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Gurdwara Nanak Niwas And Radio RedFM Ensuring Funds Raised Go To Help Those Directly Affected By Punjab's Flood
BY BALWANT SINGH SANGHERA - SECRETARY - GURDAWRA NANAK NIWAS RICHMOND - The recent floods in Punjab have caused havoc. Thousands of acres of fertile farmland has been swept away by raging rivers. Hundreds of schools, colleges and other facilities have been destroyed or severely damaged. Hun
Surrey's Free Waste Disposal Programs Help Cut Illegal Dumping By 19%
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF RESIDENTS TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR'S FREE WASTE DROP-OFF PROGRAM, WHICH RAN FROM MAY 5 TO SEPT. 24. THE EXPANDED FIVE-MONTH SERVICE, UNIQUE TO SURREY, WAS INTRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FOR MORE TIME AND FLEXIBILITY TO DROP OFF ITEMS AT TH
BC And Quebec Premiers' Performance Continues To Decline In Latest Poll
__ _BC PREMIER DAVID EBY AND QUEBEC'S FRANÇOIS LEGAULT ARE SEEING THEIR APPROVAL RATINGS DECLINE WITH EBY DOWN 12 POINTS IN SIX MONTHS AND LEGAULT REACHING A NEW LOW OF 22 PER CENT APPROVAL AS HE FACES AN ELECTION NEXT YEAR._ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR REPORTER DESIBUZZCANADA VICTORIA – BC Premi
BC ELECTION REFORM: Changes Needed To Make BC's Next Election Truly Fair
BY ALEX SANGHA As British Columbia gears up for its next provincial election, we must ask ourselves: will it really be fair? Will there truly be a level playing field for all candidates and political parties? The honest answer is no. Despite repeated promises of campaign finance reform, poli
FUSION FESTIVAL: Over 75,000 Take In Canada's Largest Multicultural Festival In Surrey
_MISS POOJA HEADLINED THE PUNJABI PORTION OF THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL!_ __ _OVER 75,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED SURREY'S 18TH ANNUAL SURREY FUSION FESTIVAL, ACCORDING TO THE CITY AS YET AGAIN HOLLAND PARK WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION OF MUSIC, FOOD, AND CULTURE THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS YEAR'
India’s Top Comedian Kapil Sharma’s New Kap's Cafe In Surrey Greeted With Bullets Thursday Morning
_ALLEGED INDIAN-STUDENT TYPE CRIMINALS POST VIDEO OF THEM SHOOTING UP KAP’S CAFÉ!_ __ _INDIA’S TOP COMEDIAN AND TALK-SHOW HOST KAPIL SHARMA, OF THE GREAT INDIAN KAPIL SHOW, COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL, AND THE KAPIL SHARMA SHOW FAME, RECENTLY OPENED HIS FIRST CANADIAN VENTURE WITH MUCH HYPE AN
NDP Says Carney's Platform Confirms That There Would Be No Pharmacare Without New Democrats
__ _NDP SAID THIS WEEK THAT MARK CARNEY'S PLATFORM INCLUDES NO FUNDING, NO EXPANSION, AND NO COMMITMENT TO DELIVER UNIVERSAL PHARMACARE. IT CONFIRMS WHAT NEW DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG: WITHOUT US, IT WON'T HAPPEN. "MARK CARNEY TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PHARMACARE, BUT THERE'S NOTHI
A New Chapter For Diverse Representation In Children's Literature
BY KRITHIKA & YVONNE - CO-FOUNDERS - LITTLE OWL STORIES As children of immigrants growing up in the West, the stories we read often didn’t reflect the world we knew. Sure, there were tales about Easter and Christmas, but those weren’t the celebrations that filled our homes with light, color,
Canadians Say “Hell NO” To Trump's Idiotic 51st State Idea And Americans Agree With Us, Says New Poll
_CANADA AS 51ST STATE? FOUR-IN-FIVE AMERICANS SAY A MERGER SHOULD BE UP TO CANADIANS WHILE 90% OF CANADIANS SAY ‘NO’. AMERICANS OPPOSE A MERGER 2:1; JUST 52% SAY IF CANADA DOES JOIN THE U.S., IT SHOULD GET ‘FULL STATEHOOD’. WHEN IT COMES TO APPETITE FOR SUCH A “MERGER” – AMERICANS A
