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Ottawa: The priest of a Hindu temple in the Canadian city of Brampton has been suspended for spreading ‘violent rhetoric’ during recent clashes between protesters carrying Khalistani flags and the people present there. November 3, the protest occurred at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton...

Toronto: The Consulate General of India in Toronto Thursday said it is cancelling some of its scheduled consular camps after the Canadian security authorities conveyed their inability to provide minimum security protection to its organisers. The announcement comes days after an incident of violent disruption...

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Legislative Assembly was adjourned Thursday after heated exchanges between members of different political parties. Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the House for 15 minutes after he was unable to maintain order because of the ruckus created by the BJP...

Washington: US Vice-President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she had spoken to President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him and also assure him "we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power". Harris, who lost comprehensively to Trump, also said in a delayed concession speech from...

Washington: In July, Indian-American lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance burst into the national spotlight after her husband J D Vance was named by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as his running mate. With the Trump-Vance victory Wednesday, Usha, 38, is set to become America's Second Lady...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to congratulate him on his "spectacular" victory, and said he looked forward to working together with him again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and other sectors. Official...

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Paul Sharma slammed the ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday for "unconstitutionally" passing a resolution in the Assembly on the restoration of the erstwhile state's special status and said the action amounts to breach of privilege. Sharma asked...

Washington: The re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, while Washington might adopt a more assertive approach to counter China, experts said. "Trump's re-election will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, buoyed by...

Washington: Donald Trump's presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice President Kamala Harris. Under the Constitution, the vice president is the head of the Senate, and it's the role of the Senate president to declare...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday dissolved the entire Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) unit in Himachal Pradesh along with the district and block units with immediate effect. The move is seen as part of the Congress' plan to restructure the Himachal unit of the...