A PNG side at a trial match in Sydney in 2013 Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China.

In return, PNG has entered an agreement designed to stop China gaining a security foothold in the Pacific nation. PNG's capital Port Moresby will host home games for the new team, whose name and ...

Pongal is a four-day-long Hindu festival dedicated to thanking nature for a bountiful harvest. Among these days, Thai Pongal, celebrated on the second day, holds the most significance. It is also ...

In the case of PNG, it was the federal government’s backing that proved crucial – Australian taxpayers will provide $600 million over the next 10 years to help establish the team, with $120 ...

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced a special Pongal bonus for its employees, teachers and pensioners to mark the festival. According to an official release, an ad hoc bonus subject to ...

This declaration creates a six-day holiday stretch starting from Pongal on Jan 14 to Jan 19. Institutions will make up for this by functioning on Jan 25. The Tamil Nadu government has announced ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China. The Pacific nation has produced many ...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who briefly stood to become President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, was found by congressional ethics investigators to have paid ...

CHENNAI: The state cooperation department has launched the sale of grocery kits named ‘Cooperative Pongal’ ahead of the Pongal festival, offering consumers grocery items at a price 20% lower ...

The Transport department will operate nearly 22,000 buses for the Pongal festival to be celebrated on January 14. The buses along with specials would be operated from January 10 to 13 and in the ...

Southern India is gearing up for the vibrant harvest festival of Pongal, and school holidays have been announced in key states to allow students and families to fully celebrate this festival.

Comedian Matt Rife shared some words of support for Nikki Glaser before she took the 2025 Golden Globes stage. “She’s finally getting the recognition that she deserves. I think she’s gonna ...