Toronto : coalition of advocacy groups says that the death of a 45-year-old black man suffering from mental illness at the hands of Toronto police on Sunday is proof that police practices when dealing with racialized people suffering from mental illnesses need a rethink. “There’s a dramatic overrepresentation ofRead More

OTTAWA – The International Monetary Fund is slashing its outlook for Canadian economic growth this year. The fund is calling for growth of 1.5 per cent this year, down from an April forecast for growth of 2.2 per cent. Growth for 2016 is now expected to clock in at 2.1Read More

STRASBOURG: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament today for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone, acknowledging Greece’s own responsibility for its plight, after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms. With its banks closed, cash withdrawals rationedRead More

VIENNA: Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students news agency ISNA reported today, but Western officials suggested they had heard nothing new from Tehran. Iran and the powers are in the last stretch of talks to reach a finalRead More

KABUL: Afghan lawmakers today rejected the first ever female nominee for the country’s Supreme Court, a setback to the government’s efforts to promote women to high-profile positions. President Ashraf Ghani had nominated Anisa Rasouli, the head of the Afghan Woman Judges’ Association and a juvenile court judge to join theRead More

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will use nuclear weapons if its survival is at stake, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said. “(If we need to use them for) our survival, we will,” Asif told Saleem Safi on Geo News programme ‘Jirga’. The minister said the use of nuclear weapons was an option asRead More

Lucknow: Accusing the Uttar Pradesh government of downplaying the death of woman allegedly set afire by policemen in Barabanki, BSP supremo Mayawati today demanded the government’s dismissal over its “failure” to control law and order in the state. “I again demand imposition of President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh. Since theRead More

New Delhi: Under tremendous pressure in the wake of rising number of deaths linked to the Vyapam scam, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday virtually ruled out his resignation arguing the Opposition has been creating roadblocks for his government. “The Congress and the Opposition cannot tolerate theRead More

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the AAP government’s response on a PIL seeking direction to enforce eviction orders, already passed and awaiting enforcement for last several years, regarding 990 Waqf properties in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant NathRead More

Ujjain: Police have ordered review of the suspicious death of MBBS student Namrata Damor, whose body was found near railway tracks in Ujjain district in 2012 after her name figured in the infamous Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh. Namrata’s case has come back in focus after the sudden death ofRead More