Dehradun, With the ticket for the vacant Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand going to Manorama Sharma Dobariyal, a Harish Rawat loyalist, the Rawat faction has reasserted its supremacy over the affairs of the party in the hill state, political observers here said. The choice of former Dehradun mayor as theRead More

Ottawa,The number of Canadian jobs climbed in October for the second straight month, breaking the economy out of a pattern of alternating gains and losses for the first time in nearly two years. In doing so, Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate also dropped for the second month in aRead More

EDMONTON — A passenger who was on an Air Canada Express flight that made an emergency landing in Edmonton knew something was wrong when he heard an explosion as the plane took off from Calgary. “There was a loud explosion and then we took off and it was like bump,Read More

TORONTO — Criminal defence lawyers are dismayed that Immigration Minister Chris Alexander publicly branded a man charged with killing his wife a murderer before his trial. Alexander brought up the case of Nasira Fazli this week as he talked publicly about the need for legislation to crack down on so-calledRead More

HANGZHOU, China — Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba hopes to sell 200,000 Canadian lobsters next week, its founder declared Friday — one dividend of Stephen Harper’s ongoing effort to cultivate “pretty important” economic ties between the two countries. Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of the world’s largest mobile commerce company,Read More

Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has hinted that a major proposal on sports, which he has submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to be unveiled soon. At the UK launch of his much-hyped autobiography — ‘Playing It My Way’ — here, Tendulkar said the details of the planRead More

After guiding india to a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International here, man-of-the-match Ambati Rayudu said he was happy to fulfill the role given to him by the team management. “When we play for India, whatever role the team gives us, I am happy toRead More

New Delhi, A livid Sports Authority of India today rejected reports that minor boxers were subjected to pregnancy tests in a camp for the World Championships this month, saying that the squad does not have a single under-18 in its ranks. “The minimum eligibility age for participation in the WorldRead More

Bucharest: World number three Simona Halep has split with coach Wim Fissette, despite enjoying the best year of her career. The Romanian said on her Facebook page that they had agreed to end their collaboration by common consent. It was a very good year. I thank him and wish himRead More

Abu Dhabi: Pakistan will look to keep their winning momentum which gave them a long-awaited series victory over Australia when they face New Zealand in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Pakistan achieved a rare 2-0 win with emphatic 221-run and 356-run victories for their first series winRead More