New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is visiting Israel from Nov 5 during which some key agreements on homeland security are expected to be signed by the two countries. The home minister is likely to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the visit, diplomatic sources said here. TheRead More

Kumbakonam: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader G K Vasan on Wednesday demanded that the Centre take stern action against holders of black money in foreign banks. “The Central government, without giving room for politics, should take action against the black money holders in foreign banks and release allRead More

New Delhi: Downplaying reports claiming internal dissent in the party after being battered in the last several elections, the Communist Party of India’s (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat on Wednesday said that the stories which appeared in the media are misleading. He added that the party will soon adopt aRead More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the National Green Tribunal to take action against industrial units polluting Ganga including snapping water and power connections to them while slamming Centre and State Pollution Control Boards for their “failure” to punish erring units. Expressing deep concern over the present pollutionRead More

New Delhi: India has failed in punishing those responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and it reflects the country’s “weak efforts” to fight communal violence, an international human rights advocacy group said Wednesday. “Successive Indian governments failure to prosecute those responsible for 1984’s anti-Sikh killings and other abuses during theRead More

Toronto, John Tory will be the next mayor of Canada’s largest city after winning the Toronto municipal election. Tory, a former telecommunications executive, CFL chairman, provincial politician, and radio broadcaster, bested controversial city councillor Doug Ford and former NDP MP Olivia Chow, the one-time frontrunner. In the end, Tory finishedRead More

Brampton, Linda Jeffrey has handed Susan Fennell, the scandal-plagued mayor of Brampton, an embarrassing defeat. She said Fennell’s loss was a signal that Brampton taxpayers “sent a clear message that they want a better Brampton … We needed real leadership.” “Certainly, people were very angry,” Jeffrey said of Fennell, moments afterRead More

Edmonton, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice won a seat in the legislature Monday as his Progressive Conservatives defeated all comers in four by-election races. Prentice, the 58-year-old former MP and Conservative cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, handily defeated Wildrose candidate Kathy Macdonald in Calgary-Foothills. Health Minister Stephen Mandel outlastedRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today gave approval to start the crushing in the sugar mills from November 20, 2014 for the crushing season 2014-15. Disclosing this here a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Mr. Badal cleared the proposal in this regard mootedRead More

* 2.93 LAKH drug- addicts treated in OPDs & 9427 detoxicated in PDs in 24 drug de-addiction centers across Chandigarh As many as 2.93 lakh drug-addicts have been treated in Out Patient Departments (OPDs) and 9427 have been detoxicated as indoor Patients in Indoor Patient Departments (IPDs) in 24 drugRead More