Rashmi Swaroop, who just completed her M.B.A. exams in the small tourist town of Ajmer, Rajasthan, is celebrating on her blog. Over at the popular Bengali-language site Desh-Bidesh, Nasim, a resident of Kolkata in her 60s, shares memories of the city in the years after India achieved independence in 1947. Kalki Subramaniam, an actress and [...]
Finding themselves in the same trench, Muslims and Sikhs in the British city of Birmingham joined forces to defend their places of worship against possible attacks by rioters and looters.
“We’ve been protecting each other and it feels good to have put differences behind us and establish common ground because we both love our communities and [...]
The recent five day event boasted tons of glitz, glamour, and bling. The best of the days was the Grand Finale, which had alot of shine to it courtesy of the Diamonds and the Celebs of course. IIJW paid tribute to ’Boucheron’ – Luxury Jewellery from Paris. Sonam Kapoor who is the ‘Face of IIJW’ [...]
The fusion of Bollywood and Canadian music is set to create a new genre of music, according to famous Indo-Canadian music producer Vikas Kohli whose concert at the IIFA Awards here drew over 10,000 people.
The award-winning composer, who produced the famous song ‘Apun Ke Saath’ in Bollywood film ‘Mission Istaanbul,’ is busy experimenting [...]
A name known to many in the South Asia community and a modern-day Punjabi icon, Sarbjit Cheema is headlining Sawan Mela’s free outdoor concert this weekend. Cheema will play classics and new tracks from his latest album “Dilbar” a modern-day fusion of hip-hop and the infectious beats of the dhol drum common to Punjabi music.
Vancouver [...]
This year’s voting process has a twist – the reading public has been invited to nominate their favourite book (you can guess, we are rooting for “Everything was Good-bye”) to appear on the long list. The book with the most nominations will be added to the long list and as such be considered for the [...]
Over 700 Sikhs, armed with hockey sticks, took to the streets to protect the Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Southall as the police in the UK stretched to maintain law and order in London last night.
Local vigilante groups have been formed in various areas in London to protect homes and business establishments that have [...]
Abdul Malik Rustam had been in Canada for only two months before his wife, Shaher Bano Shahdady, rented a Toronto apartment of her own. Around midnight on July 22, police say, Mr. Rustam found his way in and strangled her. Neighbours reported hearing a child’s screams for 15 minutes, and then silence. Ms. Shahdady’s [...]
The nation’s premiers want to take Prime Minister Stephen Harper back to the future with a Team Canada trade mission to China and India next year.
The provincial and territorial leaders announced Friday that they want to revive the successful strategy used by former prime minister Jean Chrétien to promote business abroad.
“We want [...]
