SBS Punjabi - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Presenting the major national and international news stories of today; sports, currency exchange details and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Several international students and temporary migrants struggle to get the required score in English language proficiency tests for permanent residency in Australia, despite dozens of attempts, raising questions on the test formats and scoring mechanisms. However, the companies that administer these tests dismiss these concerns and advise applicants should prepare before taking the test.   

Warnings have been issued regarding donating to bushfire relief funds after reports of scammers posing as well-known charities and victims have come to the fore. ACCC has received 47 reports of bushfire related scams since September.

Presenting the major national and international news stories of today; sports, currency exchange details and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Sukhwinder Kaur was planning her first trip back to India in ten years, to see her elder sister who is in a coma after suffering a stroke. But she says her bigger family here also needs her at a time when their homes are burning. 

35-ਸਾਲਾ ਸੁਖਵਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦਸਾਂ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਭਾਰਤ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਸੀ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਉਸਨੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਬਿਮਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਭੈਣ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਅੱਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਕੰਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਣ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਭਾਰਤ ਨਾ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਲਿਆ।

Sukhwinder Kaur was planning her first trip back to India in ten years, to see her elder sister who is in a coma after suffering a stroke. But she says her bigger family here also needs her at a time when their homes are burning. 

35-ਸਾਲਾ ਸੁਖਵਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦਸਾਂ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਭਾਰਤ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਸੀ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਉਸਨੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਬਿਮਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਭੈਣ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਅੱਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਕੰਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਣ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਭਾਰਤ ਨਾ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਲਿਆ।

Iran has declared it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed on it under the 2015 nuclear deal. It comes as fallout continues over the United States' killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

This fortnight, we review a book of Punjabi poetry by one of Pakistan's most distinguished poets, who wrote in Urdu as well as Punjabi, but made no secret of his love for the latter.

Here are the major national and international news stories of today. Tune into the programme at 9 pm tonight for details and more news on sports, currency exchange rates and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Breast cancer is the second largest cause of cancer death in Australian women after lung cancer. An early and accurate diagnosis of breast cancer is quite often the key to successful treatment. Now a new study in the journal Nature is suggesting that Artificial Intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from a mammogram. Researchers at Google Health and Imperial College in London have developed an artificial intelligence computer program that is more accurate at assessing a mammogram than a radiologist.