Brampton: Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport) is on mission on behalf of the federal government on the best way to continue to create jobs and economic growth. “The Harper Government’s top priority continues to be the economy,” said Minister of State Gosal. “With the global economy still very fragile, we continue to focus [...]
Toronto: The Consulate General of India, Toronto organized Hindi Kavi Sammelan on the occasion of World Hindi Day on Saturday, 21 January 2012. The Kavi Sammelan began with the reading of the Prime Minister’s message and remarks by Consul General. Poets in attendance were: Dr. Shailja Saksena, Shri Saran Ghai, Shri Sandeep Tyagi, Dr. [...]
Mississauga: Dr Ijaz Qamar died age 75, last Saturday in his Mississauga home. He was a veteran member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamā`at Canada since 1973. He served as a Member/Adjudicator of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board from 2007 to 2009. In 2010, he was appointed as a Federal Citizenship Judge in Toronto. While [...]
Brampton: Although the weather has been unseasonably warm, the City of Brampton wants to remind residents to use precaution around rivers, ponds and other waterways. “Even though it may appear that area ponds are frozen, the ice could be thin and unsafe,” says Dave Wilson, Director of By-Law and Enforcement. “City staff does not [...]
Mississauga: Mississauga building statistics for 2011 show big gains over the numbers posted in 2010. Construction permit values for both residential and industrial building more than doubled year over year, while commercial values posted an increase of about 35 per cent. The total value of all 2011 permits issued topped $800 million. The previous year’s [...]
Lonodn, Ontario: The Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) is helping to develop a Call to Action to Eradicate Domestic Violence that was issued nationwide on November 15, 2011 and was a signatory to that important document. As part of their ongoing work and efforts to respond to that [...]
Washington: An Indian American has filed a lawsuit in California suing US comedian Jay Leno for what he calls “racist” comments on the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Leno “hurt the sentiments of all Sikh people in addition to the plaintiff”, says Randeep Dhillon in his lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, seeking [...]
Toronto: A Toronto-based company, Getfilmi.com, headed by Qasim Virjee, is offering the Bollywood fans yet another way to tune in, and this time, in true Neflix style with all its advantages as streaming is the way all visual media is headed in the future. It’s movie subscription service with an offering of unlimited movies [...]
Toronto: Canada India Foundation (“CIF”) revealed recently that the recipient of the CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award is Deepak Chopra. He is one of the world’s leading thinkers on human empowerment and has been heralded as one of the Top 100 Heroes and Icons of the Century by Time Magazine. “The award will be presented [...]
Though she played a fashion model to perfection in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion, Mugdha Godse is concentrating on her B-town career these days. “I’ve moved on and moved ahead. Yes, my stint as a ramp model was fabulous and I loved every bit of it. However, I am now enjoying doing films. So, very simply put [...]