Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has named a 3-member Indo-Canadian Committee for the Community Historical Recognition Program to look at the projects from the community for sensitizing and informing the Canadians about the tragic 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy.
An unnamed female athlete has tested positive for a "light stimulant" and has been reprimanded as she took the substance before the official Olympic period, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
The threat of a terror attack remains low for the Vancouver Winter Olympics with only a small contingent of demonstrators expected, the head of security for the Games said on Wednesday.
Thinking of migrating to a more agreeable locale? Then perhaps you should consider moving to Vienna, which has been named the best city to live in for the tenth year in a row. However, the news isn't that great for Indians, with the list released by global consulting firm Mercer showing that Indian cities fared badly in the quality of living survey. The comprehensive survey is done with many factors being considered like housing, crime, political stability, leisure, air pollution, infrastructure, health system, education and economy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to the Capital early Saturday morning after a three-nation tour of France, Germany and Canada.
Five-times Olympic speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein's dreams of a sixth Winter Games were snuffed out for good on Thursday when the German's appeal to be allowed to skate in Vancouver was thrown out.
A stress fracture in his back threatened to come in the way but fit-again Indian luger Shiva Keshavan is all set to represent the country for the fourth time in the Winter Olympics this weekend, hoping to finish at least inside the top-20 in Vancouver.
If want to look at the world's most beautiful places, scroll down now. The winners of the fifth International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, with stunning shots documenting everything from magical mountains to glistening lakes and dark, forbidding forests. There were almost 3,000 entries from photographers around the globe, leaving the judges with a headache to whittle them down. Adam Gibbs from Canada has been revealed as the 'photographer of the year' (an award based on a folio submission of at least four images) with his hauntingly beautiful shots of woodland scenes around Vancouver Island. Here's a selection of the photos that caught the judges' eyes.
With gang violence skyrocketing in Vancouver, Surrey and Toronto, the federal government is introducing two bills in the House of Commons: The first is to amend the Criminal Code to target organized crime; the second is to focus on illicit drugs.
Prithpal Singh, who has been living in Vancouver in Canada for over three decades, is a worried man. The recent case of a racial attack by four men on a group of Indian-origin boys in Langley, on the outskirts of Vancouver, has shocked the sizeable population of Indians residing in the city. The attack in Canada has come in the wake of a spate of racial attacks, targeting Indian students, in Australia.
The Hyderabad Garage will collaborate with teams in Silicon Valley, Redmond, Vancouver, Washington, New England, Israel and Beijing.
He may try to keep it as natural as he can but there's no doubt that he's stolen a piece of everyone's heart, and some of these pictures are proof of that.
Trudeau's first bilateral visit to India was hit by a controversy over the dinner invitation to Atwal by the Canadian high commissioner in New Delhi.
Sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports has bagged the telecast rights of the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games for cable and satellite television, IPTV and Mobile TV platforms.
The controversy surrounding Atwal erupted last month after he was photographed with Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire and other senior officials at the event in Mumbai as part of Trudeau's first state visit to India.
A fast food restaurant owned by an Indo-Canadian was destroyed along with a few other shops when an explosion ripped through a commercial block in Vancouver in a suspected arson attack.
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"My question is whether CP was advised and alerted to the fact that there were threats to Air India flights, in fact, because of the connecting baggage and passengers," Shore opined.
Two headers from Robbie Keane just after halftime gave LA Galaxy a 2-1 win over Dallas in Major League Soccer on Saturday, lifting them top of the Western Conference after Vancouver lost to Sporting Kansas City.
Canadians took to social media to hail their first tennis Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu after the 19-year-old's US Open win over Serena Williams.
Melbourne is the world's best city to live in.
Bollywood gliteratti took to the red carpet in their finest designer wear.
The Indian football team will participate in the White Caps Nation Cup, in Vancouver, Canada, its first tournament under new coach Bob Houghton.
Reader Harminder Sihota has sent us a photograph.
The Indian women's hockey team went down against Canada 1-3 in their second match ahead of the Women 's Hockey World League Round 2 in West Vancouver, Canada.
Living out of a suitcase has probably never been as much fun!
The couple, who will formally cease to represent Queen Elizabeth II from April 1 as part of a 12-month transition period agreed with Buckingham Palace, had been living in a mansion in Vancouver since their last formal United Kingdom visit earlier this month. The newspaper quoted the source as saying that their move out to California was planned for some time.
India now play Chile in the summit clash. Chile had beaten Uruguay 2-1 in the second semi-final.
The stars took to stage at the recently concluded awards show in Vancouver.
India's new football coach said Baichung Bhutia's absence provides the new players an opportunity to prove themselves.
Patrick Bhai and Stephen Bhai are old friends of Gujarat.
'Stand-alone' trip to North American nation and a strong track record in Gujarat open doors to business.
The Indian football team takes the field for the first time under the guidance of new English coach Bob Houghton when it meets a local club side at the Vancouver Whitecaps Nations Cup in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times.
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The world's first publicly accessible ATM machine which can exchange digital currency - bitcoins - for any official currency has been launched in Canada by a group of young entrepreneurs.
Airlines are in talks with Delhi airport over connectivity on 7 routes.
The TCS CEO spoke about the IT major's operations in Canada.
The 36-year-old Keshavan, the country's best known Winter Olympian, will be taking part in his sixth Games since his debut at Nagano in Japan in 1998. Since then he has represented the country in the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