US Authorities Arrest Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's Brother Anmol As Part Of India’s Crime Spree Against Sikhs
__ _US AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED JAILED INDIAN GANGSTER AND INDIAN GOV’S WORLDWIDE TERRORIST LAWRENCE BISHNOI'S YOUNGER BROTHER ANMOL IN CALIFORNIA AS PART OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT’S CRIME SPREE AGAINST SIKHS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER OF PRO-KHALISTAN ACTIVIST GURPATWANT SINGH PANNU AN
BC Conservative Leader Rustad Demands Full Investigation Into Foreign Interference Targeting BC's Sikh Community
__ _LEADER OF THE BC CONSERVATIVE PARTY JOHN RUSTAD SAID MONDAY THAT A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO FOREIGN INTERFERENCE TARGETING BC'S SIKH COMMUNITY AND OTHER CANADIANS IS NEEDED FOLLOWING SHOCKING REVELATIONS THAT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN CANADA HAVE BEEN OPERATING A CRIME RING TO TARGET MEM
Indo-American Dubbed 'Ketamine Queen' Among Five Charged In Friends Star Mathew Perry’s Death
__ _INDO-AMERICAN WOMAN DUBBED AS THE "THE KETAMINE QUEEN" IS AMONG FIVE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF FRIENDS STAR MATHEW PERRY. TWO MEDICAL DOCTORS AND PERRY'S LIVE-IN ASSISTANT AND ANOTHER PERSON WHO BROKERED THE DRUG DEALS HAVE ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE THE DRUG
Vancouver Police's Media Officer Sued For Discrimination, Bullying And Harassment By South Asian Civilian Employee
__ _ACCUSATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND BULLYING ARE BEING LEVELLED AGAINST A HIGH-PROFILE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) OFFICER, WHO A FORMER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE IS SUING. MONIKA GUL HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CIVIL CLAIM FILED IN COURT._ BY MIKE LLOYD POSTED JULY 30, 2024 7:18 AM. LA
Pharmacist Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu Suspended After Alleged 'Inappropriate' Dispensing Of Narcotics
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN PHARMACIST MANAGING A SOUTH VANCOUVER PHARMACY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AFTER QUESTIONABLE CONDUCT THE SECOND TIME. HEALTH HUB PHARMACY MANAGER SUKHPREET SINGH SIDHU'S PHARMACIST REGISTRATION WAS SUSPENDED, MEANING HE CAN'T PRACTICE PHARMACY OR WORK AS A PHARMACY MANAGER ANYWHERE I
Higher Voter Turnout In 2024 A Rejection Of Modi's Policies In Kashmir, Says World Kashmir Awareness Forum
BY DR. GHULAM NABI FAI Secretary General - World Kashmir Awareness Forum While the hullabaloo over Parliamentary elections in Indian occupied Kashmir has been on the verge of being a circus, with all the elephants of election sloganeering on parade, like, Prime Minister Modi's tweet, "The abr
WHERE'S OUR MUSEUM? NDP Government To Feel Heat In Election Year Over Announced South Asian Canadian Museum
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN MUSEUM WITH MUCH FANFARE AND IT HASN’T DONE MUCH SINCE OTHER THAN MAKE EMPTY ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND IT IS ALREADY GETTING HEAT FROM MUSEUM LIBERATION FORCE, WHICH IS QUESTIONING PROVINCIAL MINISTRY’S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH
Veteran Ontario Public Servant Prabhu Rajan Appointed BC's Next Police Complaint Commissioner
__ _VETERAN ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVANT, A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS BC’S NEXT POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER. THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY THAT THEY HAVE APPOINTED PRABHU RAJAN AS POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE FEB. 21.
