India begins voting in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term New Delhi: India began voting on Friday in the world’s largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity. The vote pits Modi’s BharatiyaRead More

Dubai continues to reel from storm damages DUBAI: Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its futuristic gloss, was on Thursday busy clearing its waterclogged roads and drying out flooded homes two days after a record storm saw a year’s rain fall in a day. Dubai International Airport, aRead More

‘Story Belongs In Netflix Series’: Indo-Can Men Arrested In Canada’s Biggest Ever Gold-Cash Heist Toronto: Canadian authorities have apprehended nine individuals, including individuals of Indian origin, in connection with the theft of a multi-million dollar gold shipment from Toronto Pearson International Airport originating from Zurich, Switzerland. The heist, which occurredRead More

TSC announced its remarkable deep sleep solutions to the people of Punjab The Sleep Company debuts in Punjab’s Ludhiana LUDHIANA: The Sleep Company (TSC), India’s leading comfort-tech brand, proudly announces the inauguration of its newest retail outlet in Ludhiana. Located at Sarabha Nagar in the city, the store also marks TSC’sRead More

German police target China-linked human smuggling gang with raids on homes and businesses Berlin: More than 1,000 police officers searched dozens of homes, stores and lawyers’ offices across western and southern Germany in a large-scale raid against an international human smuggling gang early Wednesday. Ten suspects were detained, German newsRead More

Ram Navami celebrations begin in Ayodhya; ‘Surya Tilak’ of Ram Lalla Ayodhya: A huge rush of devotees is being witnessed in Ayodhya on the occasion of Ram Navami and the Ram temple doors were opened for pilgrims at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has extendedRead More

Canadian dollar extends losses as Canada’s inflation rises Toronto: The Canadian dollar is down for a fifth straight day and has slipped 1.9% during that time. In the North American session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3840, up 0.37%. Canada’s inflation rate for March rose to 2.9% y/y, ticking up fromRead More

PUNJAB POLICE SOLVES MURDER CASE OF VHP LEADER WITHIN 72 HOURS; TWO ASSAILANTS HELD CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough, Rupnagar Police in a joint operation with SSOC Mohali, has solved the murder case of Nangal-based Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader in less than 72 hours with the arrest of two operativesRead More

North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says Seoul (South Korea): North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces and collecting fingerprints, photographs and other biometric information from its citizens in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely, aRead More

Indian Ambassador Devyani Khobragade dresses as ‘apsara’ on Cambodian New Year Phnom Penh (Combodia): Indian Ambassador to Combodia Devyani Khobragade, who was at the centre of a controversy that fuelled tension between India and the US in 2013, surfaced on social media in an image from a photo shoot dressedRead More