Three South Asian women nominated for prestigious awards

  TORONTO Three South Asian women have been nominated for this year's YWCA Metro Vancouver's Women of Distinction awards considered prestigious awards for women achievers in Canada. Kamal Dhillon,… [more]

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Horwath insists Liberals drop tolls on HOV lanes

  TORONTO Ontario's New Democrats are demanding the Liberal government abandons plans to add tolls to existing high-occupancy vehicle lanes, at least until it first closes corporate tax loopholes.… [more]

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College grads find it harder to get summer jobs

  TORONTO Recent StatsCan figures indicate that the private sector has shed 100,000 positions and given that very few businesses are hiring, the hardest hit are young graduates and students… [more]

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BC’s largest Ahmadiyya mosque opens

  DELTA The opening of Baitur Rahman mosque, one of the largest Ahmadiyya Mosque in Canada  opened in Delta. It  was attended by thousands of guests and dignitaries. It is a great honour for… [more]

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Heart and Stroke Foundation targets South Asian health issues

  TORONTO May is South Asian Heritage Month and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is now aiming its national campaign “Make Health Last” at the South Asian community urging people to take… [more]

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Monster tornado rips apart Oklahoma; at least 91 dead

MOORE, OKLAHOMA The death toll from a massive tornado that swept through a US suburb of Oklahoma City has risen to 91, including at least 20 children, an official told CNN early Tuesday. Amy Elliott,… [more]

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63% of Canadians favour restrictions to extended family sponsorship

By Pradip Rodrigues Last week Minister for Immigration, Multiculturalism and Citizenship Jason Kenney re-opened the Parent and Grandparent (PGP) program, under which 5000  new applications will be… [more]

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Are we raising a generation of mediocrity?

  By Sabrina Almeida One thing I would never say to my kids is "don't worry you did your best". Perhaps my kids will grow up thinking I was too hard on them, but I'm willing to risk that in… [more]

Are we raising a generation of mediocrity? Are we raising a generation of mediocrity?

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Three South Asian women nominated for prestigious awards

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  TORONTO Three South Asian women have been nominated for this year’s YWCA Metro Vancouver’s Women of Distinction awards considered prestigious awards for women achievers in Canada. Kamal Dhillon, author of “Black and Blue Sari”, Navi Gill, co-founder of Global Girl Power, and Anita Huberman, CEO of Surrey Board of Trade, are ...

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  OTTAWA Last week hundreds of PETA activists wearing prisoner suits and dog, rabbit and rat masks demonstrated outside the Indian Embassy in Ottawa protesting Air India’s continuing business of transporting animals to laboratories. This protest was similar to another one held days earlier in Washington, DC. PETA India has been at ...

Pakistani-Canadian leader Gul Nawaz dies suddenly

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  MISSISSAUGA The prayer room at the Islamic Society of North America mosque on South Sheridan Way was packed yesterday afternoon as Mississaugans said goodbye to Gul Nawaz, who was described as a quiet but forceful leader of the local Pakistani Canadian community and a dedicated patron of the arts. One of ...

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Indian-origin doctors to meet in Chicago

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CHICAGO, IL Over 2,000 doctors are expected to attend the five-day annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) – the largest ethnic medical organization in the US and a very politically influential group by virtue of their nationwide presence and wide social respect – from May 23. ...

Fees waived for Indians seeking to leave Saudi Arabia

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DUBAI, UAE The India government has exempted Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, seeking to leave that country, from paying fees for issue of emergency certificates (ECs) for one-time travel to India, according to the Indian embassy in Riyadh. However, the waiver is applicable only for those EC applications made during the grace ...

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Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh slam BJP for disrupting Parliament, stalling bills

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NEW DELHI UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today came down heavily on main opposition party BJP ...

Jessica Lal murder case: Shayan Munshi, another witness to face perjury trial

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NEW DELHI Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and another witness in the Jessica Lal murder case will be prosecuted on charges ...

Malegaon blast: Chargesheet filed in NIA court, 4 accused named

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NEW DELHI Four people have been named in the 2008 Malegaon blast chargesheet filed in a special National Investigation Agency ...