Despite Canada's January’s Inflation Hitting 2.9 Percent – Rate Cuts Not Expected Till June
__ _DESPITE CANADA’S INFLATION RATE HITTING 2.9 PERCENT IN JANUARY, RATE CUTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TILL JUNE THIS YEAR. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN SEVEN MONTHS THAT HEADLINE INFLATION HAS DIPPED BELOW 3%. THAT PROMPTED MONEY MARKETS TO HIKE BETS FOR A RATE CUT IN APRIL TO AS MUCH AS A 58% CHANCE FROM
KING’S COUNSEL: Husband-Wife Team Of Joven Narwal And Cheryl D'Sa Among 26 BC Lawyers Designated With Special Honours
__ _HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM OF JOVEN NARWAL AND CHERYL D'SA ARE AMONG 26 LAWYERS WHO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED WITH THE KING'S COUNSEL (KC) DESIGNATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. "THE KING'S COUNSEL DESIGNATION SERVES AS A TESTAMENT TO THE EXCEPTIONAL DEDI
EXCLUSIVE: West Vancouver Tells DESIBUZZCanada That Indeed Gippy Grewal's House Was Shot Up
__ _SINGER GIPPY GREWAL CONFIRMS GUNSHOTS FIRED NEAR HIS CANADA HOME, SAYS, 'HAVE NO FRIENDSHIP WITH SALMAN'_ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER DESIBUZZCANADA WEST VANCOUVER – The mystery of whether Punjabi film and music star Gippy Grewal’s house was shot up allegedly by goons of imprisoned drea
Opinion: Every Sikh Wants Khalistan But Undemocratic India Won't Even Let Them Seek It Peacefully
__ _"THE DRACONIAN AND TYRANNICAL RESPONSE OF THE INDIAN STATE TO SIKH ADVOCACY EVER SINCE [THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE] HAS MADE IT CLEAR - OPENLY TALK ABOUT SIKH SOVEREIGNTY AT YOUR PERIL."_ BY JASVEER SINGH This week, an article written by three non-Sikhs in India was published in The New York Ti
Coquitlam Group Behind 'Whites-Only' Posters Must Be Condemned For Racism
_HATE HAS NO PLACE IN COQUITLAM O ANYWHERE ELSE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA!_ __ _THE WEST COAST COALITION AGAINST RACISM (WCCAR) CONDEMNS THIS GROUP’S ACTIONS IN STRONGEST TERMS AND JOINS THE CITIES OF COQUITLAM AND PORT COQUITLAM IN PROMOTING AN ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT HATE. WE CALL ON THE COMMUNITY TO
Bombshell: Canada Has Murderous Indian Diplomats Communications Ordering Hardeep Nijjar's Murder
__ _IN BOMBSHELL REVELATIONS, IT WAS REVEALED THAT CANADA WAS FORCED TO DISCLOSE THE MURDEROUS PLOT ON CANADIAN SOIL BY CRIMINAL INDIAN DIPLOMATS BECAUSE CANADA AND ITS ALLIES UNCOVERED COMMUNICATIONS WHERE INDIAN DIPLOMATS ORDERED THE MURDER OF CANADIAN SIKH LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR. CBC NEWS
Indo-Canadian Businessman Among 14 Being Recognized For BC's Highest Honour
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN IS AMONG 14 BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY VET DALIJIT THIND WILL BE AMONG THE 14 WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE PROVINCE'S HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNIT
Numerous South Asian Car Thieves Arrested In 'Project Big Rig'
TOTAL 15 MEN ARRESTED WITH MORE THAN 70 CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH TORONTO AUTO THEFT RING! __ _NUMEROUS SOUTH ASIAN MEN ARE AMONG THE 15 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO AN AUTO THEFT RING THAT WAS ALLEGEDLY STEALING FULLY LOADED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND THEN SELLING THEIR CARGO T
Former Cop Baltej Dhillon Appointed First South Asian to Chair WorkSafeBC's Board
__ _FORMER COP BALTEJ DHILLON, WHO WORKED ON THE AIR INDIA FILE, HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIR OF WORKSAFEBC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023. DHILLON IS THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF WORKSAFEBC'S BOARD OF DIRECT
ISLAMOPHOBIA FIGHTER: Amira Elghawaby Named As Canada's First Representative To Combat Islamophobia
_TRUDEAU ANNOUNCES AMIRA ELGHAWABY AS CANADA'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE TO COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA_ _HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AMIRA ELGHAWABY HAS BEEN APPOINTED CANADA'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE TO COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED RECENTLY. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID THE APPOINTMENT
PICS CEO Satbir Cheema Awarded Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee
[PICS Board Members (L-R - Parveen Goel, Maninder Grewal, Kam Pawar & Arvinder Bubber) and PICS's President and CEO pose for a picture with Honorable Member of Parliament Ken Hardie who presented Satbir Singh Cheema with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for outstanding service to the community.
