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Never acceptable: Canada on float depicting Indira's assassination

Promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada, Canadian envoy to India Cameron MacKay said on Tuesday, two days after display of a float depicting former prime minister Indira Gandhi's......

Canada: Man held for multiple break-ins at Hindu temples

A 41-year-old Indo-Canadian man has been arrested for multiple break-ins and thefts at Hindu temples in Canada's Durham Region and Greater Toronto Area, police said. Image only for representation.......

3 Canada theatres playing Hindi movies attacked with 'sprays'

Several moviegoers in three different Greater Toronto Area regions in Canada were evacuated and some were treated for exposure to an unknown substance sprayed by masked men in theatres playing......

COVID Deaths: Why India, WHO Are At Loggerheads

'If deaths had been properly reported, it would have helped contain the pandemic.'Rashme Sehgal reports. IMAGE: The cremation of those who died due to COVID-19 at the Masan Ghat in Varanasi, April......

5 Indian students killed in Canada road accident

In a tragic incident, five Indian students have been killed in Toronto in a road accident in Canada's Ontario province, according to the Canadian police. Kindly note that this image has been......

Thomas Cook India realises there's plenty in a name

Over the last few days, as the fortunes of Thomas Cook Plc took a wrong turn, the Indian entity scrambled to distance itself from its erstwhile parent. Experts have said that the travel firm must......

Sensex ends 205 points lower; Nifty holds 8,500

Markets slipped in late trades, amid weak European cues, as investors booked profits after recent gains while the uncertainty over the passage of the GST Bill continued to weigh on investor......

How India's tax system helps cigarettes flourish

Cigarette companies have substantial wriggle room thanks to India's complex tax structure, which categorises them by length and filter, points out Charu Bahri/IndiaSpend. In March 2015 - in......

Chandilya's grand plans to make AirAsia top airline in India

Former model and entrepreneur Mittu Chandilya wants to make AirAsia India's leading airline. Does he have it in him? Image: AirAsia India, CEO Mittu Chandilya (centre) with actors Shah Rukh......

BlackBerry messenger on Apple, Android

BlackBerry announced plans to offer its popular instant messaging system on rival devices and introduced a new mid-tier smartphone targeted at countries where its faded brand remains strong.Tapping......

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.' Photograph: ANI Photo There was much more to Pankaj Udhas than ghazals and Chitthi Ayee Hai. One of the three......

Can India Win Another Oscar This Year?

'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.' IMAGE: A scene from To Kill A Tiger. Delhi-born Nisha Pahuja's film To Kill a Tiger......

'Will I die without ever knowing love?'

'Love will always be a mystery.''The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.' IMAGE: Shazad Latif and Lily James in What's Love Got to Do with It? Shekhar Kapur started his professional......

'Should have worked harder at song and dance'

'I used to be embarrassed and think what will my friends say if I wiggle my hips.''I used to seek comfort in the fact that Meena Kumari and Nutan couldn’t dance.''I think that was a mistake.'......

Three movies you must watch!

Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon. IMAGE: A scene from Moothon. The labels are a common sight on the racks of most fast fashion stores in the West -- Made in Sri Lanka,......

Match-fixing not doping poses greatest risk to sport

IMAGE: INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) conference. Law enforcement officials and representatives from football associations gather in Malaysia to discuss "Match fixing: The......

Tall order: Bhullar wants to trigger basketball frenzy in India

‘There is so much skill here ... hope I can be a role model’ Sim Bhullar during a promotional tour in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Sim Bhullar knows it is going to be a tall order but the......

Murray in US Open contention after Toronto win

Andy Murray arrived in Canada without a coach and a title this season and left on Sunday as a major contender for the US Open after a stunning defence of his Toronto Masters crown. Murray capped......

LeBron James finally decides to join Twitter

LeBron James has made at least one decision, just not the one the basketball world had been waiting for. The most sought after NBA free agent of 2010 has joined the social networking site Twitter......

Winter Olympics: Indian team in mismatched uniform

How could Indian athletes be sentto participate in the Winter Olympic that opened in Vancouver with mismatched uniforms. A local sporting goods manufacturer donated fresh uniforms that the Indian......

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