Busy schedule awaits PM Singh in Canada

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will have a series of meetings with world leaders, including his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper, on the sidelines of G-20 summit, officials saidin Toronto......

Bharat Gaurav award for Harvard professor

Dr Aniruddha Ganguly, who is on the faculty at the Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, was honored with the Bharat Gaurav award and given a certificate of excellence by......

Harper seeks stronger ties between India, Canada

Canada and India must forge stronger trade, investment and educational ties to build a more productive friendship, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said. "Canada stands besides India as a......

'Canada is richer for immigrants' presence

Canadianminister of state for foreign affairs, Peter Kent discusses Canada and India with rediff.com's Ajit Jain Peter Kent, minister of state for foreign affairs, used to be a broadcaster and......

Internet is creating the digital divide, says Amartya Sen

Internet is aggravating the digital divide between the literate and the illiterate, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said in New Delhi on Wednesday. Internet’s contribution is in "making......

Canada offers green technologies to India

Canada will offer India a wide range of eco-friendly technologies ensuring sustainable development, besides protecting environment, Ontario premier has said. "Ontario has world-class high-tech......

Essar Steel lines up $4-bn investment in N America

Money to be spent on acquired firms in Canada and US Essar Steel Holdings, a part of Essar Global, has lined up investments of more than $4 billion (over Rs 18,000 crore) in North America. The......

India, Canada FTA recommended

Indo-Canadian CEOs "have concluded that Canada and India should enter into a new era of cooperation", which should result in their concluding a "comprehensive Free Trade Agreement." The CEOs on......