BC's Economy Recovered Faster Than Expected |In 2021-22, Says Government
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT SAYS PROVINCE'S YEAR-END PUBLIC ACCOUNTS SHOW BC HAD A STRONG FISCAL RESULT LAST YEAR, BOLSTERED BY A FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS GOVERNMENT MADE RECORD INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT BRITISH COLUMBIANS. DESPITE UNPRECEDENTED SPENDING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES,
Surrey's First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
__ _WHILE SURREY TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE COSTLY SURREY POLICE CHANGE-OVER THAT IS STILL TO OFFICIALLY HAPPEN SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, THE SCANDAL-RIDDEN MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM IS PROPOSING MORE COSTLY THINGS TO GET RE-ELECTED. BUT SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE GORDI
INDIA'S 75TH INDEPENDENCE DAY: Time To Celebrate But Also Reflect On The Extremes That Threaten Democracy
BY PROMOD PURI August 15th this year marks a great day for India as it celebrates the 75th anniversary of Independence from the 200 years of colonial rule by the British raj. The country gets immersed in jubilating celebrations that generate feelings of love, nationalism and patriotism. But 7
Artist Ruby Singh And VIBC Among Recipients Of Lieutenant Governor's Arts and Music Awards
__ _ARTIST RUBY SINGH AND A NUMBER OF SOUTH ASIAN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BHANGRA CELEBRATION SOCIETY / 5X FESTIVAL AND INDIAN SUMMER ARTS SOCIETY, ARE AMONG THE RECIPIENTS OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S ARTS AND MUSIC AWARDS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Art
NDP Says Liberals' Failure With Airport And Passport Delays Is A National Embarrassment
__ _NDP TRANSPORT CRITIC TAYLOR BACHRACH SAID THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT HAS MUCH TO BE ASHAMED OF BUT THE SITUATION AT PEARSON AIRPORT AND THE PASSPORT DELAYS IS A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT. "AFTER TWO YEARS OF BEING UNABLE TO TRAVEL, PEOPLE ARE BEYOND FRUSTRATED THAT THEY CANNOT GET THEIR PASSP
Shooting At Brampton South Asian Convention Centre Leaves Two men Dead During Father's Day Event
__ _A SHOOTING AT A SOUTH ASIAN CONVENTION CENTRE HAS LEFT TWO MEN DEAD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DURING A FATHER’S DAY EVENT. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO CHANDNI CONVENTION CENTRE ON GATEWAY BOULEVARD, NEAR QUEEN STREET EAST AT 2:01 A.M. FOR REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED. THEY ARRIVED TO
Shah Canada Group Named One Of Canada's Best Managed Companies
__ _SHAH CANADA GROUP OF COMPANIES WAS ONCE AGAIN AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS CANADA'S BEST MANAGED COMPANIES DESIGNATION, MAINTAINING PLATINUM CLUB MEMBER STATUS. SHAH CANADA IS LED BY SUJAY KUMAR SHAH, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND RAJAY SHAH, VICE PRESIDENT. THE FAMILY BUSINESS WAS S
Controversial Fijian-Canadian Talk Show Host's House Smashed Up
__ _CONTROVERSIAL FIJIAN-CANADIAN RADIO HOST’S HOUSE WAS ATTACKED WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY THREE INDIVIDUALS CARRYING BASEBALL BATS. ASHIANA KHAN TOLD CBC NEWS HER HOUSE WAS ATTACKED BY THREE UNKNOWN PEOPLE LAST NIGHT WHILE SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE ASLEEP. KHAN, WHO HAS BEEN SUED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR
Election Act Changes Set To Modernize BC's Voting Process Including Electronic Voting Book
