Announcing the decision on X, Dipke wrote, “I…
The Raiders look to keep their finals hopes alive, hosting the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Canberra stadium. Later, the second-placed Warriors welcome the Dragons to Auckland. The day’s festivities end with the Bulldogs taking on the embattled Wests Tigers at the Sydney Olympic park. In the NRLW, the Raiders host the Roosters, the Warriors host…
When the Tarapur Atomic Power Station opened in 1969, India was a proudly independent nation, keen to make a name on the global stage. The country was developing at a rapid pace and economic self-reliance was front of mind in the wake of massive famines and wars with its neighbours. And as India restarts those…
Rescue crews are searching for a man after his canoe capsized in the Goulburn River, two hours north-east of Melbourne. Police say the 53-year-old man and a friend were canoeing at Ghin Ghin, north-east of Yea when their boat flipped just before 10:45 this morning. One of them made it to safety and called for…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the planned maiden launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, as “a historic new frontier” for the country’s space programme as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace prepared for Mission Aagaman from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.The mission, scheduled for lift-off at 11.30am, marks the first…
A man has been charged over a fire that destroyed a law firm in Spotswood in Melbourne’s inner west two months ago. Police alleged the fire started after a ute rammed a converted factory on Hudsons Road around 2:30am on May 26, forcing a number of sleeping residents to evacuate neighbouring properties. More than 50…
India’s first hydrogen train (Photo: Ministry of railways) India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train has begun running on the Jind-Sonipat route. Its promise lies not in burning a new fuel, but in using hydrogen to generate electricity onboard — with water vapour as the only direct emission.A hydrogen train is, in effect, an electric train that…
Members of the 1976 Australian Olympic swim team have returned to North Sydney Olympic pool to celebrate their 50-year reunion and revisit the venue that shaped their careers. The team trained at the iconic harbourside pool during a golden era of swimming, a period when the venue became one of the world’s most recognised competitive…