After a battle with pneumonia, renowned singer Kuldeep Manak passed away today. Having suffered from kidney problems for some time now, he was admitted to a hospital in Ludhiana after his condition worsened. There, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, and succumbed to the illness shortly afterwards.
Manak was born in 1949 and had a long, illustrious [...]
Privacy breaches have created a flurry of concern among Facebook users who, over the past few years, have had their security settings reset, and all their information made accessible to the public.
According to US regulators, Facebook has “deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it [...]
25 years ago, NDP Emery Barnes spent a total of seven weeks living as though he were on welfare. Today, B.C. politician Jagrup Brar has accepted a challenge to live on $610 during the month of January. The announcement came at a news conference in Surrey this Monday.
“I want to experience first-hand what life is [...]
The BC Lions took the final 34-23 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on home turf this weekend.
Although there has been some speculation that Buono plans to step down as coach next season, and work solely as general manager, he is being applauded for his work in guiding the team.
Buono humbly gave all the [...]
28-year-old quarterback QB Travis Lulay was named the CFL’s most outstanding player, coming out ahead of Anthony Calvillo from the Montreal Alouettes, who had won the award three times.
Before accepting the trophy, Lulay was definitely uncomfortable with all the photographers and media attention. Lulay says his previous most noteworthy accomplishments were from Regis high [...]
Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, will be given a fair trial in Libya as a sign of democracy, rather than dictatorship, said the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo. Although he is not guaranteeing that a Libyan trial will be entirely fair, he will not hand Saif al-Islam over to The Hague to face [...]
Electricity was not an invention; it was an idea. Endless scientists tried to prove and expand on the theory of electricity. Then in the 1700s, a man named Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite so he could fly it into the storm clouds which conducted electricity down the string. And voila! He became [...]
In a two-day blanket drive, over one hundred volunteers will be collecting warming donations from the public; socks, scarves, mittens, toques and of course, blankets at Blanket BC Society’s 3rd Annual “Drive on the Line” campaign. The event takes place on Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 along the Canada Line, in partnership with [...]
Dhoom restaurant hosted Surinder Sanghera and Bobby Nagra’s NEW WAVE Music Label Launch on Monday, November 21.
Surinder and Bobby are Punjabi music and cultural pioneers with years of experience in the music field. With more than 30 concerts of every genre under their belt and numerous album releases, the decision to launch their own music [...]
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has received the go-ahead, from Delhi High Court, to apply a new charge called the Airport Development Fee (ADF) on flights leaving Delhi. In addition to the airfare, this separate charge will mean an eaxtra Rs 200 for domestic travel and Rs 1,300 for international travel. The charge is subject [...]
