Lt.-Col. Ed Izatt, the commander of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team, says that's allowing the flow of aid agencies and essential goods to affected areas.
The No.2 leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group is believed to have been killed on Wednesday in a US-led coalition airstrike in northern Iraq, the Iraqi defense ministry said.
The Indian diaspora must move beyond culture, heritage and traditions into present day areas of sustainable development, according to a well-known academic here.
An Indian-origin MP from the Australian state of New South Wales on Tuesday become the first politician to be sworn in to Australian parliament on the Hindu religious text, the Bhagavad-Gita.