17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada's parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin......

Heatwave claims over 17,000 lives in 50 yrs in India

A study shows that the country has experienced 706 heatwave incidents from 1971-2019. IMAGE: In 2019, there were 26 incidents of heatwave in Maharashtra (15), Kerala (6), Bihar (4), Rajasthan (1).......

Modi gets ready for the Battle of 2024

'The BJP's all-India plans can be expected to become clearer around 2022-2023, particularly if -- as some anticipate -- the senior Congress leadership cracks, broadly as between the Nehru-Gandhi......

Britain's Harry delays plans to Canada amid royal split talks

Britain’s Prince Harry has reportedly delayed his plans to fly to Canada this weekend and join wife Meghan and baby Archie as the talks are going on over finalising the couple's future roles......

Remembering the Beetles

It was in the 1960s that the Beetle attained its cult status, when it became almost synonymous with the hippie movement -- and succeeded in shaking off the grim history of its origins. As......

World's 10 best cities to live in

Image: Five-month old African elephant calf Tuluba and its mother Numbi eat some snow in their enclosure at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Photograph: Reuters     Vienna is the......

IOC to buy stakes in Petronas' LNG project for $900 mn

Indian Oil Corporation on Friday signed a deal to buy a 10 per cent stake in shale-gas assets and a linked liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia for $900 million. The acquisition of......

Jet to take Shanghai shortcut

Battling to grab market share on international routes, Jet Airways has drawn up plans to make China a hub for flying to popular destinations like San Francisco and Los Angeles on the US west coast......

'If I am a difficult director, Rishi Kapoor is a difficult actor'

'Rishi Kapoor and I come from two different schools of filmmaking. I like to approach scenes in a certain way, and take multiple takes.''Rishi sir comes from a school where things were much......

Talvar is a smart film

'Talvar belongs to Irrfan Khan, who plays the chief investigating officer. With each new film,' reports Aseem Chhabra from the Toronto film festival, 'this very fine actor continues to surprise us......

What Rahman has in store for the world

A R Rahman speaks to Arthur J Pais in New York about his coming concert tour. Of the many innovations A R Rahman has brought about, few are as interesting as the one about adding dance element to......

Rahman part of historic We are the World remake

Oscar and Grammy winning musician A R Rahmanis part of the remake of 'We are the World' charity anthem recorded in Los Angeles, which reportedly included over 75 world-class stars. It was recorded......

FIFA Drops Schedule for 2026 WC: See Who Plays Where

IMAGE: The Hard Rock Stadium is to host matches during the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Photograph: Carlos Perez-Gallardo/Reuters The 2026 World Cup final will be held in New Jersey at the home of......

Gayle, Harbhajan, Afridi among star-studded marquee players

IMAGE: Chris Gayle will ply his trade for Mississauga Panthers. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form on......

Football Focus: Mourinho complains about schedule

IMAGE: Jose Mourinho-coached Spurs play Sheffield United later on Thursday, nine days after their last match, a 2-0 victory over West Ham United on June 23. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/Pool via Reuters......

Cricket Buzz: WI Board cleared Russell to play in GT20

IMAGE: 'We cleared him fit to play in Canada as a batsman'. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Johnny Grave, Cricket West Indies chief executive, has cleared the air regarding all-rounder Andre......

Cricket Buzz: Security delegation from Sri Lanka to visit Pakistan

IMAGE: Sri Lanka fans ((Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images A two-member security delegation of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)will reach Karachi on Wednesday to......