Obama’s Golden Temple visit: Punjab seeks PM’s help (Lead)
October 23rd, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Punjab has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in US President Barack Obama's proposed visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar which ran into trouble over the ... Read more...
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Taliban deal would need to meet strict conditions: Canadian PM
October 23rd, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Oct. 23 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has laid down strict conditions for his country to bless a deal arising from peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan.During a ... Read more...
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Sikhs twitter Obama to visit Amritsar
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) With the White House stressing that President Barack Obama's India visit schedule is not "finalised", Sikh American groups are using new age tools like e-mail, ... Read more...
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China puts 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo’s wife under house arrest
October 11th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 11 (ANI): The wife of Liu Xiaobo, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has reportedly been put under house arrest in Beijing following her meeting with her ... Read more...
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Free dissident, says Obama as Chinese daily pans Nobel (Lead)
October 9th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have called upon China to free activist Liu Xiaobo after he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ... Read more...
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Canada asks China to free Nobel Prize winner
October 9th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 9 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined US President Barack Obama in calling upon China to free pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo after he won the 2010 ... Read more...
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India-Canada trade to triple in five years: Anand Sharma
September 24th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 24 (IANS) India's Commerce and Industry Minister Ananda Sharma said here Thursday that his country's "strategic partnership" with Canada will triple bilateral trade in the next five ... Read more...
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Terrorism still remains a global threat: Canadian PM
September 12th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Sept 12 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned that terrorism is still prevalent nine years after the September 11 attacks in America, and added that no country is immune ... Read more...
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Canada mulls crackdown on Tamil immigrant ‘refugee’ ships over security fears
August 18th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Aug 18 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned that his government would "not hesitate to strengthen" the laws in the country, if required, to prevent future ships with migrants ... Read more...
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Akshay Kumar Joins Indo-Canadians On Independence Day Celebration
August 17th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): On Independence Day, every Indian likes to feel proud about being an Indian and so does Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. This year, the actor celebrated ... Read more...
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Shooting in Canada, Akshay says ‘Singh is Kinng 2′ next year
August 7th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Aug 7 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who is busy shooting romantic comedy "Thank You" here these days, says a sequel to his hit film "Singh is Kinng" ... Read more...
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Indian doctor makes to the top in Canada (With Image)
July 18th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 18 (IANS) With most Indian doctors here driving taxis because of non-recognition of their degrees, few have established themselves in their medical profession in Canada. But Amritsar-born physician ... Read more...
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Queen Elizabeth marks Canada’s 143rd birthday
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (DPA) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrated Canada's 143rd birthday Thursday, reviewing Canadian troops and watching performances by dancers and musicians at Ottawa's Parliament Hill.
Wearing a red suit and white ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh returns from G-20 summit (Lead)
June 29th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here late Tuesday after attending the G-20 summit in Toronto and signing a civil nuclear pact with Canada.
In Toronto, Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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PM back returns to Delhi after G-20 summit
June 29th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Tuesday from Toronto after making an overnight halt in Frankfurt on his way back from the G-20 summit.
In Toronto, Manmohan ... Read more...
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Only members will decide when to expand BRIC: PM
June 29th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitOnboard Air India One, June 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said expansion of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) membership was a matter that the group would ... Read more...
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G8 for security, G20 for economy: PM
June 29th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
On Board Air India One, June 29 (IANS) Returning from the G20 Summit in Toronto, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the idea was to make G20 the main ... Read more...
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Entire India shares sense of loss of Kanishka victims’ relatives: PM
June 28th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, June 28 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday visited the memorial dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Air India plane explosion in Toronto.Expressing ... Read more...
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PM pays homage at Kanishka victims’ memorial in Toronto
June 28th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, Jun 28 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday visited the memorial dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Air India plane explosion in Toronto.Air ... Read more...
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Akshay Kumar- The Guest Of Honor At The Indo-Canadian G-20 Summit
June 28th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was the honorary guest at the prestigious G-20 Summit between India and Canada and hosted the proceedings on the 27th june ... Read more...
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India, Canada reaffirm commitment to political engagement
June 28th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, June 28 (ANI): The Prime Ministers of India and Canada on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to sustained political engagement and a structured exchange of high-level visits and regular ... Read more...
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Victims of Kanishka air crash deserve full justice: Manmohan Singh
June 28th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, Jun 28 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the victims of Kanishka's air crash, the Air India's trans-Atlantic flight, deserved full justice.He said this ... Read more...
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G-20 leaders call for reducing fiscal deficits by half by 2013, more sustainable, balanced growth
June 28th, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 28 (ANI): Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G-20) on Sunday issued a communique that includes aggressive deficit-cutting targets and allows individual countries to devise their own approach to meeting ... Read more...
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Canada largely agrees with India on fiscal stimulus, exit
June 27th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 27 (IANS) In an stand similar to that of India's, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Sunday proposed a calibrated approach in tackling the global financial crisis by ... Read more...
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G-8 leaders committed to mobilising five billion additional fundingby 2015
June 27th, 2010 - 5:14 am ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 27 (ANI): Group of Eight (G8) leaders on Saturday concluded their 2010 annual summit at Huntsville with a pledge to mobilize an additional five billion US dollars over the next ... Read more...
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G8 turns screw on North Korea, Iran and Israel
June 27th, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
Huntsville (Canada), June 27 (DPA) The leaders of the world's eight most powerful developed states turned the screw on North Korea, Iran and Israel Saturday as they concluded a two-day meeting in ... Read more...
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Now Russian president creates buzz with Twitter
June 26th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 26 (IANS) "Met with David Cameron. Have agreed that we'll continue to speak in person, not just online @number10gov...'' It is no buddy chat online, but Russian ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh leaves for Toronto to packed schedule
June 26th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, June 26 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Toronto for the G-20 Summit Saturday and Sunday where he is also set to hold talks with a host of ... Read more...
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G8 pledges $7.3 bn for poor countries
June 26th, 2010 - 6:52 am ICT by IANS
Huntsville (Canada), June 26 (DPA) World leaders and donor groups have pledged $7.3 billion in aid by 2015 to reduce child mortality and save women in poor countries from dying in childbirth, ... Read more...
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Packed schedule awaits Manmohan Singh at Toronto
June 26th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, June 25 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral meetings in Toronto Saturday and Sunday on the margins of the G-20 ... Read more...
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Gillard assures Obama of Australia’s support for military campaign in Afghanistan
June 25th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 25 (ANI): On the first day as the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard telephoned US President Barack Obama to assure him that Australia will continue to support the ... Read more...
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Canada hosts Chinese president ahead of Indian PM (With Image)
June 25th, 2010 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 25 (IANS) Playing host to China before India, Canada Thursday inked many deals with Beijing to broaden their strategic partnership.With Ottawa according top priority to the rising ... Read more...
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Canadian PM issues unqualified apology to kin of Air India victims
June 24th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto (Canada), June 24 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday issued an unqualified apology to the relatives of the victims of the Air India plane bombing of 1985.The powerful and ... Read more...
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PM Harper’s Kanishka crash apology stirs strong emotions among Indo-Canadians
June 24th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Surrey (British Columbia, Canada)/Toronto, June 24 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology about the Air India disaster reverberated across the country, stirring strong emotions among a new generation of Indo-Canadians."It means ... Read more...
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Canadian PM to apologise to Air India Kanishka victims (Lead)
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 23 (IANS) Twenty five years after 329 people, mostly Indo-Canadians, died when Air India flight was blown up in midair near the Irish coast, Canadian Prime Minister ... Read more...
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