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT SAID BRITISH COLUMBIANS WILL EXPERIENCE A MORE EFFICIENT, FASTER PROCESS THE NEXT TIME THEY VOTE IN A PROVINCIAL ELECTION, AS CHANGES TO THE ELECTION ACT ARE BROUGHT INTO FORCE. THE AMENDMENTS, PART OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO B.C.'S VOTING PROCESS IN MORE THAN 25 YEA
Several Indo-Canadians Among Those Receiving Province's Highest Honour Thursday At Combined 2020-2021 Ceremony In Victoria
__ _SEVERAL INDO-CANADIANS INCLUDING BUSINESSMAN AJAY DILAWRI AND THE LATE COMMUNITY WORKER SHASHI ASSANAND WERE AMONG THE 31 BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO WERE INVESTED INTO THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DURING A CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 3. IT WAS AT A COMBINED CEREMONY THAT HONO
ORDER OF BC: Nominations Open For An Exceptional Citizen For Province's Highest Honour
__ _NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE PROVINCE'S HIGHEST HONOUR. BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT, EXCELLENCE OR DISTINCTION IN A FIELD OF ENDEAVOUR BENEFITING PEOPLE IN THE PROVINCE OR ELSEWHERE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION._ BY
West's Defeat In Ukraine Is A Foregone Conclusion As Russia Asserts Power
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Ukraine has become the hot spot of the world. According to western media, Russia can invade Ukraine any time. Talks between Russia and America and the NATO have not led to any agreement. The main obstacle is the west's refusal to address Russia's concern t
"We're Tired Of COVID, We Want It To Just Go Away,” Says Trudeau As Canada Fights Off Omicron
__ _THERESA TAM, CANADA'S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, URGED CANADIANS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, TELLING A BRIEFING THAT "THE SITUATION CAN RAPIDLY GET OUT OF HAND ANYWHERE." THE HIGHLY-CONTAGIOUS OMICRON VARIANT HAS PROMPTED SEVERAL OF CANADA'S 10 PROVINCES TO REIMPOSE RESTRICTIONS. QUEBEC SAID ON WE
WHERE IS SURREY'S 2022 BUDGET? Councillor Annis Says Why Is The Budget Being Pushed To May
__ _NEW BUDGET YEAR STARTS JAN. 1, BUT COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY HAVE SEEN NOTHING YET, SAID COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. ANNIS SAID MONDAY THAT THE STATEMENT FROM SURREY CITY HALL THAT THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET ISN'T DUE UNTIL MID-MAY IS A "SLOPPY TECHNICALITY" THAT FLIES IN THE FACE OF GOOD FISCAL
Calgary Elects Successive South Asian Mayors With Jyoti Gondek Becoming City's First Female Mayor
__ _CALGARY HAS MADE HISTORY BY ELECTING NOT ONLY THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR BUT SUCCESSIVELY ELECTING IT’S SECOND SOUTH ASIAN MAYOR IN JYOTI GONDEK. SHE SERVED ONE TERM AS THE WARD 3 COUNCILLOR BEFORE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. PRIOR TO HER TIME ON CITY COUNCIL, GONDEK VOLUNTEERED WITH THE NORTHERN HILLS
Punjabi MPs From Canada, UK Heartbroken After Seeing Images Of ‘Brutal Killings Of Farmers' In Lakhimpur Kheri
__ _PUNJAB MPS FROM CANADA AND UK HAVE CONDEMNED THE LAKHIMPUR KHERI VIOLENCE IN UP WHERE EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR FARMERS, WERE KILLED ON SUNDAY. CANADIAN MP RANDEEP S SARAI TWEETED: HORRIFIED THAT EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR FARMERS, WERE KILLED ON SUNDAY AS VIOLENCE ERUPTED DURING A #FARM
Navjot Sidhu 'Softens Stance' After Party Considers Changes To Top Posts
__ _THERE MAY BE CHANGES IN TOP POSTS AS DESIRED BY SIDHU, SAYS SENIOR LEADER._ CHANDIGARH - Days after the deadlock between Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and the party leadership over the appointments of the DGP and AG, besides those of "tainted" ministers, the cricketer-turned politician
IT'S COVID-19 STUPID: Is The 2021 Federal Election About The Pandemic, Trudeau Or The Economy?
