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One of Australia's leading economic writers David Uren believes India's 'self-reliant' policy might hurt Australia-India trade relations.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has revealed that it received over 87,600 travel exemption requests from those seeking to enter Australia, during the period March 20 to July 31, 2020, but only 15 per cent were granted exemption.

In this bulletin... ** New coronavirus cases in Victoria as the government plans to extend the state of emergency provision** A Liberal party power broker quits after more allegations of branch-stacking** In India, Congress working Committe meeting is on... and more news 

Bengaluru-based wildlife photographer Mithun H who captured the rare photo of a leopard with her partner, a black panther in the Kabini forests of Karnataka in Southern India that went viral worldwide shares the story behind the photo-of-a-lifetime. 

Professor Veena Sahajwalla has developed a new 'material microsurgery' technique to extract valuable materials and elements from complex waste items. She hopes the philosophy of 'remanufacturing' different materials could create jobs and help solve the problems of waste as well.

In this bulletin... ** Victoria records 179 new COVID-19 cases and nine further coronavirus deaths...** Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces aged care funding boost...**In India, as per 'Swachh Survekshan 2020' Indore is cleanest city for the fourth time in a row ... and more news 

Qantas has posted a statutory loss of $2.7 billion, which is reflective of the downturn in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. It doesn't expect to fly overseas until July next year, but with many domestic borders also closed, it's calling for a plan to at least restart key aspects of business.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to lift the caps on the number of international arrivals into Australia despite recent numbers indicating that thousands remain stranded overseas.

पिछले पांच सालों से एडिलेड में होने वाला गणपति उत्सव इस बार भी 22 और 23 अगस्त को हो रहा है. लेकिन कोविड-19 संक्रमण के ख़तरे को देखते हुए इस साल इस उत्सव में बहुसांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमों को जगह नहीं दी गई है और उत्सव को गणपति दर्शन तक ही सीमित कर दिया गया है. 

In this bulletin... ** Victoria records 240 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths... ** Qantas suffers an almost $2 billion loss this financial year... ** Indian government ordered Immediately withdrawal of around 10,000 troops of paramilitary forces from Jammu and Kashmir ... and more news