Melborne,  There is an increasing Canadian presence in the Australian drug scene, where traffickers brave harsh enforcement for large profits in a “high-risk, high-reward” MARKET, authorities say. The Australian Crime Commission reports that most of the cocaine brought into the country comes from Chile, with Canada second, climbing three spots since 2010. TheRead More

Quebec, A former Quebec schoolteacher has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for sexually assaulting a teenaged student more than a decade ago. Tania Pontbriand was found guilty in January of sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation for a sexual relationship she had with a 15-year-oldRead More

Montreal,  For the past month, Sheila Sedinger woke up every morning fraught with worry over the prospect of being deported to Mexico without her two young children. But Sedinger, who came to Canada in 2005, was recently granted a stay from a Federal Court justice, guaranteeing her at least two more yearsRead More

Bathinda, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Sunday, preferred to remain silent over the announcement of resignation as president of the Youth Akali Dal (YAD) made by cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia. Majithia had said on Friday that he was going to resign from the party post very soon. Read More

Chandigarh, Congress urges Badal to take up issue of Punjabi farmers being denied visas by georgian govt. with Mr. Modi Pm on priority. Today in a press statement Punjab congress party’s ex spokesperson Mr. Sukhpal khaira said that As we are aware, hundreds of farmers from Punjab have fallen trapRead More

Washington, coalition of US lawmakers Tuesday urged the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to end its discriminatory policy against Sikh basketball players who wear turbans, an important article of their faith. In a letter to FIBA president Yvan Mainini, 21 Congress members led by Democrat Ami Bera, the lone Indian-American CongressmanRead More

Lohore, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Imran Khan today announced that he will not engage with the Nawaz Sharifgovernment, urging people to break the shackles of fear and fight for their freedom. “Nawaz Sharif you are a coward, you should not hide behind the looters sitting in the assembly.” “I’m appealing to you… farmers,Read More

New Delhi,  A day after the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre on Uttarakhand Governor’s plea challenging Narendra Modi government’s moves to ease him out of office, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said there was no move to remove Aziz Qureshi. An appropriate reply will be given to Supreme CourtRead More

Chandigarh, Power regulator PSERC today announced a 2.74 per cent hike in power tariff across all consumer categories in Punjab for the year 2014-15. This is considered one of the lowest increases in the past several years and was undertaken through “heavily” slashing the power utility’s losses. Besides, the powerRead More

Chandigarh – Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary President PYC hailed the timely decision taken by the centre government, banning the screening of the controversial movie “Kaum de Heere” .Expressing great satisfaction with accomplishment of the logical stand initiated by the Punjab Youth Congress by writing letter to the Office of Prime Minister and Home Minister seekingRead More