Washington,  President Barack Obama says that the surge of immigrant children entering the US illegally changed the politics surrounding the issue of immigration and led him to put off a pledge to use executive action that could have shielded millions of people from deportation. Immigration reform advocates criticised Obama afterRead More

Chandigarh-  Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday urged the central government to review the procedure for fixing the minimum support price (MSP) for crops to make it more remunerative and improve the viability of farming. Dwelling on the formula to be evolved for fixing the MSP, Badal saidRead More

Ottawa,Stephen Harper has offered up a defence in the face of an onslaught of criticism from former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney sternly rebuked the government for its approach to foreign policy in an interview with CTV. On the 30th anniversary of his historic majority election win, the 75-year-old MulroneyRead More

Toronto,John Tory used a mayoral debate hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade Thursday to tout the benefits of his SmartTrack proposal while Rob Ford repeatedly called the rapid transit plan “backtrack” and preached that “subways are the way to go.” The debate at the Hilton on Richmond StreetRead More

New Delhi, It seems social media is too impressed with PM Narendra Modi as he has been rated as the world’s second-most followed politician on Twitter after Barack Obama. After being appointed as the Prime Minister of the country, he has added more than 2 million followers in the firstRead More

Chandigarh,  With union finance minister Arun Jaitley categorically rejecting higher financial assistance to Punjab and arguing that its devolution was already high, the state government’s claims stand exposed, opposition Congress party said Friday. Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa in a statement here said the tall claims of the ParkashRead More

Will call on Prime Minister and Union Finance Minister soon Pays obeisance at Golden Temple along with Union Cabinet Minister Harsimrat Badal Amritsar,   Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today asserted that Punjab has sought its legitimate right of financial package  from the centre as it fought theRead More

Chandigarh,  Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on Friday swept the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) poll by winning three of the four posts. NSUI bagged the posts of president, vice-president and secretary, while the post of joint secretary fell in the kitty of Panjab University Students UnionRead More

State govt. to complie directory showcasting achievements of eminent Punjabi in varied fields Calls upon intellectuals, writers and experts to undertake field visit once in a week to spread education in rural areas Launches Punjabi Pedia Release English version of Mahan Kosh Lauds Punjabi university for organizing all india PunjabiRead More

New York, Assemblyman David Weprin, D-Queens, has introduced legislation allowing people with religious clothing and facial hair to serve in the police and other government jobs. The Bill Would Allow Sikhs To Serve In Police, Other Government Jobs The proposal comes after a Sikh man was allegedly run over lastRead More