REFUSAL TO REMOVE SIKH NAMES FROM ‘BLACKLISTED’ LIST

Forty-six names of former Khalistani militants will not be removed from the Punjab government’s list of ‘blacklisted’ Sikh radicals. The reason behind this is attributed to security and intelligence agencies considering them as potential threats amid several reports of attempts made to revive militancy in the state...

SLEEP BETTER BY CHOOSING THE RIGHT FOODS

The meal you choose tonight could mean the difference between counting sheep and getting some serious shut-eye. So order the salmon.

There are certain nutrients in salmon, as well as in beans, yogurt, and spinach that help you sleep better...

STEVE NASH BRINGS PHOENIX SUNS TO VANCOUVER FOR PRE-SEASON GAME

Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns will be making a visit to Rogers Arena in Vancouver for a preseason NBA game October 6.

Canucks Sports & Entertainment and Rogers Arena announced in a news release Monday that Vancouver will host the Phoenix Suns and the Toronto Raptors...

INDO-CANADIAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE

He was known as a family man, a father of two young boys who volunteered his time coaching kids’ soccer. He was also a community activist, using a radio platform to give advice to new immigrants to the country.

Neighbours of Tarith Sehmbi are shocked that the Edmonton RCMP officer stands accused of killing his wife...

EMRAAN HASHMI’S WORKOUT BEEF

When many actors would take pride in showing off their six-pack abs, Emraan Hashmi would take offence. He would much rather call his newly-acquired chiseled torso for forthcoming movie 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' toned and fit...

LARA DUTTA STIRS UP CONTROVERSY WITH PETA

Ex Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta is creating stirs these days with her recent veggie photo shoot for an ad campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Lara looked deliciously inviting in a spectacular full-length gown made of lettuce leaves and other vegetables, “Going vegetarian is one of the easiest ways to improve our health, help countless animals and protect the Earth,” says Dutta...

AYESHA EXPLORES NEW VENTURES

Bollywood’s cutie Ayesha Takia is now trying her hand at different ventures this time, given that her acting career is not going great guns. She is not only all set to launch her designer label called ‘AYESHA’, she is also setting up her own coffee chain shops across the nation and for this new venture, the actress is spending quite some time traveling and doing all the ground work...

INDIAN TRAIN CRASH RESULTS IN 62 DEAD, 90 INJURED

62 people were killed and over 90 passengers injured when a train in high speed tore through the rear of another at the Sainthia station in Birbhum district of West Bengal, after it apparently overshot the signal in the wee hours in the morning.
Driver M C Dey and assistant driver N K Mandal of the Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express, which collided with the Ranchi-bound Vananchal Express, were among the dead in the accident for which railways are not ruling out sabotage as the cause, PTI reported...

SURGICAL TOURISM IN SOUTH ASIA

Faced with a long wait time for that surgery you need? Lots of people are opting to skip the line, save money on their operation and take a vacation — all at the same time...

WORST DISASTER ON RECORD

A supertanker began skimming oil in the Gulf of Mexico Friday as the disaster became the worst accidental spill on record, surpassed only by the deliberate release by Iraqi troops during the 1991 Gulf War.
An estimated 35,000 to 60,000 barrels of oil per day has been gushing out of the ruptured well since the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig sank on April 22 some 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast of Louisiana...