By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: Tensions have risen sharply in the Gulf over the past week yet nearly as many questions have been raised as answered as to what exactly happened – and what could happen next. On Sunday morning, reports emerged that four ships “were subjected to sabotage operations” …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Labor Party’s leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat in Federal Elections and called on party’s supporters to respect the election result, revealing he is standing down as leader of the party in the wake of its defeat. “I know that you’re all hurting …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE: The population with 125,000 of only Sikhs out of 552,000 Indians live in Australia has doubled than the presence of total 62,000 Pakistanis exist in Australia, while, on the other hand, the Sikhs ratio than Muslims not over 610,000 breathe in Australia has been exceeded 21 …

Chittoor: Repolling will be held in five polling stations under Chandragiri Assembly Constituency in Chittoor district on Sunday, May 19. The Election Commission of India in a statement issued on Wednesday to this effect after incidents of violence and rigging had barred the voters from exercising their franchise when the constituency went to …

Hapur: Shyampur Jatt village at Hapur in the state of Uttar Pradesh that came into limelight after a woman alleged that she was sold by her father for Rs 10,000 and was raped multiple times by the villagers, had no criminal case recorded against anyone in the last two years, police …

Indore: A man was arrested by the Indore Police on Sunday, for allegedly inserting the plastic grip of a motorcycle handle into the private part of his wife almost two years ago after a quarrel over his infidelity. Chandan Nagar police station in charge Rahul Sharma said, that the incident came …

The Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government today confirmed that its warplanes were bombing rebel targets following rebel drone attacks that closed a Saudi pipeline. A coalition official told news agency AFP that they have begun to launch air strikes targeting sites operated by the Houthi militia, including in Sanaa. …

US President Donald Trump has barred American companies from using foreign-made telecom equipment posing a national security threat. Mr Trump has signed an executive order in this regard. The order did not directly name any country or company, but officials have previously termed Chinese giant Huawei a threat and asked …

The CBI has withdrawn its application from a Delhi court seeking permission to further probe the 64-crore-rupee Bofors payoff case. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate allowed the CBI to withdraw the application filed in February, last year, after the agency told the court that it wants the same. CBI had moved …

Congress President Rahul Gandhi met the Alwar gang-rape victim at Thanagazi in Rajasthan this morning. Talking to reporters, Mr Gandhi said, justice will be done and the accused will be punished at the earliest. He said the state government is taking all possible steps to curb such incidents and ensure …