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रक्षाबंधन का त्योहार ऑस्ट्रेलिया सहित पुरे विश्व में रहने वाले भारतीय समुदाय के लोगों के बीच 22 अगस्त को मनाया जाएगा। ऐसे में ऑस्ट्रेलिया की सरकार ने अपनी जैव सुरक्षा को ध्यान में रखते हुए देश में रहने वाले 700,000 भारतीयों से एक ख़ास अपील की है।

In this latest SBS Hindi News bulletin of Australia and India: New South Wales records 283 new coronavirus cases and one death; Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria at midnight; India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair UN Security Council’s high level virtual debate (today) on Maritime Security and more.

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the procurement deal finalised with Pfizer in December was the best and only option. Australia announced its agreement with Pfizer several months after the UK, Canada, Japan, and Britain negotiated their deals. Labor's health spokesman Mark Butler has rejected Mr Hunt's explanation.

In this latest SBS Hindi News bulletin of Australia and India: Cairns and Yarrabah to enter into a three-day lockdown from 4 pm today; Victoria reports 11 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and more.

Backing his party’s proposal to incentivise COVID-19 jabs, Julian Hill, Labor MP from Melbourne’s southeast, has questioned Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s handling of the pandemic. Praising SBS for spreading awareness about coronavirus in multiple languages, he said the government has failed on that count too.

In this latest SBS Hindi News bulletin of Australia and India: Five COVID-19 deaths and 319 new cases in New South Wales; Victoria records 29 new cases;  Australia's Olympic sailor Mat Belcher will carry the nation's flag at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games; India's Aditi Ashok narrowly missed Olympic medal in golf and more

IFFM returns to the cinema in 2021 with an extended virtual season, for free, via the festival’s website. Besides paying tributes to noted director Satyajit Ray, actor Dilip Kumar and singer S P Balasubramanium IFFM will also honour COVID-19 heroes. Festival director Mitu Bhowmick details this year’s diverse program of feature films, documentaries, and short films including 7 world premieres.

Strokes occur when blood supply to brain is lost, either through a block or break in the artery. They impact one in four people worldwide and kill more women in Australia than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. Residents can help save lives by familiarising themselves with the FAST (face, arms, speech and time) acronym.

In this latest SBS Hindi News bulletin of Australia and India: New South Wales records 291 new local cases of COVID-19 with authorities urging people to get vaccinated; Queensland records 10 new cases all linked to a known cluster; Tokyo Olympics - the United States proves too good for Australia, taking out gold in the beach volleyball finals; Indian women hockey team loses 3-4 to Great Britain in Bronze medal match and more