__ _"IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID" IS THE FAMOUS QUOTE COINED BY JAMES CARVILLE, ONE OF FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN ADVISORS, TO HAMMER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECONOMY TO THE AMERICAN VOTERS WHILE BUSH WAS TRYING TO CASH IN ON HIS POPULARITY OF THE KUWAIT WAR. THE EXPRESSION, IT'S
Trudeau And O'Toole's Reaction To Racist Bill 21 Debate Question Truly Outrageous, Says WSO
__ _DEBATE MODERATOR SHACHI KURL, IN ENGAGING BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS LEADER YVES-FRANÇOIS BLANCHET SAID, "YOU DENIED THAT QUEBEC HAS PROBLEMS WITH RACISM YET YOU DEFEND LEGISLATION SUCH AS BILLS 96 AND 21 WHICH MARGINALIZE RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, ANGLOPHONES AND ALLOPHONES. QUEBEC IS RECOGNIZED AS A DIS
Indo-American Astronaut Calls Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Flight incredible, Life-Changing Experience
__ _SIRISHA BANDLA, A 34-YEAR-OLD AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER, JOINED BRITISH BILLIONAIRE RICHARD BRANSON AND FOUR OTHERS ON BOARD VIRGIN GALACTIC'S SPACESHIPTWO UNITY TO MAKE A JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF SPACE FROM THE US STATE OF NEW MEXICO_ HOUSTON - Indo-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla says it was a
Israel's National Security Council ‘Looking Into’ NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Allegations
__ _THE RIGHTWING GOVERNMENT OF NARENDRA MODI IS ALSO ACCUSED OF USING THE SPYWARE WEAPON AGAINST ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS AND OPPOSITION POLITICIANS IN INDIA._ LONDON - Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to "look into" proliferating allegations that spyware sold by a Israeli cyber
SMUT PEDDLER? Shilpa Shetty's Hubby Raj Kundra Arrested In Case Of Promoting Adult Films Through Apps
__ _IN A BIZARRE CASE AND A SHOCKER FOR SHILPA SHETTY AND HER HUSBAND RAJ KUNDRA, THE MUMBAI POLICE ARRESTED KUNDRA ON MONDAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SIX MONTHS OLD CASE FOR PROMOTING ADULT FILMS THROUGH APPS. MUMBAI POLICE SAID THE CASE IN THIS REGARD WAS FILED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND KUNDRA WA
BOLLYWOOD LEGEND PASSES AWAY: Dilip Kumar's Legion Of Fans In India And Pakistan Pay Their Respects To A Great Talent
_ _ _THE LEGENDARY ACTOR DILIP KUMAR, AKA YOUSUF KHAN, PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, FANS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO THE TALENTED ACTOR INCLUDING THOSE FROM HIS ANCESTRAL HOME IN PESHAWAR WHO PRAYED FOR THE DEPARTED SOUL._ __ MUMBAI – The legendary actor Dilip Kumar, aka Yousuf
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL HORROR: WCCAR Extends Deepest Sorrow And Solidarity With Canada's Indigenous People
VANCOUVER - The West Coast Coalition Against Racism extends its deepest sorrow to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada on the discovery of remains of 215 children found in a mass grave at a former residential school in Kamloops. Unmarked graves containing the bodies of 215 children, whose identities
Surrey-Based Punjabi Singer Jazzy B's Twitter Account Blocked On Indian Government Request
__ _THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN TARGETING SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICISM FOLLOWING MASS ANTI-GOVERNMENT UPRISING IN THE FORM FARMERS’ PROTESTS AND GOVERNMENT’S COMPLETE FAILURE ON THE COVID-19 FRONT, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING SOME HIGH PROFILE TWITTER ACCOUNTS INCLUDING THAT OF SURREY-
Five-year-old Sikh boy Traumatized After Bullies Cut His 'Sacred Hair” With Scissors At London School
