Melbourne: A 16-year-old boy on Wednesday pleaded guilty to killing Indian student Nitin Garg, a crime which threatened Australia's ties with India.
The teenager, whose identity has not been revealed, appeared in Supreme court where he pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of attempted armed robbery in the killing of Garg.
The 21-year-old Garg, who migrated from Punjab, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen by assailants in Cruickshank Park in Melbourne's Yarraville while on his way to work in January 2010.
The teenager's friend was sentenced to 18 months probation last year after agreeing to testify against the murderer in a trial and pleading guilty to accessory to murder....
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11:22 AM, Apr 20, 2011
Melbourne: An Indian-origin model has accused an Australian modelling agency of racial discrimination as she is not a Caucasian, media in Melbourne reported. According to a report in the local daily 'WA Today', 25-year-old model Kema Rajandran was told by a Parth-based modelling agency that her work chances were "limited" in the country because she was not Caucasian. After living and working as a model in the UK for two...
08:21 AM, Mar 16, 2011
Melbourne: Despite Australia's all round efforts to further develop its ties with India, the issue of racism dominated their relations in 2010 following the murder of an Indian student and revelation of racist emails circulated by Victorian police. Arrival of 100,000 Indian students in Australia in the past five years was the biggest thing to happen to Australia and India relations since the 1790s. But the year also saw a...
12:58 PM, Dec 27, 2010
Melbourne: It's been over a year since the attacks against Indians in Australia made headlines. Since then, the Australian government changed immigration laws, increased the police force, and started international student support groups. They have been successful in decreasing the number of attacks, but let's find out what happened to the earlier victims. Kanan was one of the first victims of violence against Indians in Australia way in March 2008....
02:11 PM, Dec 26, 2010
The victims of attacks are overwhelmingly Asian (45 pc, Black (18 pc), and migrant workers (10 pc). ...
12:29 PM, Jul 01, 2010
This will be Smith's third visit as foreign minister since 2007. ...
08:59 AM, Mar 02, 2010
Govt to arrange accommodation for of Indian journalists team touring Down Under. ...
08:29 AM, Feb 23, 2010
The violence has soured relations between India and Australia. ...
05:38 PM, Feb 09, 2010
Police say Jaspreet Singh confessed to burning his car to claim insurance. ...
09:36 AM, Feb 03, 2010
His aim is to condemn the recent racial attacks on Indians in Australia. ...
02:41 PM, Jan 28, 2010
Australia has set up a high-level group to look into the attacks on Indian students. ...
09:32 PM, Jan 27, 2010
Nearly half of those arrested in the attack cases are under 18. ...
11:00 AM, Jan 27, 2010
Nitin Garg was stabbed to death on January 2 in Melbourne. ...
09:01 PM, Jan 23, 2010
Victorian premier John Brumby dubbed his speech as 'factually inaccurate'. ...
02:20 PM, Jan 21, 2010
In the Melbourne suburb of Ballarat another Indian taxi driver was abused and beaten up. ...
10:08 PM, Jan 16, 2010
The 25-year-old taxi driver suffered bruises on his body and swelling on the face. ...
07:12 PM, Jan 16, 2010
An Indian cab driver was abused verbally and then attacked physically. ...
08:45 PM, Jan 15, 2010
A 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is in police custody. ...
10:09 AM, Jan 15, 2010
There has been outrage in India over the incident. ...
12:14 PM, Jan 14, 2010
Thackeray said Shiv Sena won't let them play in Maharashtra. ...
03:11 PM, Jan 13, 2010