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BJP tears into UPA govt on 4th anniversary, says it lacks leadership

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NEW DELHI On the fourth anniversary of the UPA government, the BJP slammed the Manmohan Singh-led dispensation at the Centre. ...

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Li Keqiang reaches out with ‘handshake across the Himalayas’

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NEW DELHI Offering a handshake across the Himalayas, Chinese premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday reminded his Indian audience that “a ...

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NEW DELHI Over 15,000 MW gas-based capacity is stranded in the country due to non supply of natural gas from ...

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Vinod Rai Demits CAG Office, Sharma to Take Oath on May 23

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NEW DELHI Shashi Kant Sharma will take over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tomorrow, succeeding Vinod Rai who ...

Delhi lokayukta indicts Sheila Dikshit for misuse of public money

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NEW DELHI Delhi lokayukta indicted chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday for misusing government funds for carrying out an advertisement ...

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NEW DELHI Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that UPA govt has taken India forward during its rule. Unveiling ...

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday that induction of KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala into the State Ministry ...

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NEW DELHI Battling corruption allegations and scandals, the government is all set to release its report card for UPA II. ...

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Manoj Bajpayee admires Kay Kay

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Actor Manoj Bajpayee, currently shooting for his upcoming movie “Saat Uchakkey” in the capital, was really impressed sharing thoughts with ...

Karishma Tanna turns out to be ‘tall’ order for Vivek

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How Vivek Oberoi and Karishma Tanna recently found themselves in a sticky situation… Vivek Oberoi is not exactly your average ...

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Actor Rajpal Yadav has not only impressed with his comic skills in films like “Hungama”, and “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi”, but ...

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‘ABCD 2 will go notch higher’

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Punit Pathak, last seen in Remo D’Souza’s dance film “ABCD – AnyBody Can Dance”, is set for the sequel. The ...

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Raveena enjoys busy life of an actor

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Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who is making a comeback to the Telugu industry after a decade, is enjoying being busy ...

Sonakshi Sinha to endorse hair oil brand

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“Dabangg” fame actress Sonakshi Sinha is the new face of Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil. She says oiling her hair ...

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Papa is very warm human being: Bobby on dad Dharmendra

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They were seen doing the funniest of things together in “Yamla Pagla Deewana” and once again Bobby Deol and Dharmendra ...

Prateik does a fire dance in his upcoming movie ‘Issaq’

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Prateik, who is known to take his role seriously, is not leaving any stone unturned for playing his character perfectly ...

Get Ready: ‘Zaalim Dilli’ brings Honey Singh on the big Bollywood screen

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For the first time, Indian rapper-music producer Honey Singh will be seen singing on the big screen in a song ...

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Sunny Deol is back with ‘Ghayal Returns’

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“Ghayal Returns” will begin from where the 1990 hit-film “Ghayal” left, says actor Sunny Deol. “For ‘Ghayal Returns’, now we ...

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Aishwarya paraded a headband at Cannes which was strikingly similar to Kangna’s old one A pro at the Cannes film ...

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IPL Spot-fixing: Mumbai police may quiz N Srinivasan’s son-in-law

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NEW DELHI It was revealed that Mumbai police would question Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan for ...

IPL spot-fixing: Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila confess

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NEW DELHI Pacer S Sreesanth and the two other players of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team arrested by Delhi Police ...

Adam Gilchrist demands life bans for ‘IPL spot-fixers’ if found guilty

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SYDNEY Australian legend Adam Gilchrist has expressed his disappointment at the spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League and has ...

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Rajasthan Royals launch internal investigation

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JAIPUR Rajasthan Royals` CEO Raghu Iyer said the arrest of three of its cricketers for alleged role in spot-fixing in ...

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Spot fixing: Delhi Police team likely to conduct more raids

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NEW DELHI Two teams of Delhi Police’s Special Cell have been sent to Kolkata and Hyderabad to recover the T20 ...

Bookies supplied women to Sreesanth, Chandila: Reports

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NEW DELHI For those who felt ashamed by the latest spot-fixing scandal in Indian cricket, there is more in store. ...

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Four more players likely to be arrested on the basis of leads from Sreesanth’s interrogation

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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Based on leads from their interrogation of disgraced Rajasthan Royals bowler S Sreesanth, the Delhi Police are closing ...

