Canada's federal budget on Tuesday unveiled few emissions-cutting policies, but climate advocates say the key for Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is to prioritise implementation of existing programs ahead of next year's election that could see the Conservatives clinching power.
Canada, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030.
.Trudeau rakes up Nijjar issue during hearing on foreign interference in...Bengaluru: The final countdown phase for the Paris Olympics has officially begun. For the organisers, coaching staff, volunteers and the athletes, it is crunch time as the biggest sporting extravaganza will start in 100 from Wednesday.
.And India are well on their way to sending their largest ever contingent to the French capital, one among the 17 host cities of the 33rd Summer Olympics scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11.
.At the previous edition in Tokyo, 124...
Shares of Donald Trump's social media company slumped 12% on Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it could sell millions of additional shares in coming months.
.The filing showed a potential sale of 146.1 million shares including 114.8 million shares owned by Trump himself.
.Trump's media company raises going-concern doubts; shares tumble.It also listed an additional 21.5 million shares that could be sold upon the exercise of...
Bengaluru: Tech-to-tractor conglomerate Mahindra Group will invest 12 billion rupees (about $144 million) to set up solar and wind energy projects of 150 megawatt (MW) hybrid capacity in India, it said on Monday.
.The projects will be developed by the group's renewable energy unit Mahindra Susten with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, one of Canada's largest pension funds, as its strategic partner.
.Mahindra & Mahindra will also acquire a 26% stake in its solar power...
Shanghai: Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday reassured Chinese students in Shanghai that they did not have to smoke cannabis if they studied in Germany and that Germany had legalised cannabis hoping that consumption would go down.
Scholz made the comments in response to a question from a student at Tongji University, who asked whether he would...
New Delhi: LIC, the state-owned insurance behemoth, has seen a 59 per cent rise in value of its investments in Adani group companies in 2023-24 fiscal year after the conglomerate made a smart recovery since being hammered by a damning short seller report.
.The value of LIC's investment in seven Adani group companies has soared from Rs 38,471 crore as on March 31, 2023, to Rs...
Bengaluru: Expressing concern over the alleged demolition of houses belonging to Kannadigas in neighbouring Goa, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday appealed to his counterpart in that state to cease further demolitions immediately until alternatives are provided to people living there.
He also asked Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to ensure that all displaced individuals receive adequate rehabilitation.
"Deeply concerned by the demolition of homes belonging to...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday discussed with his British counterpart David Cameron the 'emerging' situation in West Asia arising out of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
.The telephonic conversation between Jaishankar and Cameron came on a day Iranian military seized a cargo ship with Israeli links near the Strait of Hormuz. The ship has 17 Indian crew members.
.Terrorists don't play by rules, so country's response to them can't have rules:...Changsha, China: Ankita Raina could not win the crucial second singles and later lost the decisive doubles match with partner Prarthana Thombare as a historic play-offs place slipped out of India's grasp after a 1-2 defeat to New Zealand in the Billie Jean King Cup here on Saturday.
India remained in Asia/Oceania Group I by finishing third in the tournament.
Rutuja Bhosale put India ahead with her 6-2 7-6(5) win over Monique Barry in the opening singles.
Raina needed to win...
World oldest conjoined twins Lori and George (formerly Dori) Schappel have died at the age of 62.
Holding the record of being the oldest conjoined twins in the Guinness World Records, they passed away on April 7 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, due to undisclosed reason.
They were not only the oldest living conjoined twins, but also oldest female conjoined twins ever, as mentioned by
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu: Senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday accused the DMK of 'hurting' the sentiments of the people by insulting 'Sanatan Dharma' and called upon the people to reject the Dravidian party in the April 19 Lok Sabha election.
He said that the DMK passed unsavoury remarks on the consecration of the Ram...
Pilibhit (UP): With the Navratri festival beginning on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country should remember how the I.N.D.I.A. bloc 'has taken a vow to destroy Shakti' and those who worship the Goddess will never forgive the Congress and its allies.
.Nine forms of Goddess Durga or Shakti are worshipped during the nine-day Chaitra Navratri festival.
."Today, on the first day of Navratri, I am also reminding the country how the I.N.D.I.A. bloc has vowed to...