
IIT Alumni Canada (IITAC), an association of 17 premium universities of India, held their annual Spring Lecture series event on April 27th. Reza Moridi, Minister of Research and Innovation, Government of Ontario who was present at the event said, “Ontario and India enjoy a longstanding economic, educational and cultural relationship that benefits both jurisdictions. We [...]
May 13 2013 | Posted in
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Mississauga: Mississauga-Brampton South’s MPP Amrit Mangat held a post-budget breakfast at Versailles Convention Centre on the morning of Friday May 3rd. “This budget means more jobs for youth, more home care for seniors, stabilized auto insurance premiums and most importantly, eliminating the deficit” she said. “This year’s budget reflects the priorities of people in [...]
May 13 2013 | Posted in
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by BASIL NAINAN Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party leader Tim Hudak sounds like he’s had enough. As the official opposition against the NDP-supported Liberal administration helming the Ontario legislature, Hudak can hardly contain his frustration with a system that according to him “refuses to understand the concept of living within one’s means.” Gracing the newly-appointed [...]
Apr 23 2013 | Posted in
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender following his conviction under the Arms Act in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case. Holding that it was not inclined to grant six months’ time as sought by Dutt to complete his pending film projects, the apex court bench of [...]
Apr 17 2013 | Posted in
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On Sat April 6th at a school auditorium in Toronto, the music loving audience of Toronto was enthralled by the melodious hits from the movies of Rajesh Khanna. The evening titled Ye Shaam Mastani included songs by Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Mohamed Rafi made famous by late Rajesh Khanna, popularly known as Kaka. The evening [...]
Apr 15 2013 | Posted in
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CIMA Canada has been awarded Americas ‘Best Junior Participation Initiative’ in recognition of the success of the CIMA Mayor’s School cricket tournament – CIBC Trophy, which is the flagship event of the CIMA Mayor’s Trophy. CIMA has previously received the Americas region award by the ICC in 2005 and both the Americas and the world [...]
Apr 15 2013 | Posted in
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Toronto: Bharat B. Masrani, who began his career as a Lending Trainee with TD Bank has just been appointed as the CEO of Canada’s second largest bank. Since 2007, he has been working as Chief Executive Officer and President of TD Bank US Holding Company, 10th largest commercial bank in the US, headquartered based in [...]
Apr 5 2013 | Posted in
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Mumbai: Actress Ameesha Patel, who is ready with her first production “Desi Magic,” says change is important for an actor or else they may stagnate. “Everyone goes through phases in life and change is the only constant. If you don’t change, if you don’t keep up with times, if you don’t try and bring newness, [...]
Apr 3 2013 | Posted in
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Mississauga: According to figures released by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, the backlog of permanent resident applications has been reduced by about forty percent. Minister Jason Kenney said, “Backlogs and delays prevent Canada from attracting the best and brightest from around the world and ensuring that our immigration system is contributing to economic growth [...]
Apr 1 2013 | Posted in
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Mumbai: A sessions court here Monday deferred to April 8 the hearing of the 2002 hit-and-run case against Bollywood actor Salman Khan. A magistrate court, trying the case, had invoked the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 part II of the Indian Penal Code) and shifted the trial to the sessions [...]
Mar 25 2013 | Posted in
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