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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......

Trudeau set to become Canada PM for a historic 3rd time

Justin Trudeau is poised for a third term as Canada's prime minister reported Canadian broadcasters who projected a win for his Liberal Party in Monday's elections. Trudeau, who was in power from......

Muslim family in Canada killed in 'targeted' truck attack

Three adults and one teen were killed in Canada's Ontario province on Sunday, in what the police believe, was a "targeted attack" on a Muslim family. IMAGE: Misty Santerre and her daughter Jasmina......

Niagara Falls is covered in ice, and it's otherworldly

Niagara Falls has turned into a spectacular winter wonderland amid a brutal winter storm that has swept over a vast swath of the United States. Temperatures dropped to as low as -2F in Niagara, New......

Covid-stricken bride gets married in quarantine

Despite various obstacles along the way, nothing could stop Lauren Jimenez and Patrick Delgado from saying ‘I do’ -- not even COVID-19 itself. Lauren and Patrick Delgado, a couple of......

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Snapdeal has a number of shareholders including Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, PremjiInvest, Ratan Tata, Foxconn, Temasek and BlackRock, among others. Image: Kunal Bahl, CEO of Snapdeal.......

'GST is not a welcome surprise'

'If the tax rate is kept above 20% it will be a very big hit.' 'We value the mass market but will not be offering the cheapest shoe.' Image: Huron moccasins in the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto,......

SoftBank marks down Ola, Snapdeal by $550 million

Around half the value of the mark-downs is due to the Japanese currency's appreciation against other currencies. Japanese investor SoftBank has marked down the value of two of its largest Indian......

With fatter wallet, Paytm goes for the kill

The mobile wallet player plans to add more Chinese sellers to its e-commerce platform and boost technology for its soon-to-be-launched payments bank Go big or go home: chances are......

Paytm to raise $300 million, valuation pegged at $5 billion

Paytm, which recently hived off its e-commerce and payments bank businesses into separate companies, would use these fresh funds to bolster the two businesses Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led mobile......

OTT THIS WEEK: FUN! FUN! MAAZA!

Popcorn entertainment returns to your living rooms with quite a bang on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week, take your pick from this week's FUN menu. Shang-Chi......

A Night to Remember with Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams sends Ronjita Kulkarni and several thousand Mumbaikars to Heaven! IMAGE: "I have some musicians friends who say 'What's it like in Mumbai?' I say, go and find out!" Bryan Adams tells......

The Remarkable Sunny Leone!

'Her greatest strength is not her acting or her dancing abilities, but that she has an incredible number of fans.'Dilip Mehta -- director of the documentary Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy on Sunny......

Hugo Weaving in Anand Gandhi's next?

Hugo Weaving, the actor best known for his role as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy and as Elmond in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is in discussions to play a poppy-trading South African in Anand......

Justin Bieber charged with assaulting limo driver

Troubled pop sensation Justin Bieber has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked a limousine driver last month in Toronto. The 19-year-old singer turned himself in to the 52 Division......

Russian cyclists' lawsuit against WADA dismissed

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday it welcomed a decision by the Superior Court of Justice......

PIX: Andreescu KOs Bencic to set up Serena final

The final will pit power against power when Andreescu takes on her childhood hero Williams, who claimed her first US Open title in 1999 before Andreescu was even born. IMAGE: Canada's Bianca......

PIX: Yuvraj dances the night away with Lara, Akram

IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh dances during the opening ceremony of Global T20 Canada. Photograph: Global T20 Canada/Twitter There was no stopping Yuvraj Singh as the former India all-rounder danced the......

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......

Sports Shorts: IAAF wants Semenya to lower testosterone level

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In an official statement, IAAF clarified that they are not classifying any Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) athlete,......

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