SINGAPORE: An Indian-origin woman in Singapore has been sentenced to 16 months’ jail, with the judge noting that her attempt to cheat the government would have been at expense of taxpayers’ money meant for Covid Support Grant, according to a media report.
Read More »BRAMPTON: Two Punjabi men charged with attempted murder
ONTARIO: Two Punjabi men identified as Sahil Gill and Devinder Gill have been charged after a crossbow was fired at two people inside of a vehicle in Brampton last week.
Read More »Indian-origin gas station owner shot dead by robbers in US
NEW YORK: A 45-year-old Indian-origin gas station owner was shot dead during a daylight robbery near a police station in the US state of Georgia, according to media reports, some three weeks after another Indian-American was shot dead in Dallas.
Read More »Two Punjabi men arrested in Canada for smuggling 112 kg cocaine worth $12M
BRAMPTON: Two Punjabi men have been arrested in Canada for allegedly smuggling about 112 kg of cocaine into the country.
Read More »Deportation decision for Jaskirat Sidhu delayed in Humboldt Broncos crash
Calgary: A decision on whether a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash should be deported to India likely won’t be coming until the new year. A lawyer for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 33, had sent a voluminous amount of paperwork to the Canada Border Services Agency …
Read More »UK Sikh soldier Jay Singh-Sohal honoured with ‘VRSM’ medal
BRITAIN: UK Sikh soldier Jay Singh-Sohal has been awarded a royal volunteering medal (VRSM) after 12 years of service in the army’s Volunteer Reserve.
Read More »US: 3 Indians arrested for illegal re-entry after deportation
WASHINGTON: Three Indian nationals, who were earlier deported to India, have been arrested once again in the US Virgin Islands for illegally entering the country, an American attorney has said.
Read More »Bill tabled to name Canada’s Calgary constituency in NRI MLA’s memory
ALBERTA: Canada’s Alberta provincial government is proposing to rename a Calgary constituency in honour of the late MLA Manmeet Bhullar’s contributions and legacy.
Read More »19-year-old Indian-origin girl shot dead in the US
UNITED STATES: A 19-year-old Indian-origin student died in a freak firing in Montgomery, Alabama, US.
Read More »CANADA: Punjabi youth Rajanbir Gill dies in fiery truck collision
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Rajanbir Singh Gill, a 22-year-old Punjabi, has been identified as a victim of a fatal Highway 3 crash that caused the road’s closure for 16 hours last week.
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