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Button wins rain-delayed Canadian GP

Button wins rain-delayed Canadian GP

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

Jenson Button celebrated his greatest victory on Sunday after overtaking Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel on the last lap of a rain-delayed Canadian Grand Prix thriller.

Indo-Canadian school principal killed

Indo-Canadian school principal killed

Rediff.com8 Jul 2007

So far police have not been able to identify the suspects.

AI bombing: Canadian govt delayed wiretap warrant

AI bombing: Canadian govt delayed wiretap warrant

Rediff.com23 May 2007

Canadian government officials delayed the process of obtaining a wiretap warrant against the key figure in the Air India bomb plot Talwinder Singh Parmar because of religious concerns, a former intelligence officer has said.

Trudeau Holds His Ground With Angry Xi

Trudeau Holds His Ground With Angry Xi

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

When Trudeau met Xi Jinping by chance in the G20 hall on Wednesday, the unscheduled encounter didn't go well for the young Canadian leader.

Doping Saga: Russian figure skater's Olympic gold stripped

Doping Saga: Russian figure skater's Olympic gold stripped

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Russian figure skater Valieva banned for doping, ROC loses Olympic gold

From Tokyo to Paris: Trans athletes face new hurdles, restrictions

From Tokyo to Paris: Trans athletes face new hurdles, restrictions

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Pendulum swings towards tighter measures against transgender athletes

All roads lead to Paris in 2024

All roads lead to Paris in 2024

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Paris is, and will continue to be, dogged by the usual gripes about staging the greatest show on earth.

Heavy rain halts Canadian Grand Prix

Heavy rain halts Canadian Grand Prix

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

The Canadian Formula One Grand Prix was halted after 25 of the scheduled 70 laps by torrential rain on Sunday.

Sikh student attacked in Canada in suspected hate crime

Sikh student attacked in Canada in suspected hate crime

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

In an apparent case of hate crime, a 17-year-old Sikh high school student was assaulted at a bus stop after an altercation with another teenager in Canada's British Columbia province, according to a media report on Thursday.

'Priyanka Chopra Was A Clear Winner'

'Priyanka Chopra Was A Clear Winner'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

'Priyanka has done very well in Bollywood and Hollywood. But had she joined politics, it might have been a different story altogether. Given how ambitious she was, she would have made a good youth leader. She might even have launched her own party,' says Sathya Saran

Indo-Canadian woman found stabbed to death

Indo-Canadian woman found stabbed to death

Rediff.com9 Feb 2007

This is the third Indo-Canadian woman murdered recently in Surrey.

A Canadian visa in New York is no cakewalk

A Canadian visa in New York is no cakewalk

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

I decided to record the experience because the country concerned was Canada, a country that prides itself as a champion of human rights around the globe.... It appeared to me that the Canadian consulate in New York was trampling upon the human rights of nearly two hundred men and women, mostly Indians and Chinese, says T P Sreenivasan.

26/11: Mumbai police files 400-page chargesheet against Tahawwur Rana

26/11: Mumbai police files 400-page chargesheet against Tahawwur Rana

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The Mumbai police on Monday submitted a chargesheet before a special court in Mumbai against Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana for his involvement in the November 2008 terror attacks in the metropolis.

PIX: G20 leaders pay homage to 'beacon of peace' Mahatma Gandhi

PIX: G20 leaders pay homage to 'beacon of peace' Mahatma Gandhi

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

G20 leaders, including United States President Joe Biden, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat in New Delhi on Sunday.

Alonso wins Canadian Grand Prix

Alonso wins Canadian Grand Prix

Rediff.com26 Jun 2006

Renault's Formula One world champion scored his fourth consecutive victory of the season.

Chanda Kochhar gets honorary degree from Canadian university

Chanda Kochhar gets honorary degree from Canadian university

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

After receiving the award, Chanda Kochhar said, "As I see the list of past recipients of this honour, I feel inspired to be counted as one among them.

Anti-India graffiti on heritage Hindu temple in Canada

Anti-India graffiti on heritage Hindu temple in Canada

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The temple, which is a symbol of Indian heritage, has been left vandalised with hate-filled messages directed towards India.

Canadian PM to visit Chandigarh, Punjab tomorrow

Canadian PM to visit Chandigarh, Punjab tomorrow

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the city, Takht Keshgarh Sahib and 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' also known as the Khalsa Heritage centre at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab on Wednesday.

'Women in Pakistan feel like they are being watched'

'Women in Pakistan feel like they are being watched'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.' 'It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.' 'It's a malevolent force, the society at large is observing them.'

Indo-Canadian woman found dead

Indo-Canadian woman found dead

Rediff.com3 Nov 2006

Here's why this Canadian will miss US open

Here's why this Canadian will miss US open

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the US Open due to a persistent wrist injury but plans to return to the Tour later in the year, the Canadian said on late on Wednesday.

Xi-Trudeau conversation was candid, normal, no threats held out, says China

Xi-Trudeau conversation was candid, normal, no threats held out, says China

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

China on Thursday played down what appeared to be a tense conversation between President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit a day earlier, saying the conversation is "candid, normal" and should not be interpreted as criticism or threat.