__ _THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAD NEVER HAD HIS HAIR CUT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DUE TO HIS RELIGION, HAS BEEN LEFT "DEEPLY HURT", HIS MUM AND DAD HAVE SHARED. THE "ASSAULT" WAS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT THE ALEXANDRA MCLEOD PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ABBEY WOOD, SOUTH EAST LONDON ON FRIDAY (MAY 21). THE SIK
RACIST KILLER? Police say driver 'intentionally' crashed into Muslim family in London, Ont., killing 4
__ _POLICE HAVE CHARGED NATHANIEL VELTMAN, 20, OF LONDON, WITH FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY HIT FIVE PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE OF THEIR ISLAMIC FAITH, KILLING FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY. DECEASED ARE A 74-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, A 46-YEAR-OLD MAN,
India Travel Ban Holds Up Indian Student’s Body's Return To Homeland
__ _AMRINDER SINGH, WHO WAS 29 YEARS OLD, DIED APRIL 5 AND HIS FAMILY DOESN’T KNOW THE CAUSE OF DEATH. BIMALJEET KAUR KALER SAID HER COUSIN’S BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EARLY MORNING FLIGHT ON APRIL 23 TO NEW DELHI AND THEN ON TO PUNJAB _ ABBOTSFORD - The body of an Indian student
DANGEROUS GANGSTERS: Dhaliwal Brothers Among Four Indo-Canadians On VPD's “Dangerous Gangsters” List
_VPD RELEASED PHOTOS, NAMES AND AGES OF SIX GANGSTERS INCLUDING BARINDER “SHREK” DHALIWAL, HIS YOUNGER BROTHER MENINDER DHALIWAL, GARINDER DEO, HARJIT DEO, EKENE ANIGBO AND DAMION RYAN WITH LINKS TO VANCOUVER WHO POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. DHALIWALS’ MIDDLE BROTHER
India's Ultra Rich Fleeing COVID-19 Stricken Homeland On Private Jets As Country Set Another Global Single Day Record With 350,000 Infections
__ _WITH THE COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND ALL MIRACLE CURES OF CORONAVIRUS SUDDENLY DISAPPEARING, AS HAD BEEN REPORTED EARLIER, BEING A MYTH, INDIA IS NOW FACING THE WORST OF COVID-19 WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES DAILY AND THOUSANDS OF DAILY DEA
Indo-British Drugs Supplier Was 'Assassinated' By Dealer After Fight Over Safe House Robbery
__ _THE BODY OF GURINDERJIT RAI WAS FOUND IN A CAR IN A COUNTRYSIDE LANE IN CORHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE BY TWO HORSE RIDERS IN JULY 2019 AFTER TENSIONS ROSE BETWEEN HIM AND ASTON HANNIS_ LONDON - A drug dealer has been convicted of the "assassination" of his Indo-British supplier after gunning him dow
APRIL FOOLS' DAY: Being A Fool Has It’s Advantages As Life Is Too Important To Be Taken Seriously
BY PROMOD PURI Looking at the Annual International Days lineup, almost every day of every month, there is one dedicated day that highlights a campaign, promoting a cause, or marking an occasion to forge fun and celebration with an underlined message. From Women's Day and Zero Discrimination Day
Indo-Canadian School Teacher Among B.C.'s Anti-Racism Champions
__ _MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE DISCRIMINATION AND FOSTER DIVERSITY AT THIS YEAR'S VIRTUAL B.C. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS. "OUR GOVERNMENT STANDS ALONGSIDE THE MANY BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST RACISM AND MAKI
West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS) Condemns Politicians' Tolerance for Continuing RCMP Mistreatment of Canada's First Nations People
VANCOUVER - The West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS) strongly condemns the RCMP for its discriminatory treatment of the Boushie family in the course of its investigation of the murder of their son. In addition, the Coalition is outraged by our politicians' continued tolerance of such beh
US Army's 1st Female Muslim Chaplain Graduates From Air Force College
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