By Zile Singh Ambassador(Retd.) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.   – Nelson Mandela Education is a medium of teaching and  learning various skills like speech, reading and writing.  Education starts in an informal way from the birth of a child.  Formal education starts at a certain age […]

RICHMOND – Friends, family and strangers from across the Lower Mainland flocked to Richmond to bring in hundreds of new toys for this year’s Victor Ghirra toy drive.  Victor’s generous spirit continues to bring people together. With the help of the Benevolent Brotherhood Society, the Ghirra family, the Co-operators Insurance agencies and Vancity Credit Union, […]

India joined 128 nations in voting in favour of declaring US’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘null and void’. WASHINGTON – The US faced complete isolation and humiliation in the UN General Assembly on Thursday as the world body took up for voting a draft resolution criticising President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem […]

  Christmas celebrates the culmination of the three most important events in history—the birth of Jesus, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.  Most people define Christmas by what they see—the trees, lights, shopping, gifts, food, and parties. However, that’s not what Christmas is all about.  God’s plan for the salvation of mankind had to begin with […]

Potential sponsors will soon have the opportunity to express their interest to sponsor. OTTAWA – Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to take the first step in applying to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada, when the Parents and Grandparents Program reopens in 2018. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced […]

Nasser Khan Janjua said special efforts are needed to maintain balance in South Asia, which is a “mistake away” from a major catastrophe. ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Nasser Khan Janjua has accused the US of siding with India and warned of a possible “nuclear war” due to the delicate security situation in South […]

UN expert urged to call on India to immediately investigate alleged torture of Jagtar Singh Johal while in Punjab police custody. LONDON – Human rights organisations REDRESS and Ensaaf filed an urgent appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, “Jaggi”, a British man who has been […]

London-based Jinal Pethad acted as the personal bank manager to money launderers Pavel Gincota and Ion Turcan, setting up 105 sham bank accounts using false identity documents LONDON – An Indo-British employee of Barclays Bank who acted as a “personal bank manager” to two money launderers has been jailed for six years and four months […]

LONDON – An Indo-British accountant, who was found guilty of forging his dead mother’s will earlier this year, has been jailed for 12 months by a UK court for lying under oath, a media report said on Saturday. London-based Girish Dahyabhai Patel had used a blank sheet of paper with his deceased mother’s signature and […]

Monir Miah admitted lying about his income from ‘The Crown of India’ restaurant, in High Street, Stone, and falsifying value-added tax (VAT) repayment claims, after he was investigated by the Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Miah has been jailed for two years after defrauding 90,000 pounds in tax after test purchases revealed his fraud. […]