Tag: art
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IndianAmerican to run for California governor
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Neel Kashkari a former US Treasury official and architect of the US bank bailout during the 2008 financial crisis says he is running for governor of California with a pledge to create jobs and improve public schools
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Indian origin man denied parole in Canada
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A Canadian man of Indianorigin convicted in a 2002 strip club murder case has been denied parole The Parole Board of Canada yesterday denied an appeal by Jagrup Singh 38 who was sentenced to life imprisonment in December 2003 with no parole eligibility for 13 years The Province news portal…
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IndoCanadian woman stabbed during carjacking
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A 30yearold IndoCanadian woman was stabbed by a man in a carjacking incident in Winnipeg city in the Canadian province of Manitoba Parmjeet Kaur was brushing snow off her vehicle on Marbury Road in West Kildonan around 6 am on Wednesday when she was stabbed by the man who then…
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Man offers apology suffers serious mental disorder says police
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The man who urinated on the Komagata Maru memorial last month is mentally ill and has apologized for his act Vancouver police said on Thursday The Vancouver police located the suspect on Wednesday and he agreed to apologize for his actions chief constable Jim Chu said in a statement
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Filmmaker Rohit Gupta honored by the Limca Book of Records
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Acclaimed filmmaker Rohit Gupta has been honored by India’s prestigious Limca Book of Records for his award-winning feature film Life! Camera! Action…
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Jassi killed in India for marrying against mothers wishes
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A young British Columbia woman who authorities believe was murdered in a socalled honour killing feared for her life after her family found out about her secret marriage a Crown lawyer said on Monday at the extradition hearing of her mother and uncle
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Court extends judicial custody of youth
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A Delhi court on Thursday extended till February 6 the judicial custody of a youth seeking trial in India for an alleged driving offence committed in Australia in 2008 in which one person lost his life
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Lohri chosen to get people talking about sex selection
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Vancouver Coastal Health and local community groups are using an annual winter Indian festival to kickstart a candid conversation on the controversial topic of sex selection The move comes amid evidence that the practice is continuing within some IndoCanadian communities in BC
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Assaulted Indian student innbspOz out of induced coma
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A 20yearold Indian student who suffered serious head injuries after being brutally attacked and robbed in Australia is now out of induced coma and responding well to the treatment
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IndianAmericans to make phone calls to garner support for BJP
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Taking cue from Barack Obamas successful campaigning strategy the Overseas Friends of BJP has decided to create an army of IndianAmerican volunteers to call their friends and relatives back home seeking their support for Narendra Modi in the next Lok Sabha polls
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Eight of Sikh family hurt as van plunges down cliff in NZ
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Eight Indians including a sixmonthold boy were injured when their van plunged 15 metres down a cliff in New Zealand turning their celebration trip into a tragedy
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Sonia Gandhi to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will move a US court here seeking dismissal of a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her by a Sikh advocacy group and will urge the court to prevent it from filing further cases on the 1984 antiSikh riots in America
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Indian assault case One teenager gets bail in Australia
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A teenager charged with attacking and robbing a 20yearold Indian student here was on Friday granted conditional bail by an Australian court after it was told that the boy was assisting the police in the case
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Oz gang targeted people of Indian appearance
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An Australian teenager charged with brutally attacking and robbing a 20yearold Indian student here was part of a gang that targeted people of Indian appearance a court heard today
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Canadian Sikhs back Khalsas cause
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Hundreds of British Columbia Sikhs and human rights protesters gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sunday in support of Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa who has been on a hunger strike for the past more than 40 days Khalsa is seeking the release of former militants who have completed their jail…
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Canada cricket captain Ashish Bagai retires after stellar career
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Canadian captain Ashish Bagai the face of Canadian cricket for more than a decade is retiring from the sport at the age of 31 Bagai who graduated last year from the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia with an MBA is starting a new job next month as a management…
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Overstayer numbers drop to new low
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has welcomed new figures showing New Zealand overstayer numbers are continuing to fall. “A new report estimates 13,151 overstayers are living in New Zealand. This is the lowest number this century, down 893 (6.3%) from last year, and 33 per cent lower…
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Of human figures and landscapes
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Delhi-based artist Vikash Kalra will be displaying his recent work this weekend in Mumbai.
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US court asks Sonia to respond by Jan 2
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A US federal court has given Congress president Sonia Gandhi time till January 2 to respond to a Sikh bodys charges of protecting and shielding party leaders allegedly involved in the November 1984 antiSikh violence
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Indianorigin spinner Manjot Singh breaks down barriers to join NSW Blues
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Recently recruited New South Wales spin bowler Manjot Singh a car salesman who was coached by Sydney sixers wicketkeeper Daniel Smith has described his representing the Blues as proof cricket was a game that embraced all