London, Premier David Cameron tried to woo the Indian community in the UK with a campaign slogan in Hindi ‘Phir ek baar, Cameron sarkar’, using Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popular poll mantra.Cameron, on the last leg of campaigning for the May 7 general election, also hailed Modi as a “dynamic”Read More

Islamic State today claimed responsibility for an attack outside an event centre hosting a controversial cartoon contest concerning Prophet Mohammed, its first assault on US soil, and threatened to carry out “more bitter” violence in the country. “Two soldiers…of the caliphate attacked an exhibit in Garland in American Texas,” theRead More

Ottawa, Sen. Mike Duffy’s defence lawyer is harkening back to a similar fraud and breach of trust case involving expenses and a public figure, the late privacy commissioner George Radwanski. Justice Charles Vaillancourt is listening to arguments over whether a particular Senate committee report should be regarded as factual evidenceRead More

Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Monday he would not join the new government being formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the coalition was not sufficiently “nationalist”. The walkout by the far-right Lieberman raised the prospect that Netanyahu, whose conservative Likud party won the most votes inRead More

LONDON: In the week of an election that has failed to make hearts flutter, many in Britain rejoiced on Monday after Kensington Palace announced that Britain’s new princess would be named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. The baby, the second child of Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton –Read More

Holten, Netherlands — Prime Minister Stephen Harper paid tribute to Canada’s war dead at a service in the Netherlands this morning. He was joined by a few dozen surviving veterans of the battles to liberate northwest Europe, which culminated with the surrender of Nazi German forces 70 years ago. HarperRead More

Ottawa, Justin Trudeau has unveiled the Liberal alternative to the Harper government’s economic plan: hike taxes for the wealthiest one per cent to pay for more generous child benefits and an across-the-board income tax cut for the middle class. Under the Liberal proposal announced Monday: — The 22-per-cent tax rateRead More

Calgary, Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean is reaching out to PC supporters to help prevent voters from, in his words, “accidentally” electing an NDP majority in Tuesday’s election. Jean told reporters at a campaign stop in Calgary that only the Wildrose can prevent NDP Leader Rachel Notley from winning theRead More

Ottawa, Mike Duffy’s trial is taking a short detour this week as the Crown and defence haggle over a piece of evidence, and how much weight the judge should accord it. Ontario Justice Charles Vaillancourt is hearing arguments about whether a particular Senate committee report can be considered fact forRead More

Chandigarh, May 4: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh will move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha tomorrow for discussion on the collapse of law and order situation in Punjab. Disclosing this here today, Capt Amarinder, after returning from Moga where he met the parentsRead More