CHANDIGARH, July 28: The Punjab Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Minister Mr.Gulzar Singh Ranike today gave a clarion call to department for maximum contribution in the ongoing sustainable program launched by state with plantation of maximum saplings. He also announced that state will honour officers/officials with outstanding contribution in thisRead More

DEENA NAGAR (GURDASPUR) July 28: Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today suggested that government of India must seriously consider the policy of hot pursuit against the terrorists and their patrons across the border even if it leads to escalation inRead More

TORONTO — Conservative defector Eve Adams failed on Sunday in her bid to run as a Liberal candidate in the looming federal election. The sitting member of Parliament, welcomed personally into the fold by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, was handily beaten for the party’s nomination in the Toronto riding ofRead More

This fall, the TTC will be ramping up off-peak service on 33 bus and streetcar routes across the city to help alleviate transit congestion. The announcement was made by Mayor John Tory and TTC Chair Josh Colle at a news conference at Finch Station on Monday morning. The service improvements,Read More

TORONTO — Welcomed with a hearty roar, Kanye West ran through a career-spanning collection of his hits to close out a Pan Am Games headlined by a harder, better, faster, stronger Canada — until a faulty microphone didn’t let the rapper finish. Nearly 40,000 spectators packed Toronto’s Rogers Centre toRead More

ADDIS ABABA: US President Barack Obama delivered a blunt appraisal of Ethiopia’s democracy deficit during a landmark visit Monday, but indicated it would not scuttle their close security and political relationship. “There is still more work to do, and I think the prime minister is the first to admit thereRead More

AMES, IOWA: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on Sunday for a dramatic national shift to energy sources such as solar and wind, setting a goal of generating enough clean renewable energy to power every US home within a decade after she takes office. Clinton, the front-runner for her party’sRead More

ADDIS ABABA: US President Barack Obama today praised recent advances by Somali and African Union troops against Shebab militants, but said it was important to keep up the pressure. Speaking in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Obama said the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants offer nothing but “death and destruction”. “Part of theRead More

WASHINGTON: Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging out rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of controversial statements. Trump was backed by 18 percent ofRead More

NOUAKCHOTT: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Mauritania on Sunday to attend a summit, despite an international arrest warrant issued against him in 2009 over charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The visit came weeks after South Africa refused to arrest Bashir during an African Union summit,Read More