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Canada: Man held for multiple break-ins at Hindu temples

A 41-year-old Indo-Canadian man has been arrested for multiple break-ins and thefts at Hindu temples in Canada's Durham Region and Greater Toronto Area, police said. Image only for representation.......

Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya enters Canada PM race

Canada's Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya has announced that he is running to be the next prime minister, hours before his Liberal Party announced that their next leader will be chosen on March 9.......

Indo Canadian actor attempts for a better Toronto

Indo Canadian stage actor Ravi Jain, founder and director Why Not Theatre and a Dora Award winner, has added another accomplishment to his kitty. He is among the 25 aspiring builders in Toronto who......

Sinhalese restaurant bombed in Toronto

Lanka Gardens, the only Sinhalese restaurant in Greater Toronto Area, was fire bombed early on Friday morning, according to Sri Lankan Consul-General Bandula Jaysekera. When rediff.com queried why......

Never acceptable: Canada on float depicting Indira's assassination

Promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada, Canadian envoy to India Cameron MacKay said on Tuesday, two days after display of a float depicting former prime minister Indira Gandhi's......

Canada woos Indian firms

Greater Toronto region of Canada on Thursday invited Indian companies to invest there as the area offered access to the North American Free Trade Area and provided superior infrastructure and......

Sensex ends 205 points lower; Nifty holds 8,500

Markets slipped in late trades, amid weak European cues, as investors booked profits after recent gains while the uncertainty over the passage of the GST Bill continued to weigh on investor......

World has great hope from India, China

As world leaders are arriving in Toronto for the G8 and G20 summits, which get underway from Saturday with focus on economic recovery and global development, the world has great hope from India and......

Thomas Cook India realises there's plenty in a name

Over the last few days, as the fortunes of Thomas Cook Plc took a wrong turn, the Indian entity scrambled to distance itself from its erstwhile parent. Experts have said that the travel firm must......

How India's tax system helps cigarettes flourish

Cigarette companies have substantial wriggle room thanks to India's complex tax structure, which categorises them by length and filter, points out Charu Bahri/IndiaSpend. In March 2015 - in......

Toronto lays out red carpet for IIFA bash

The Indian International Film Academy Awards are quite literally creating a buzz all over the Greater Toronto area. \\nFour municipal governments that received grants from the Ontario government......

Can India Win Another Oscar This Year?

'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.' IMAGE: A scene from To Kill A Tiger. Delhi-born Nisha Pahuja's film To Kill a Tiger......

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.' Photograph: ANI Photo There was much more to Pankaj Udhas than ghazals and Chitthi Ayee Hai. One of the three......

'Should have worked harder at song and dance'

'I used to be embarrassed and think what will my friends say if I wiggle my hips.''I used to seek comfort in the fact that Meena Kumari and Nutan couldn’t dance.''I think that was a mistake.'......

'Will I die without ever knowing love?'

'Love will always be a mystery.''The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.' IMAGE: Shazad Latif and Lily James in What's Love Got to Do with It? Shekhar Kapur started his professional......

SEE: Gukesh returns to grand welcome in Chennai

Photograph and Video: ANI Newly-crowned World chess champion D Gukesh returned home to an enthusiastic reception as hundreds of eager fans, and officials from the Tamil Nadu government and 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......

Tall order: Bhullar wants to trigger basketball frenzy in India

‘There is so much skill here ... hope I can be a role model’ Sim Bhullar during a promotional tour in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Sim Bhullar knows it is going to be a tall order but the......