If you or your family members have recently moved to Canada, you understand the incredible level of change that takes place. Your check list might include: settling into a new neighbourhood, building a network of friends andlanding a new job. But there’s another nuance to living in Canada that should be on your list –filing […]
Following Jazzy’s birthday (also his buddy Bobby Nagra’s Janam-Din) on Saturday, April 1, Folk N Funky 2 Meet & Greet will take place on Sunday, April 2nd at Crown Palace on Nordel Way in Surrey from 11am – 2pm. It’s a Free public event so Come meet the Crown Prince of Bhangra Jazzy B. for […]
We are often told to drink as much water as possible. Celebrities’ often cite this elixir as their beauty secret and we are told that it can cure our many maladies. While it may hold true in certain cases and to a certain extent, there are cases when you can overdo this. Following are myths […]
Brown or white bread, bad diet or a superfood–a new study says none of these really matter when it comes to losing weight. Instead, the effect of diet on people’s waistlines is more dependent on an individual’s unique response to different kinds of food. Superfoods or a good diet don’t help your lose weight. What […]
MOHALI – The Mohali police suspect that Seerat, the young wife of 40-year-old businessman Ekam Singh Dhillon, is lying. The 6-foot-3-inch tall Ekam was found murdered and stuffed in a suitcase that was found on the rear seat of his BMW car parked outside his rented one-kanal accommodation in Phase IIIB1 here on Sunday morning. […]
LONDON – An Indo-British female officer is among three policewomen suing Scotland Yard over racism and sexism claims, a media report said on Sunday. Police constable Usha Evans, detective constable Nighat Hubbard – the Metropolitan Police’s first Muslim policewoman to be awarded an honour by the Queen – and Hubbard’s colleague Catherine Bell allege they […]
HOUSTON – Indian-American engineer Karun Sreerama has been named to head Houston’s Department of Public Works and Engineering by the city’s Mayor Sylvester Turner. 53-year-old Sreerama, a consistent local political donor, would replace retiring director Dale Rudick as chief of Houston’s $2 billion and 4,000-plus-employee operation. If confirmed by council, the Hyderabad native would start […]
WASHINGTON – Two Indians have been sentenced to 17 months in prison by a federal court for their roles in smuggling foreign nationals into the US, the Department of Justice has said. Nilesh Kumar Patel, 42, and Harshad Mehta, 67, were sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to illegally transport foreign nationals into the […]
VANCOUVER – The Home Inspectors Association BC (HIABC) continues to maintain the highest standards in the industry while progress is being made on new government regulations to cover all home inspections in the province. On September 1, 2016, new rules were introduced that removed the requirement for home inspectors to belong to a professional home […]
VICTORIA – Teresa Wat, Minister of International Trade and Multiculturalism, made the following statements after legislation to permanently remove discriminatory provisions in 19 historical private acts received Royal Assent from British Columbia’s lieutenant-governor. “Government is pleased that the new Discriminatory Provisions (Historical Wrongs) Repeal Act has been passed by the legislature and officially placed into […]