Canadian PM apologises at Kanishka memorial

Canadian PM apologises at Kanishka memorial

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

Prime Minister Stephen Harper couldn't have been more forthright in offering his apology to members of the Air India victim's families. 'I stand before you to offer on behalf of the Government of Canada, and all Canadians, an apology for the institutional failing of 25 years ago and the treatment of the victims' families thereafter.'

US-Canada border crossings shut after car explodes killing two

US-Canada border crossings shut after car explodes killing two

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

Two people were killed in a 'vehicle explosion' at the United States-Canada border crossing near Niagara Falls in the afternoon hours on Wednesday, CBS News reported citing sources.

Babbar Khalsa under Canadian scrutiny

Babbar Khalsa under Canadian scrutiny

Rediff.com26 Dec 2005

A court has ordered refugee officials to 'perform a sufficient analysis concerning the nature of the BK'.

Golden ice dancers banish Canadian blues

Golden ice dancers banish Canadian blues

Rediff.com23 Feb 2010

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who began skating together as children, brought home Canada's first Olympic gold in ice dancing to lift a host nation struggling to cope with a demoralising ice hockey defeat and diminishing medal hopes. Their American training partners Meryl Davis and Charlie White took silver and relegated the Russian favourites Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin to bronze. It was the first time in 34 years that Europeans did not win the ice dance gold medal.

IAF rescues Canadian diplomat, family

IAF rescues Canadian diplomat, family

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

An Indian Air Force special rescue team on Thursday rescued Canadian diplomat, Andrew Norfolk, his injured wife and their three children trapped in snow in Dhauladhar ranges, north of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, since Wednesday.

Canadian Open: Jeev, Atwal make cut

Canadian Open: Jeev, Atwal make cut

Rediff.com24 Jul 2010

Jeev Milkha Singh slipped 16 places to tied 53rd after returning a modest even-par 70 while Arjun Atwal also just about managed to make the cut with an identical card in the second round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament at Ontario.

Ram temple in Canada defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans, India lodges protest

Ram temple in Canada defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans, India lodges protest

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

A prominent Hindu temple in Canada has been defaced by 'Khalistani extremists' with anti-India graffiti in an apparent hate crime, prompting the Indian mission in Toronto to condemn the incident and urge Canadian authorities to take swift action against the perpetrators.

Canadian Sikhs outraged over Taliban atrocities

Canadian Sikhs outraged over Taliban atrocities

Rediff.com25 Feb 2010

The Taliban militants, who kidnapped Robin Singh, a Sikh in Peshawar, have demanded a ransom of Canadian $1,25,000 from his family in suburban Brampton in Ontario. The Pakistani Taliban are suspected to be behind the kidnapping, but according to Robin's father Bishan Dass, "I can't say whether they are Taliban. But they are terrorists.'

Canadian Grand Prix: Ricciardo takes his first win

Canadian Grand Prix: Ricciardo takes his first win

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Australian Daniel Ricciardo celebrated his first Formula One victory on Sunday in a Canadian Grand Prix that put Red Bull back on top of the podium and dealt Mercedes a first defeat of the season.

Declare Himachal calamity a 'national disaster': Sukhu to PM

Declare Himachal calamity a 'national disaster': Sukhu to PM

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Sukhu met Modi and discussed various issues related to Himachal Pradesh during the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday.

Kanishka case: Canadian court dismisses jury

Kanishka case: Canadian court dismisses jury

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

A Canadian court has dismissed a jury in the perjury trial of Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 passengers.

Canadian GP dropped from 2009 calendar

Canadian GP dropped from 2009 calendar

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar with the season remaining at 18 races.

ONGC eyes Canadian oil firm

ONGC eyes Canadian oil firm

Rediff.com9 May 2005

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is keen to acquire Canadian oil and gas firm First Calgary Petroleums Ltd, which owns high potential oil and gas blocks in Algeria.

Canadian GP: Maldonado takes another grid penalty

Canadian GP: Maldonado takes another grid penalty

Rediff.com10 Jun 2012

Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado collected a five place grid penalty for the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday after Williams changed his car's gearbox.

Indo-Canadian lawmaker speaks at pro-LTTE rally

Indo-Canadian lawmaker speaks at pro-LTTE rally

Rediff.com6 Mar 2009

Liberal member of the Canadian Parliament Gurbax Malhi addressed a rally in Ottawa on March 5 against the backdrop of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam flags."I'd like to let you know I'm helping you guys. I'm behind you because you are fighting for a right cause," he said.

Talisma Corp, Canadian firm merge

Talisma Corp, Canadian firm merge

Rediff.com9 Oct 2003

Talisma Corporation, the Bangalore based mid-sized product firm announced on Thursday that its merger with Canadian IT firm Pivotal Corporation.

Canadian teenager Stroll to race in F1 next year

Canadian teenager Stroll to race in F1 next year

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Montreal-born Lance Stroll, who celebrated his 18th birthday on October 29 and has yet to pass his driving test, will be the first Canadian F1 racer since 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who won his title at Williams and retired in 2006.