Tag Archives: Canada

Indian-American elected to Royal Society of Canada

Ponisseril Somasundaran, an Indian American member of the faculty of Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been chosen as the sole foreign fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada. The only one from outside Canada to be elected this year, Somasundaran, who has been at Columbia since 1970 will be inducted [...]

Canada’s suspension of ties ‘hostile’ measure: Iran

Iran has termed Canada’s suspension of diplomatic ties with the country as a “hostile” measure, Xinhua reported. According to Iran’s state-run Press TV, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chief of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran’s Majlis (parliament), said Canada’s suspension of ties with Iran was a “hostile” decision. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast also [...]

One dead as stage collapses before Radiohead concert

As per the latest reports, Radiohead have called off a concert in Canada after one person was dead when part of the stage collapsed during rehearsals. Further, it is said in reports that four other people were seriously injured in the stage collapse incident on Saturday afternoon. The statement was issued to media by Toronto’s [...]