Chandigarh-  Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday urged the central government to review the procedure for fixing the minimum support price (MSP) for crops to make it more remunerative and improve the viability of farming. Dwelling on the formula to be evolved for fixing the MSP, Badal saidRead More

New Delhi: The government would work to encourage children to develop a positive attitude towards organ donation, particularly for eye donation, union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said. The minister said he would request the human resource development ministry to include passages in school books to develop in children aRead More

Muzaffarnagar: Even a year after voilent clashes in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh that claimed 65 lives and left 50,000 homeless, the state government has been unable to bring the offenders to book. In fact, the police have even tried to convince victims to withdraw cases. A special cell of officersRead More

Meerut: A hangman in Meerut has become much sought after in the last few days as he awaits his maiden opportunity to execute Surinder Koli, the convict in the Nithari serial murders case. Mediapersons assemble at Pawan Singh’s house from dawn till dusk every day waiting for his “bytes” ahead ofRead More

Kutch : The body of the Border Security Force’s jawan, who had drowned on Saturday in Lakki Nala creek during a routine exercise, was recovered from Koteswar area by the local fishermen today, officials said. “Body of BSF Jawan, who went missing after the drowning incident yesterday, was found today byRead More

Ottawa,Stephen Harper has offered up a defence in the face of an onslaught of criticism from former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney sternly rebuked the government for its approach to foreign policy in an interview with CTV. On the 30th anniversary of his historic majority election win, the 75-year-old MulroneyRead More

Toronto, Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s chief medical officer, has issued the city’s first heat alert of the year with temperatures forecast to reach a high of 32 C and humidex values near 40. The public is advised to stay cool and hydrated and wear loose, light-coloured clothing. The city isRead More

Aurora- Four men are facing charges after police say more than 40 vehicles were stolen from commuter parking lots across the Greater Toronto Area. York Regional Police began an investigation in early June into what they say were “multiple sophisticated auto thefts” from the parking lots. Investigators say the thievesRead More

Toronto, The average Torontonian takes more trips on public transit than residents in other major cities, but when it comes to the amount of rapid transit available per capita Toronto has some catching up to do, according to a new report from an environmental think tank. The report from theRead More

Toronto,Doug Ford has released a security camera video that captured parts of the encounter between a visitor to the Ford campaign office and a volunteer who has since been charged with assault. The incident happened on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 3 when 43-year-old Paul Benoit, a self-described citizen journalist,Read More