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Poor people cannot be left in lurch: Supreme Court urges doctors protesting against RG Kar case to resume work | We need strong laws, severest punishments, not empty promises: Abhishek Banerjee amid demand for justice in RG Kar case | Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Bengal govt accepts list of students' demands, cancels Sandip Ghosh's appointment | Mob tries to set ablaze school bus with children on board during Bharat Bandh in Bihar's Gopalganj | 15 killed, 17 injured as fire breaks out at Andhra Pradesh pharma firm | Central force deployed at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital as per Supreme Court order | Narendra Modi describes Poland as key economic partner in Central Europe ahead of his first visit to the country | Power of Bengal govt should not be unleashed on anti-RG Kar rape-murder protesters: Supreme Court | Union Minister Jitendra Singh directs UPSC chief to cancel lateral entry advertisement for recruitment in bureaucracy amid criticisms | Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: SC directs CISF to provide security at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to enable doctors to resume work

Hillary Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia

Sep 12, 2016, at 03:05 pm

New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been diagnosed with pneumonia, media reports said.

Canadians suffer from economic downpour

Sep 11, 2016, at 01:17 am

Toronto Sept 10 (IBNS): According to a recent pol half of the Canadians said they were able to save five percent or less from their earnings, and thirty-nine percent said that they were “overwhelmed” by their debt.

Florida: 3-year-old son dies in hot pick up truck, father arrested

Sep 10, 2016, at 05:32 pm

Florida, Sept 10 (IBNS): A 23-month-old Florida boy died inside a pickup van, after he was left there for eight hours, reports said.

Transgender rights welcomed by most Canadians

Sep 10, 2016, at 05:26 pm

Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to an online survey conducted by the Angus Reid institute, the majority of Canadians were in favor of transgender rights

Bee deaths a major concern: Environmentalists

Sep 10, 2016, at 05:24 pm

Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report published by the Daily News, more than a million bees died in South Carolina, Americas due to the aerial spraying of pesticides to eradicate Zika virus.

Hydrostor: Storing Canada's surplus hydro power

Sep 10, 2016, at 05:22 pm

Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report released by Geographic Canada, power system operators should explore the possibility of combining energy sources of wind and solar with hydro to store the energy for future use.

UOT students parade to celebrate the new school year

Sep 10, 2016, at 05:20 pm

Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): Students from various colleges under the University of Toronto paraded down the streets in the downtown core of Toronto, blocking traffic one way, to showcase they are back to school.

Florida: SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch

Sep 02, 2016, at 05:18 am

Cape Canaveral, Sept 1 (IBNS): While being test-fired ahead of a launch, a rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX exploded on Thursday on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida, media reports said.

No survivors from Alaska mid-air collision say rescuers

Sep 01, 2016, at 07:08 pm

Bethel (Alaska), Sep 1 (IBNS): Alaska State Troopers who were searching for survivors following the mid-air collision between two small commercial planes said that none of the five travelling in the planes have survived, according to media reports on Thursday.

US-Canadian couple appear in Taliban video, pleads govt to change policy

Aug 31, 2016, at 04:36 pm

Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): A Canadian man and his American wife, who were captured by the Taliban in 2012 in Afghanistan following their visit to the nation, purportedly appeared in a video uploaded by the fringe unit, US watchdog SITE reported.

Donald Trump to meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto

Aug 31, 2016, at 03:25 pm

Washington, Aug 31 (IBNS): US Republican candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed that he is all set to meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

100-year-old Indian woman runs to win gold in Vancouver

Aug 31, 2016, at 01:00 am

Vancouver, Aug 30 (IBNS): 100-year-old woman from India Man Kaur, challenges her age as she competes and wins gold in 100-meter dash at the America’s Masters Games in Vancouver.

Bugfest at Canadian National Exhibition

Aug 30, 2016, at 11:09 pm

Toronto, Aug 30 (IBNS): Every year the Canadian National Exhibition awes its fans and visitors with some innovative concoctions. This year the Ex allowed crickets and beetles to enter officially as they were dished out in the food plates.

Indian Consul General Toronto visits Dixie Gurudwara

Aug 30, 2016, at 03:23 pm

Toronto Aug 30 (IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia, paid a visit to the Dixie Gurudwara, the largest Sikh Temple in Canada.

