Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the Congress has suffered a landslide shock in the Dhuri by poll due to the anti-Punjab campaign conducted by it. While meeting newly elected Dhuri MLA Mr. Gobind Singh Longowal who called upon him here Mr. Badal said theRead More

Vancouver, India’s prime minister has pronounced his watershed three-day visit to Canada a success, expressing hope in a parting toast that a new partnership has begun. “Although India and Canada have so much in common, we were not in each others’ thoughts for so many years,” Narendra Modi said inRead More

Ottawa, The cost of Stephen Harper’s makeup for a public event in 2010 was covered by a fund at the heart of several criminal charges being faced by suspended senator Mike Duffy, court heard Thursday. Duffy and the prime minister had their makeup done together ahead of a G8/G10 eventRead More

Toronto , A scathing report detailing the failure of CBC managers to stop star radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour elicited a profuse apology Thursday from its president, who admitted Canadians “have a right to expect a higher standard from their public broadcaster.” A humbled Hubert Lacroix offeredRead More

Toronto, The Toronto Police Services Board has voted to change its controversial carding policy. The revised TPS community engagement policy was revealed last month following a four-month review that was launched after several media reports suggested that black residents were being disproportionately carded, which is a practice where police stopRead More

Tokyo, Deadlock over the controversial relocation of a US military base in southern Japan deepened today when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met the anti-base governor of Okinawa. The two men remained as far apart as ever after a 30-minute meeting that analysts said was largely Abe going through the motionsRead More

New Delhi, Inching closer to a final crackdown on dissidents, the Aam Aadmi Party is all set to serve show-cause notice on its rebel leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan who are facing likely expulsion. The party, which had earlier referred their cases to the National Disciplinary Committee, is inRead More

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday extended the bail period of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa till May 12 in the disproportionate asset case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu also extended the time for disposal of her appeal in Karnataka High Court till then.Read More

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday stayed trial court proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two criminal defamation cases. A Bench headed by Dipak Misra also issued notice to Union Law Ministry on Kejriwal’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of criminal defamation laws. One of the defamationRead More

New Delhi, TERI Director-General R K Pachauri, who is facing sexual harassment allegations from a woman employee, today moved a city court seeking permission to travel abroad to attend a global water summit in Greece from April 26 to 29. Additional Sessions Judge Sudesh Kumar adjourned the case for hearingRead More