Sreesanth denies IPL spot-fixing claims

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NEW DELHI Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, has ...

IPL Spot-fixing: Vindu Dara Singh arrested in Mumbai

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NEW DELHI Vindu Dara Singh, son of late actor Dara Singh, was arrested in Mumbai on Tuesday for his alleged ...

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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea seeking stay on all remaining IPL matches

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NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has agreed to hear at 2 pm today a petition seeking a stay on all ...

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BCCI Working Committee to decide on quantum of punishment for IPL spot fixers:Rajeev Shukla

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NEW DELHI/CHENNAI Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council Chairman Rajeev Shukla on Saturday said that the Working Committee of the ...

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Come and experience the tastes and sounds of more than 72 countries at the largest multicultural Festival in Ontario. With 72 countries represented in 28 [...]
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Dr. Kumar Vishvas Live in Toronto @ Royal Celebration Banquet Hall
May 24 @ 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm
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8:00 pm International Fashion Festival 2013 @ Grand Victorian Convention Centre
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May 24 @ 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm
The festival, dubbed ‘IFFT’ is a multicultural show that unifies the traditional and modern aspects of the South Asian Fashion, lifestyle, and entertainment industry. The [...]
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Looking forward to a night of fun & entertainment, games, & lots of exciting prizes !! So here the MAC Social hosted by Emcee—Melwin. Live band: [...]
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The Streetsville BIA will host the first Walking Tour of Historic Streetsville for 2013. This very popular Walk is a great spring outing and introduction [...]
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The Raag-Mala Musical Society of Toronto and Marathi Bhashik Mandal present Hindustani classical vocalist Anand Bhate in concert on Sunday May 26th! He will be joined [...]

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L&T looks overseas to offset weak home market

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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Larsen and Toubro Ltd , India‘s largest engineering and construction group, will look overseas to offset a weak ...

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NEW DELHI Worried over widening current account deficit (CAD), the government today indicated that it could take more steps to ...

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Barclays Capital expects bigger rate cuts in 2013

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MUMBAI British brokerage Barclays today said the Reserve Bank will reduce its policy rates by a hefty 0.75 per cent ...

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BSE Sensex slips 127 pts; Styrolution, Omaxe down 7-8%

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MUMBAI The S&P BSE Sensex pulled back in the positive terrain and hit fresh intraday high on Tuesday led by ...

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Heart and Stroke Foundation targets South Asian health issues

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  TORONTO May is South Asian Heritage Month and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is now aiming its national campaign ...

Mediterranean market opens Mississauga location

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Adonis Market, opened its new location at 1240 Eglinton Ave. W. this morning. The store, part of the Montreal-based chain ...

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Toronto luxury homes prices on the slide

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  TORONTO High-end homes all across the GTA have declined 15 per cent  year over year according to figures released ...

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Heart and Stroke Foundation targets South Asian health issues

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  TORONTO May is South Asian Heritage Month and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is now aiming its national campaign ...

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GE sees big bets in government healthcare projects

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MUMBAI GE, a diversified manufacturing and infrastructure multinational, is seeking government projects and orders to bolster its healthcare business in ...

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Proper dose of exercise needed for depressed patients revealed

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WASHINGTON There`s now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on how to prescribe exercise for people with major depressive ...

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Boost memory with three glasses of champagne

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LONDON Connoisseurs have long advocated its benefits — and now a new British study has suggested that three glasses of ...

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BrahMos supersonic missile successfully test fired off Goa coast

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PANAJI India today successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy’s latest guided missile frigate ...

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Microsoft’s new Xbox faces wider range of competition

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REDMOND (WASH) When Microsoft began selling its last video-game console nearly eight years ago, there was no iPad, smartphones had ...

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iGate’s Phaneesh Murthy fired after sexual harassment probe

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NEW DELHI iGate Corporation, a US-listed IT company, has sacked its president and CEO Phaneesh Murthy for not disclosing to ...

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Opportunity breaks NASA’s 40-year roving record

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WASHINGTON NASA‘s legendary Opportunity rover has broken a 40-year-old extraterrestrial distance record after nine years of hard Mars exploration. The ...

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