New Delhi, A notice by Congress to bring an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on the issue of black money was rejected by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. She, however, agreed to look into the demand of the Opposition to hold discussion at the earliest on the subject which is listed towardsRead More

Chandigarh, November 26: people’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today said Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia must go failing which he should be sacked for a fair probe into the drug racket in which his name has surfaced during the investigation by the Enforcement Directorate. “Justice must notRead More

Chandigarh, November 26-The Punjab Cabinet today approved the setting up of Punjab State Affordable Housing Development Authority under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister for providing “affordable housing for all”. A decision to this effect was taken by the Cabinet in a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Punjab ChiefRead More

Chandigarh/Ludhiana, November 26 – Taking the administrative reforms a step forward, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal asserted that by July 2015, more than 249 citizen centric services would be provided online through 2,174 Sewa Kendras being set up in villages and towns and the residents need notRead More

Ottawa- An NDP MP who levelled misconduct allegations against a Liberal colleague says she would be interested in participating in an independent House of Commons harassment probe, but doesn’t feel it’s been made clear how she should proceed. The woman, who spoke at length to The Canadian Press on Tuesday,Read More

Toronto – Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals appointed an outside expert Tuesday to conduct a review of the troubled Toronto District School Board, where she said “a culture of fear” exists among staff. Police were called to a recent meeting of Canada’s largest school board amid accusations one trustee heldRead More

Ottawa – Highlights from auditor general Michael Ferguson’s fall 2014 report, released Tuesday: — Veterans Affairs is not providing veterans with timely access to mental health services; the disability benefits program has a complex and time-consuming application process and some vets are forced to wait as long as eight monthsRead More

Toronto – Ontario must do a better job of providing services to people with mental health and addiction issues, Health Minister Eric Hoskins said Tuesday as he announced $65 million in new funding for this year. The funding, which will grow to $83 million next year, will help reduce waitRead More

Washington: Ahead of India-US Trade Policy Forum meeting on Tuesday, 15 top American business organisations have appealed to the US Trade Representative to address longstanding irritants and barriers in bilateral trade and investment relations. US Trade Representative Michael Froman will co-chair the Trade Policy Forum, a government-to-government trade dialogue aimedRead More

Washington: More than 2,000 soldiers were ordered into the riot-torn US town of Ferguson on Tuesday, as President Barack Obama condemned violence which erupted after a grand jury chose not to charge a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teen. After a night of racially-charged unrest followingRead More