Mumbai, ‘Mary Kom’ witnessed an impressive opening and the film’s lead actress Priyanka Chopra doesn’t want the biopic to be pitted against biggies. She says that “our film is already successful”, and hopes “it sets an example that even female centric films can do well”. When asked if she feelsRead More

Daughter of veteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi was launched four years ago by Salman Khan in his home production- ‘Dabangg’. With the blockbuster film, produced by Arbaaz Khan and directed by Abhinav Kashyap, Bollywood got a fine actress, who brought back the “classic” saree clad Indian woman on screen. SonaRead More

Ottawa, Canada’s multiculturalism minister says he and his wife were victims of a racist remark uttered by a player at a tennis court in Ottawa. Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal tweeted about the remark, recounting an incident he says occurred at an unnamed tennis club in the city earlierRead More

Toronto, A second consecutive poll has affirmed John Tory’s position in Toronto’s mayoral race as he opens up an 11-point lead ahead of incumbent mayor Rob Ford, while Olivia Chow’s support continues to drop. The telephone survey by Forum Research shows that Tory came in at 41 per cent, Ford atRead More

Calgary,As most Canadians ease into autumn, residents of southern Alberta are contending with massive power outages and slippery roads after yet another early blast of winter snow. A snowfall warning remained in effect for Calgary and nearby regions Wednesday morning, as more snow continued to fall, just days after aRead More

Ottawa, One of the Conservative government’s key programs on missing and murdered aboriginal women includes a focus on “addressing the root causes,” despite the prime minister’s suggestion that sociology isn’t the right lens to use. The $5.7-million Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program was created in 2010 as part ofRead More

Ontario, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she’ll fight against the privatization of electricity agencies and the “fire sale” of public assets in Ontario. Earlier this year the Liberal government set up an advisory council, chaired by TD Bank Group CEO Ed Clark, to find ways to “optimize” the value of OntarioRead More

Toronto,Candidate David Soknacki is pulling out of the Toronto mayoral race, according to a statement issued Tuesday night. “While my support is growing, it simply is not growing quickly enough to make any positive difference to the outcome on election day,” the statement reads. “Tomorrow afternoon, I have arranged forRead More

Toronto,A new “tell-all” book documenting Mayor Rob Ford’s scandals and struggles with substance abuse could be released by his former chief of staff Mark Towhey days before the upcoming election. The book, titled Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable,’ is co-authored by freelance journalist Johanna Schneller and Towhey. Towhey was fired asRead More

Washington,US President Barack Obama has appointed another Indian-American to a key administration post as member of prestigious J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Obama announced Maneesh K Goyal’s appointment and other key administration posts yesterday, the White House said in a statement. “These men and women have demonstrated knowledge andRead More