'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.' 'I felt it was my duty to tell our story.' 'Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.'
US short-seller Hindenburg Research has said it is not under investigation by the US SEC as it rubbished alleged links of its founder to a hedge fund for preparing reports targeting companies.
At least 10,000 people gathered at the Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto on August 9 to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of India's Independence Day despite intermittent showers.
It was an emotional win for Aryna Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last month due to a shoulder injury.
Hungary will officially host the 45th edition of the Olympiad for the first time, having hosted the second unofficial Chess Olympiad in 1926.
Gujrathi, who was a part of India's gold-winning campaign in the Chess Olympiad recently, says the sport's ecosystem needs a major overhaul to ensure players have more balance in life.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals held in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India.
The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith passed into the green room of eternal performers up in Heaven on Friday, September 27, 2024. She would have turned 90 on December 28.
On Sunday, Faisal Hussain, 29, opened fire in Toronto's vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman. Thirteen people were also injured in the shooting, some with potentially life-altering injuries.
Steve Gupta, president and chief executive officer, Easton's Group of Hotels, has been appointed to the University of Toronto Governing Council for a three-year term. He was on the board of UTGC's business council before Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty appointed him to the Governing Council, which makes all the decisions for the University of Toronto.
It said the actions not only impact India-Canada relations but also encourage a climate of violence and criminality in Canada to the detriment of its own citizens.
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'
Calling Canada's behaviour 'the pits', India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says India was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy.
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Novak Djokovic begins his hunt for a fifth Flushing Meadows crown when he meets Moldovan Radu Albot
Around 200 people were inside when a Hindi film was playing at the time, according to police.
Images from Monday's Round of 16 women's singles matches at the US Open.
Russian chess great Garry Kasparov has expressed hope that his "little joke" on Indian politics does not pass for "advocacy or expertise" after his cheeky social media post on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's love for the game went viral.
IIFA Awards, the three-day award gala, returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year and will be held from September 27 to 29.
The actresses were spotted at the premiere of their film, Cooking With Stella at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival.
Rani Mukerji is one of the many Indians who will promote Bollywood at the ongoing TIFF.
After ploughing the van into crowd the suspect told police officers that he had a weapon and said, "Shoot me in the head."
Reader Sachin Abbi has sent us this photograph with the actor.
Besides Priyanka Chopra-Farhan Akhtar's The Sky Is Pink, it will also see the premiere of Geetu Mohandas' Malayalam film, Moothon.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.
Former champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have pulled out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, leaving the tournament without three of the world's top four players, Tennis Canada said on Tuesday.
Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.
Reader Mohit Rajhans has sent us this photograph of the actor.
India on Monday expelled six Canadian diplomats and announced withdrawing its high commissioner and other 'targeted' officials from Canada after strongly dismissing Ottawa's allegations linking the envoy to a probe into the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in a major downturn in already frosty ties between the two nations.
However, the offences do not appear to be hate crimes or motivated by hate, Durham Regional Police said in a press release on Thursday.
The float glorifying Indira Gandhi's assassination was part of a parade that was taken out in Brampton to mark the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
The actress gets rave reviews for her new film, Trishna, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
D Gukesh admires the way charismatic former India skipper MS Dhoni and iconic tennis player Novak Djokovic
Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Friday called for a robust financial backing for chess, debunking the common concept that players require minimal monetary support to train and excel in the sport.
He was addressing the Indian diaspora at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Wednesday.
Reader Vinod Makkar spots the two stars at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The charred remains were on Friday identified as those of three family members: 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo; his wife, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha; and their 16-year-old daughter, Mahek Warikoo.
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