INDIA'S 75TH INDEPENDENCE DAY: Time To Celebrate But Also Reflect On The Extremes That Threaten Democracy

By Promod PuriAugust 15th this year marks a great day for India as it celebrates the 75th anniversary of Independence from the 200 years of colonial rule by the British raj. The country gets immersed ...

Netflix’s Deepa And Anoop Featuring Lead Voice By Indo-Canadian Girl Debuts Monday

Burnaby’s Pavan Bharaj is making her voice acting debut as the lead in a new Netflix animated series "Deepa and Anoop" which premieres on Aug. 15. Pavan Bharaj says she's excited that they chose her...

South Asian Driving Instructor In Toronto Charged With Two Counts Of Sexual Assault

A South Asian driving instructor has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault. Police announced the arrest of 28-year-old Saddam Hossain Ishaque. He was charged with two counts of s...

Community Raises $20,000 For Dr. Amedkar Room At Surrey Centre Library

The South Asian community, largely the Dalit community of the lower mainland, has raised $20,000 for the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Room as the Surrey Centre Library, “Firstly, we would like to congratulate...

Celebrated And Condemned Author Salman Rushdie Remains In Critical Condition Following Attack In New York

WTF WHERE WAS THE SECURITY? Celebrated but condemned author Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition following an attack on Friday while he was about to deliver a lecture in Western New York. Rush...

Kashmiri Americans Stage A Protest Against India To Mark Anniversary Of Article 370 In New York

Kashmiri Americans along with friends of Kashmir -- men, women and children -- staged a huge rally at historic Times Square, despite heavy rain, to commemorate the abrogation of Article 370 & 35 A and...

Home Sales In Fraser Valley Continue To Slide Down For Fourth Straight Month

Home sales in the Fraser Valley are in a free fall as high interest rates bite. In July, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 993 sales on its Multiple Listing Service (MLS), a decrea...

Nine South Asians Among The Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Recipients

Nine South Asian were selected among the annual Top 25 Immigrant Awards recipients which includes Chief Statistician of Canada, an Ontario MPP and award-winning physical medicine and rehabilitation ph...

Well Known Drug Dealer Identified As Man Gunned Down In Surrey Tuesday

A well known drug dealer has been identified as the man who was gunned down Tuesday afternoon at a Church’s Chicken parking lot in Surrey. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been ...