Don't turn Commonwealth into a judgmental body: Lanka

With some countries like Britain and Canada seeking to bring alleged human rights violations in the Sri Lankan civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam under the scanner during the......

Canadian PM Harper coming to India in November

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be arriving in India for his second visit on November 3. His visit to India has been timed to coincide with the World Economic Forum on India in......

Myanmar polls: They were grateful there was change

Rediff.com's Ajit Jain speaks to Canadian lawmaker Deepak Obhrai, the head of a four-member Canadian observer team that monitored Sunday's Myanmar election. "There was a vast improvement in the......

PM pays homage to Kanishka bombing victims

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday visited the Air India Memorial in Toronto to pay respects to the 329 victims of the 1985 Kanishka bombing and assured their families that the "entire Indian......

Economy to dominate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

The state of the economy is likely to dominate the seventh annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas events to be held in Chennai from January 7 to 9. Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs,......

Building bridges between Canada and India

Candian Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited a group of 16 Indo-Canadian business leaders and professionals for round table discussion on June 14. Hiis office chose Swaminarayan Mandir, a landmark......

Canada trade minister coming to India

International Trade Minister David Emerson is leaving for New Delhi to meet senior ministers, including Finance Minsiter P Chidambaram and Commerce Minister Kamal Nath. He was to lead an......