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Extortion threats are prompting families in Peel Region to leave Canada as the police departments are still trying to get a better handle on these cases as they cross provincial and international borders, Toronto City News reported. Dharmjit, an Indian-origin man, who became the target of the extortion gang late last year, said the police…
NEW DELHI: State-owned power sector financiers Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Ltd on Thursday informed stock exchanges that they are moving ahead with a proposed merger following the 2026-27 Budget announcement, aiming to create a single large govt-controlled financing institution for the electricity sector.In separate but identical regulatory filings, both companies said the combined…
NEW DELHI: Coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday launched the second round of auctions for exploration licences covering 11 blocks of critical and deep-seated minerals across eight states. The licences will allow exploration of rare earth minerals in Telangana, Rajasthan and Odisha, along with diamond, vanadium, titanium and other minerals in additional…
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP photo) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina late Friday reacted sharply to the recently held general elections in the South Asian nation, dismissing the February 12 polls as a “pre-planned election of deception and farce” and calling it a “disgraceful chapter” in the country’s history. Her remarks come as…
Amazon has successfully completed its first heavy-lift mission of 2026, marking a major milestone for both the tech giant and European space efforts. The Ariane 64 rocket lifted off from French Guiana, carrying 32 new satellites for Amazon’s growing internet constellation. Amazon is the second major company after Elon Musk’s SpaceX that is working to…
India may import aircraft, engines and spare parts worth about $100 billion from the US under the interim trade pact, a move that could help boost tourism and bring down airfares, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.According to a joint statement issued by both sides on Saturday on the framework for the…
Australia’s Matthew Renshaw, left, plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Australia and Zimbabwe in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Australia batter Matt Renshaw said the pitch at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo was not the reason behind their 23-run loss to Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup, adding that teams from…
UAE’s Sohaib Khan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The scoreboard does not tell you the full story. It rarely does. It will say UAE chased down 151 for a five-wicket victory, that Sohaib Khan made 51 off 29 balls, that Aryansh Sharma played a match-winning, unbeaten knock of 74, and that Canada were left stunned at…
As President Donald Trump expands immigration enforcement, educators across the United States are sharing a story. In court filings submitted this week, teachers described students staying home after rumors of raids, parents withdrawing children from school, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining people near campuses.The accounts were included in a lawsuit challenging a Trump…
Ayesha Khan, who has been basking in the success of the song Shararat from Dhurandhar, attended the premiere of Adarsh Gourav and Shanaya Kapoor’s film Tu Yaa Main. However, what grabbed attention was her firm yet composed response to a photographer while posing on the red carpet.At the premiere of the Bejoy Nambiar directorial, Ayesha…
