Vancouver, February 21: Super 30, Bihar's free coaching centre which helps poor students crack the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), has won high praise in Canada. Super 30 founder Anand Kumar was felicitated "for his remarkable way of spreading the light of education in the darkened corners of the ...

New Delhi, February 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared former Union Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel of allegations that he took bribes from an Indo-Canadian businessman in a procurement case in 2006, says a ndtv.com report. PM Singh has also written to Patel that the Canadian government will be told ...

New Delhi/Ottawa, February 3:  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Friday ruled out an investigation by Air India into the charges made by a Canadian daily that Praful Patel, former civil aviation minister, and officials of the national carrier took bribes in a procurement case in 2006. "No. Air India will not have ...

New Delhi, February 1: Over 12,000 visitors from 11 countries used the tourist visa on arrival facility in 2011, with the maximum numbers coming from New Zealand, Japan and Indonesia, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday. "During 2011, a total number of 12,761 Visa on Arrivals were issued," according to a statement ...

HARNOOR GILL  During the present economic turmoil, the Diaspora could lend a hand in many ways. From a youth perspective, NRI youth can play an imperative role to overcome this as a big hurdle. Volunteering is a great mechanism to start within the organisations at a small scale or at the ...

Jaipur, January 8: Rajasthan government officials discussed with a Canadian delegation investment options in different sectors of the state. During an interactive session with the Indian Diaspora on the sidelines of the 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas here, senior officials briefed them of possibilities of tie-ups in sectors like girls' education, technical education ...

Jaipur, January 6: The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) organised its 10th annual conference and community service award ceremony here today. The conference was attended by Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, state minister Rajendra Pareek and delegates from countries around the world. Earlier, Munish Gupta, convener of ...

New Delhi, January 5: Canada has assured that there will be no repeat of incidents like the murder of Indian student Alok Gupta. It also added that there was "no racist angle in the attack". In an interview to Headlines Today, the Canadian high commissioner to India, Stuart Beck said: "We ...

Panchkula, January 4: The body of Alok Gupta, an Indian student who was shot dead in Surrey on December 25, has arrived here. Alok, an Indian student, working part time at a convenience store, was shot dead in the western Canadian city of Surrey, in a shocking Christmas Day attack. 27-year-old Alok ...

Chandigarh, January 4: His marathons at the ripe old age of 100 may not have been recognised by Guinness World Records on technical grounds, but Punjab-born British citizen Fauja Singh says the only thing he cares about is to keep running. In fact Fauja, who will turn 101 April 1 this year, ...