Out of the over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in this period, 38,209 were Indians, followed by 25,011 Britishers, 14,764 Chinese and 8821 Pakistanis.
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Pritam Singh creates history as Singapore’s first Leader of the Opposition
In the recently held election on July 10, Workers’ Party won 10 parliamentary seats out of the 93 contested, making it the biggest opposition presence in Singapore’s Parliament.
Indian-American group announces plans to support community members in US polls
IMPACT, an Indian-American political organisation, disclosed that it would utilise USD 10 million to support the community members prepare and run for elected offices across the country.
NTU’s Professor Subra Suresh receives highest honour from American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Professor Suresh has joined a distinguished list of only 87 previous recipients of the ASME Medal since the award was first created in 1920.
India’s smartphone market, the second-largest in the world, gets mobile app innovations boost
India recently surpassed the United States to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world, trailing only China. In fact, there are more smartphone users in India than the total population of the US.
Competition watchdog calls for public feedback on Grab’s application to impose platform fee
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is inviting public feedback on an application by Grab to impose a platform fee on riders for its ride-hailing services in Singapore.
Emirates Cricket Board receives letter of intent from BCCI to hold IPL 2020 in the UAE
The Emirates Cricket Board has received the official Letter of Intent from the Board of Control for Cricket in India to host the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League in the UAE.
In Pics: Singapore Cabinet’s swearing-in ceremony, July 27
Members of Singapore’s Cabinet, as well as other office holders, were sworn in on Monday, July 27, in a ceremony that observed safe distancing rules.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering proposal to feature ethnic-minority figures on coins
UK News: Indian-origin UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering a proposal for influential ethnic minority figures to be featured on a set of UK coins to celebrate Britain’s diversity.
UK government cannot set a timeline for Mallya’s extradition: UK envoy
The UK government had earlier indicated that Mallya is unlikely to be extradited to India anytime soon, as there is a legal issue that needs to be resolved before his extradition can be arranged.
