Manila murders no deterrent for Punjabi financiers’ biz dreams Chandigarh: The murder of a middle-aged Nurmahal man in Manila last week has once again stirred up a debate on why Punjabis still prefer to go to Manila and carry out finance business there when it continues to be unsafe forRead More

Lawmakers can speak Punjabi in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly Islamabad: Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly will now be able to speak in at least four indigenous languages, including Punjabi, in the House apart from English and Urdu after an amendment was made. A special committee of the Punjab Assembly, led byRead More

Indian origin man accused of issuing threats to US Sikhs Texas: An Indian origin man in Texas, the US, has been charged with a federal hate crime in a US court and for allegedly making threats to employees of a Sikh non-profit organisation. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was chargedRead More

‘Promotion of violence not acceptable in Canada’: Minister of Public Safety on Khalistani supporters Ottawa: Promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada, a minister has said after posters depicting the assassination of India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were reportedly put up by Khalistan supporters in Vancouver. An Indian-originRead More

Amid rift in ties, Canadian PM Trudeau congratulates PM Modi Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday, sending wishes on his electoral victory in the Lok Sabha polls. Extending his wishes through a post on X, the Canadian Prime Minister wrote, “Congratulations toRead More

Sonu Nigam awarded Honorary Fellowship in UK for worldwide impact in music London: Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam, who was in the UK for a concert series, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by a leading Indian diaspora students’ organisation for his worldwide impact in the field of music. The NationalRead More

Aaron Jones blasts USA to debut T20 World Cup win over Canada New York: Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. Jones, born in New York but raised inRead More

Canada raised foreign interference concerns with China: Bill Ottawa: Once again Canada warned China against meddling in its elections during a rare meeting of the countries’ defence chiefs, its defence minister said on Saturday. “I raised the concern of foreign interference in all the manifestations that it might take, includingRead More

Around 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide Bangkok: The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation, after the side of a mountain came down in the early hours of FridayRead More

Mexico’s historic elections that will likely put a woman in power Mexico City: Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its firstRead More