Last month, the NDP ended a supply-and-confidence agreement that had stabilized the minority government for more than two years. OTTAWA (TIP): In less than a month after tearing its supply and confidence agreement with the […]
SURREY, BC (TIP): Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred last week, targeting the home of a Sikh activist linked to pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist […]
VANCOUVER (TIP): A 24-year-old man, who is the son of a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Muktsar Police, has become a Correctional Officer in Canada’s Vancouver. A Correctional Officer supervises prisoners during work assignments, meals […]
The annual list of 2023 appointees to the Order of Canada is released by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon OTTAWA (TIP): Firdaus Kharas, an India-born entrepreneur and thought leader, has been appointed as an […]
TORONTO, ON (TIP): Indo-Canadian basketball prodigy Ishan Sharma is set to move south of the border to play for the University of Virginia next year. The highly touted 6’5 shooting guard, who is a member […]
TORONTO (TIP): A 24-year-old Indian-origin man is facing 16 charges for attempting to steal a vehicle and pepper-spraying responding police officers in the Canadian province of Ontario. Rajbir Singh from Brampton was charged recently with […]
TORONTO (TIP): Three Punjabi-origin Canadians have been elected to the Manitoba provincial assembly. While Diljeet Brar won from Burrows, Mintu Sandhu (Sukhjinderpal) and Jasdeep Devgan were elected from The Maples and Mc Phillips, respectively. All […]
PASADINA, CA (TIP): The California Institute of Technology, has recognized 13 faculty members including two Indian Americans with named professorships for early career and tenured faculty —the Institute’s most distinguished award. Smruthi Karthikeyan and Karthish […]
TORONTO (TIP): Baltej Singh Dhillon, the first turbaned Sikh officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has been appointed Chair of WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors, making him the first South Asian to hold the […]
TORONTO (TIP): An Indian-origin MP in Canada has slammed the provocative pro-Khalistani posters labelling some senior Indian diplomats as “killers” and warned that the “snakes in our backyard are raising their heads and hissing.” Chandra […]
CALGARY (TIP): An Indian-origin man and his son have been arrested and charged in Canada for allegedly assaulting, exploiting and extorting multiple teenage girls over several months. Gurpartap Singh Walia, 56, and his son Sumrit […]
VANCOUVER, CANADA (TIP): In a suspected case of gang war, Punjab-origin gangster Amarpreet Samra was shot dead at south Vancouver in Canada when he was coming out of a wedding reception on Sunday, May 28 […]
ALBERTA, CANADA (TIP): Four Punjabis have been elected to the provincial legislature of Alberta on Monday. A total of 15 Punjabis contested in Calgary and Edmonton. Sitting cabinet minister from United Conservative Party (UCP) Rajan […]
TORONTO (TIP): As many as 15 candidates of Punjab origin are in the fray for the Alberta provincial elections in Canada for which the polling is scheduled to be held on May 29 for all […]
TORONTO (TIP): A handful of Indo-Canadians are among 102 candidates in fray for the Toronto mayoral election to be held for the remaining city council term of 2022-2026 following Mayor John Tory’s resignation early this […]
TORONTO (TIP): A 21-year-old Indian-origin student, Kartik Vasudev, has been shot by an unidentified man at the entrance of the Sherbourne subway station in Canada’s Toronto while he was on his way to work, according […]
AMRITSAR / TORONTO (TIP): Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa has around 20 criminal cases, including murder, attempt to murder, firing and NDPS Act, registered against him. He originally hails from Harike in Tarn Taran district. […]
AMRITSAR/TORONTO (TIP): While the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has worried the families of those stranded in Ukraine, it has also troubled the NRIs ready to return to Canada after spending their winter in Punjab. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Ashish Vazirani, an Indian American management consultant, to a key Pentagon position. Vazirani has been nominated for the position of Deputy Under Secretary […]
BARNALA / BARNABY (TIP): Residents of Thikriwala village in Barnala district of Punjab performed an ardas in the gurdwara on Wednesday, September 22 to celebrate the success of National Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh, […]
OTTAWA (TIP): 16 of the 17 Indian-origin politicians who have made it to the Canadian House of Commons in the recent general elections are Punjabis. The number of Indian-origin candidates who were reelected is marginally […]
OTTAWA (TIP): The New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Punjab-origin Canadian Jagmeet Singh, can again prove to be a “kingmaker” in the country’s federal election scheduled for September 20. As the latest trends indicate a […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday, July 11, became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed suborbital test flight from […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, July 13 nominated writer, surgeon and public health expert Atul Gawande to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development, including for COVID-19, the […]
LONDON (TIP): Indian American tennis player Samir Banerjee on Sunday, July 11, lifted the Wimbledon boys’ singles title with a straight set win over compatriot Victor Lilov, here. Playing only his second junior Grand Slam, […]
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