Lord Shiva Invites Us To Stay Awake! By Zile Singh “Heaven and Hell are Within the Heart” My friend, Krishan, met me in the YMCA Gym, Langara, Vancouver. So far our meeting places, only once in a while, are the Gym and the temple. My visits to the temple are few and far between. He enquired, […]
Indian diplomats have long remarked that the Foreign Office is “stuck in the colonial past”, but there are signs of change: an Indian-origin British diplomat says he is grateful that Britain does not have an empire anymore and is not a superpower. LONDON – Indian diplomats have long remarked that the Foreign Office is “stuck […]
In 2014-15, there were 2,195 academic staff of Indian nationality in UK universities. The number has progressively increased over the years to reach 2,620 in 2017-18, reflecting their talent as well as dwindling talent in some disciplines in the UK and Europe. LONDON – Over 400 Indian experts in various disciplines – such as engineering, […]
By Balwant Sanghera Since our ancestors set foot on Canadian soil our community has gone through a very turbulent period. Thanks to the hard work, resilience and struggles of our pioneers, to-day, our community has become one of the most generous, prosperous and successful communities in Canada. In this regard, societies like Khalsa Diwan Society, […]
SURREY – Kal Dosanjh, the founder of KidsPlay Foundation , one of the largest youth led organizations of Western Canada, was honoured for his community service by the National Indian Students Society at the University of Victoria. He shared a panel with Mayor of Saanich, Fred Haynes, Mayor of Central Saanich, Ryan Windsor, and also […]
OTTAWA – MP Jody Wilson-Raybould’s friend and fellow Liberal MP Jane Philpott resigned on Monday, saying she no longer had confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, which is embroiled in a major political crisis. “I have been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and after serious reflection, I […]
Nitinkumar Joshi is facing sex assault charges in connection with alleged incidents involving a 13-year-old girl he was tutoring. TORONTO – Toronto police say a 55-year-old tutor is facing sex charges in relation to alleged incidents involving a 13-year-old student. Police charged Nitinkumar Joshi with one count each of sexual assault and sexual interference. Police […]
WASHINGTON – An Indo-American teenager has been conferred with the 2019 National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Award for her invention designed to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. Kavya Kopparapu, 19, who got the $10,000 award, is a freshman at Harvard University. The budding scientist has invented GlioVision, […]
The transfers were made by Saikat Chakrabarti, Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, and may have run afoul of the Federal Election Campaign Act that places a limit of $5,000 on contributions from political action committees to candidates, the Washington Examiner reported Tuesday. WASHINGTON – A conservative government watchdog group filed a complaint with the Federal Election […]
Internet hoaxes in particular have had murderous consequences in India. The Standard reported how more than 40 people were killed in the country last year amid a plague of smartphone-fuelled mob murders by ordinary citizens. It led to WhatsApp enforcing new rules which limited the number of times messages could be forwarded to new people. […]
