6th ODI: Australia bowl out India for 170

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Wednesday announced the establishment of the Australia-India Council Media Fellowships. hese new fellowship will give India's young media professionals grants of Australian dollars 10,000 (four lakh rupees) to enable them to spend up to six weeks in Australia researching stories of their choice.

October 12th, 2009 CANBERRA/NEW DELHI - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will undertake a five-day visit of India from October 12 to October 16. In a statement released ahead of his visit, Smith said that this would be his second visit to India as Foreign Minister and that he would staying in New Delhi and Mumbai.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In an attempt to promote Australia as a safe education destination for international students, Victoria Premier John Brumby has assured Indian Government that a detailed follow up report will be given on the action taken against the perpetrators of recent attacks on Indian students in Australia. Inviting Indian students to study in Australia, he said Australia in general and Victoria in particular boasts of some of the best universities in the world.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australia and India have signed their first ever long-term LNG contract. A Sales and Purchase Agreement between ExxonMobil and Petronet LNG of India was completed on August 10, 2009.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna will undertake a five day visit of Australia from August 6 and is expected to discuss and express New Delhi's concern over alleged racial attacks on Indian students.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna has said that India has sought an explanation from Australia over attacks on its students there. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, the Minister said, "We are in close touch with the High Commissioner and we are also in close touch with our High Commission there in Australia.

June 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Protests continued in India over racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, as activists under the banner of Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NAYSM) staged a mass demonstration in the national capital on Thursday. "We are holding this demonstration and later we will be going to Australian High Commission to submit a memorandum to condemn the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia," said Subash Chaudhary, Chairman of NAYSM.

March 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Despite the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) nod for the historic India-US nuclear deal, Australia, one of the world's largest producers of uranium, is unwilling to export it to India unless New Delhi signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the country's envoy says. 'The NSG decision cannot affect our policies and decisions.

March 19th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Describing India as 'an ideal place for bilateral trade', a top Australian diplomat said here Wednesday that his country has the potential to meet New Delhi's rising demand for natural resources and it would start exporting natural gas to India by 2014. 'By 2013-14, we would be in a comfortable position to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India,' Australian High Commissioner to India John McCarthy told reporters.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India No.1 Somdev Devvarman Tuesday said the team's decision to play the Davis Cup tie against Australia on Chennai hardcourts is only because the visitors would be a lot more comfortable playing on grass. India will be hosting Australia for the third round Davis Cup tie at Chennai from May 8-10, breaking away from the traditional grasscourts for the first time in 30 years.

March 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After their second-round win over hosts Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), India will now take on 28-times champions Australia at home in the third round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I from May 8-10. Australia beat Thailand 3-2 in an away clash.

March 4th, 2009 CANBERRA - The Australian and the Indian government agreed Tuesday to resume the trade of Australian milk products for the first time since the suspension of importing goods in 2003. 'India's changing demographics, particularly its growing middle class and urbanization, is creating real potential for the trade growth and Australia is well placed to provide high-value dairy products,' Trade Minister Simon Crean said in a statement while commenting on the bilateral agreement.

March 3rd, 2009 NAPIER - The first one-day international (ODI) between India and New Zealand resumed after two hours and 20 minutes of play was lost due to rain forcing the officials to reduce it to a 38 overs per side here Tuesday. With 12 overs short, three bowlers can bowl eight overs and two can bowl seven.

February 5th, 2009 DUBAI - India's ninth consecutive One-day international win moved them up to the second spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings released Friday. India displaced Australia, who slipped to the third spot after their second consecutive loss in the ODI series against New Zealand at home.

February 1st, 2009 CHENNAI -: India have been placed in pool D along with Australia, Belarus and the US for the 2009 Women's Junior World Cup hockey to be held in Boston, US, from Aug 3-16. The International Hockey Federation released the groupings of the tournament Monday.