Canada's crime rate surges back after 12 years

Aug 30, 2016, at 04:59 am

Ottawa, Aug 29 (IBNS): The national crime rate in Canada has increased three percent in 2015, showing the first increase in 12 years.

‘Upskirt’ voyeurism charges against a man at the CNE

Aug 28, 2016, at 01:03 am

Toronto, Aug 27 (IBNS): Police charged and arrested 28-year-old, Daniel Alder, on account of allegedly using a hidden camera inside a toy owl to peek under women’s skirts at the 2016 Canadian National Exhibition.

Trump promises to fix African-American problems

Aug 27, 2016, at 04:24 pm

Washington, Aug 27 (IBNS): Reiterating his stance about African-American voters, where US Presidential candidate Donald Trump had pronounced a week earlier that the coloured people in USA have nothing to lose, he promised to solve their problems, if elected in the Oval Office.

BC elderly couple forced to separate, questions Canada’s seniors’ care

Aug 27, 2016, at 03:17 pm

Toronto, Aug 27 (IBNS): A 83-year-old Wolfram Gottschalk and his 81- year- old wife Anita, who have been married for the past 62 years, have been forced to stay apart from each other for the past eight months in different healthcare facilities, owing to their health issues.

Toronto man charged for triple murder in crossbow deaths

Aug 27, 2016, at 07:51 am

Toronto, Aug 26 (IBNS): Three first degree murder charges had been filed against a 35-year-old Toronto man, Brett Ryan, in connection with the deaths of three people in an incident involving crossbow in Scarborough here.

US delivers four new light attack copters to Afghanistan

Aug 26, 2016, at 04:12 pm

Kabul, Aug 26 (IBNS): Strengthening their combative power, the Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Thursday received four new light attack helicopters (MD-530 Cayuse Warrior) from the United States, reports said.

West Nile Virus found in Toronto mosquitoes

Aug 23, 2016, at 04:02 am

Toronto, Aug 22 (IBNS): Toronto mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus for the first time this year, the media reported recently in August quoting the city's public health department.

US: Donald Trump cries foul against American media, Wall Street

Aug 22, 2016, at 03:20 pm

Washington, Aug 22 (IBNS): Republican nominee for the American Presidential election, Donald Trump on Sunday accused his country's media and the Wall Street of foul play.

Cyclosporiasis affects over 50 people in Canada

Aug 20, 2016, at 07:59 pm

Toronto, Aug 20 (IBNS): According to a recent report released by the Public Health Agency of Canada, over 50 people have been found affected by Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic food borne disease.

CNE adds Pokémon Go to lure more visitors

Aug 20, 2016, at 01:57 pm

Toronto, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), which began on Friday, added Pokémon Go to its long list of attractions.

Proposed Montreal dog bylaw aims to euthanize dangerous dogs

Aug 20, 2016, at 01:23 am

Montreal, Aug 19 (IBNS): The city of Montreal has revealed its proposed new animal control bylaw to tackle the issue of dangerous dogs, according to media reports.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau walks with Indian filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan at Montreal pride parade

Aug 18, 2016, at 05:06 am

Montreal, Aug 17 (IBNS) At the Montreal Pride, taking part in his third Pride parade, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the world looks to Canada for leadership in the fight for universal recognition of the human rights of gay, bisexual and transgender people.

New York imam killing: One arrested

Aug 16, 2016, at 03:12 pm

New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of an imam and his assistant in New York, media reports said.

JFK terminal evacuated amid reports of shots fired

Aug 15, 2016, at 02:36 pm

New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): Amid reports of shots fired in the departure area, the police on Monday evacuated Terminal 8 at JFK airport in New York, media reports said.

Ontario's University of Waterloo rushes to correct gender bias in salary

Aug 10, 2016, at 06:07 pm

Ontario, Aug 10 (IBNS): A top notch university in Canada, University of Waterloo, through a recent email to its faculty notified that a task group of the university assigned to analyse faculty salaries has uncovered a “systemic gender anomaly” that was “consistent across the university,” and which is being rectified, according to media reports.

Trump is unfit to serve as president: Obama

Aug 03, 2016, at 04:53 am

Washington, Aug 2 (IBNS): Attacking Republican nominee Donald Trump, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he is not fit for the post of the President.