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U'khand tragedy caused by massive rock and ice avalanche

The study suggests that climate change is contributing to such events happening more frequently, and highlights risks of increasing development projects in fragile environments. IMAGE:......

Gurudwara in Canada vandalised with 'racist' graffiti

A gurudwara in Canada has been spray-painted with “racist” graffiti and profanity by some unidentified persons, prompting police to probe the incident as a hate crime, a media report......

Canadian wildfires grow tenfold; rescuers pray for rain

In little over 24 hours, the wildfires, which erupted on Sunday and forced the evacuation of about 80,000 people from Fort McMurray in the Canadian province of Alberta, have grown tenfold. IMAGE:......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. This girl's tongue is so long she can lick her eye A teenager from Michigan wants to be the new record world record holder......

Know the Canadian 'bhais' of PM Modi?

Patrick Bhai and Stephen Bhai are old friends of Gujarat. Patrick Brown, the Canadian Member of Parliament from Barrie, Ontario, is the unofficial guide for the Indian prime minister, who......

'Powerful' future ahead for lithium-ion battery

We have developed ultra-fast means of telecommunication and swankiest of electronic devices. But no matter how high-tech these gadgets are, they still rely on the humble battery for sustenance. The......

Indian-American is dean of Vermont business school

Indian-American Professor Sanjay Sharma, dean of the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of......

World's 10 greenest cities

The scourge of global warming has become the bane of modern man. Increasing pollution, utter disregard for or indiffernce to the ecosystem, and manic industrialisation are compounding an......

One man's quest to help the world learn

After a trek in the Himalayas brought him face-to-face with extreme poverty and illiteracy, John Wood left his position as a director of business development at Microsoft to found Room to Read, an......

Meet Bob Dhillon: Likely billionaire

Bob Dhillon will go on to become the first Sikh billionaire in North America. Predictions on these lines began when he went to do his MBA at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, nine......

Where In The World Are These Stars?!

Bollywood stars travel all the time on work or for a much-needed vacation. Let's take a look at where the stars are heading today. Please click on the images for a look at the stars. ......

Priya Banerjee: I am nervous about KISS

Priya Banerjee, the latest entrant to the Telugu film industry, was declared Miss Photogenic at the Miss World Canada in 2011. She has been a model and TV show host. She has also trained in......

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