By Yash Sharma
AJAX: Durham College students join the Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham (ICCAD) in hosting the fun-filled festival of “Navratra” at the Ajax Community Centre
Archives for October 2012
Scotiabank Desi Achievers Awards
Why multilingualism of Canada is its great asset
By Balwant Sanghera
VANCOUVER: The 2011 census figures are great news for the Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) Canada and the entire Punjabi community as Punjabi has now jumped from its sixth place in 2006 to the third most spoken language in Canada.
Over 460,000 Punjabi speakers are now spread out throughout Canada.
India, Canada natural allies, says Meira Kumar
News East-West
TORONTO: Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar says India and Canada are natural allies, and lauds the success of the Indian diaspora
Pooja Bhatt finds her sister Alia too young for Ranbir Hooda
By Subhash K Jha
MUMBAI: Pooja Bhatt is keen to cast younger sister Alia in her next film Mr Love based on the infamous Nanavati murder case that shook Mumbai’s beau monde way back in 1959.
Canada cracks down on fraud marriages with a two-year clause
News East-West
TORONTO: in a major crackdown on marriages of convenience, Canada has announced a mandatory two-year clause for overseas spouse to stay in the relationship
Lisa Ray shares wedding pictures
By Subhash K Jha
Lisa Ray, who married her long-standing soul-mate Jason Dehni on October 20 in Napa Valley in California, shares her wedding pictures with us
Jaspal Bhatti: my memories of him & a tribute
I have tons of memories of my friend and India’s comedy pioneer Jaspal Bhatti who died in a road accident on Thursday in Punjab, says Gurmukh Singh
Oldest IITian Jogendra Singh narrates how IITs became global brand
News East-West
TORONTO: Canada’s oldest IITian Jogendra Singh, who was part of the first batch (1951-55) to pass out of the first Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, gives credit to Nehru for the global brand that IITs have become today
Punjabi is second largest immigrant language spoken in Canada
News East-West
TORONTO: Punjabi tops the list of the 10 immigrant languages spoken most in Canadian homes as Hindi and Bengali too post big growth, says the 2011 Census of Population.
