New Delhi,  Controversial self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda will have to undergo potency test in a 2010 rape case with the Supreme Court today dismissing his plea challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order directing him to take the medical test. A bench headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai refused to give anyRead More

New Delhi, Unidentified gunmen opened fire at BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty outside his house early Wednesday. Shunty is a legislator from Shahdara assembly seat in northeast Delhi and escaped narrowly in the incident. The shootout was captured in the CCTV cameras installed at his home. The police is tryingRead More

New Delhi, The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has approved the setting-up of a Committee under the Chairmanship of Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to examine un-claimed amount remained in PPF,Post Office, Savings Schemes etc and recommend how this amount can be used to protect and further theRead More

London, Canada will continue to keep a tight lid on defence spending, but remains committed to military missions aimed at curbing radicalism abroad, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told an audience in London Wednesday. Harper made the comments during a discussion at Mansion House in London ahead of a NATO summitRead More

Ottawa, The Bank of Canada held its trend-setting interest rate at one per cent on Wednesday as it said there needs to be continued growth in Canada’s exports before companies increase their investment and hiring. The central bank also noted activity in the housing market is stronger than previously thought.Read More

British Columbia,  British Columbia families hoping for a quick end to the teachers strike will not be pleased to hear of a new expert warning that the labour disruption could drag on for weeks. The province’s public school teachers were on the picket lines Tuesday, on what should have beenRead More

Ottawa,  Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is in trouble with the law again, but his legal team says that the paparazzi are to blame. Bieber was charged with dangerous driving and assault on Friday after an ATV collision near his hometown of Stratford, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police were called toRead More

Baghdad,  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird pledged Canadian solidarity with the people of Iraq as he began a security-shrouded visit to Baghdad today. His first stop was a meeting with President Fuad Masoum. The Canadian delegation, including opposition MPs, was fitted out with flak jackets for a high-speed, heavily guardedRead More

Chandigarh, President Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister S. Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced the organizational structure of Shiromani Akali Dal by releasing the names of Senior Vice Presidents, Secretary Generals, General Secretaries, Vice Presidents, Joint Secretaries, District Jathedars, President of party units in other states and president ofRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his personal intervention for immediate financial restructuring of the outstanding loans of the financially ailing NAFED to bail out this apex organization of marketing cooperatives in India. In a letter to Modi, the Chief Minister saidRead More