Washington, November 21 The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the White House for the first time in six decades, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said on Saturday, a move that could further enrage Beijing, which has accused the US of trying to interfere in China’s internalRead More

Toronto, November 21 A Canadian university will soon return to India a unique statue of Hindu goddess Annapoorna that was stolen from a shrine in Varanasi over a century ago and found its way to the varsity’s art gallery, in an attempt to “right historical wrongs” and help overcome theRead More

Bathinda, November 20 A prominent dera follower, Manohar Lal, who is a member of 25 members committee of Dera Sacha Sauda and is father of Jatinderbir Singh Jimmy, who is an accused in a sacrilege incident, was shot dead by two unidentified persons in Bathinda on Friday. Even after passingRead More

Chandigarh, November 20 Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday lashed out at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for allegedly withdrawing the Z-plus security cover to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia. “The SAD condemns the arbitrary, dictatorial and politically motivated decision of the BJP-led Central government to withdraw theRead More

Washington, November 20 US President-elect Joe Biden has said that he wants to make sure that China plays by the rules and announced that his administration will rejoin the World Health Organisation. Biden was responding to a question on Thursday about his remarks during the presidential debates that he wantedRead More

New Delhi, November 20 Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said it was his “firm conviction’’ that India-US ties are only going to get stronger. Shringla said a remarkable feature of the bilateral ties was the strong bi-partisan support in the US to strengthen its strategic partnership with India and workRead More

New Delhi, November 20 India has successfully met the 2017 target of newborn mortality rate of 24 per 1,000 live births and is making strides to fulfil the target of stillbirth rate of 19 per 1,000 total births by this year, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. Vardhan,Read More

New Delhi, November 20 Canada visa applicants who have submitted online applications for family class priority—spouses, partners and children category—can enroll biometrics at the Canada Visa Applications Centres in six cities from November 25, it was announced by VFS Global on Friday. The cities are Delhi, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Mumbai, AhmedabadRead More

An Indigenous-owned solar farm in remote northeast Alberta, branded the largest project of its kind in Canada, celebrated its grand opening this week, bringing increased renewable energy independence to a community long reliant on diesel fuel. The project is owned by Three Nations Energy, a joint venture of the MikisewRead More

New Delhi, November 19 India will send a special Sikh jatha to Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan from November 27 to December 1 on the occasion of the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced here on Thursday. However, there is noRead More