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Asa Johal: First-ever Indo-Canadian tycoon in Canada
By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: The passing of the first-ever Indo-Canadian tycoon Asa Johal, who was also one of the oldest Indians in Canada, last week marks the end of an era in the history of the Indo-Canadian community. The famous sawmill tycoon died in Vancouver at the age of 98. He would have turned 99…
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Bollywood stars who died young
Bollywood, the Indian tinseltown, is a tough place despite all its glamour. Over the decades, this place has had its share of tragedies as many Bollywood stars died young or very early in their careers. Some of them, such as Guru Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Meena Kumari, Madhubala and Smita Patil, were so talented that had those…
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Punjabi trucker Pardeep Singh arrested with 112.5 kg cocaine
Indo-Canadian drug smuggler Pardeep Singh was caught while trying to bring 112.5 kg of cocaine from the US into Canada in his truck The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: It’s an Indo-Canadian Punjabi man again. In ever-increasing cases of Punjabi men being arrested for smuggling drugs into Canada, Punjabi trucker Pardeep Singh, 24, has been nabbed for smuggling 112.5…
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Mississauga woman Bianca Sodhi arrested for keeping banned firearm
The Canadian Bazaar MISSISSAUGA: Bianca Sodhi, a 25-year-old woman from Mississauga, has been arrested and charged with various firearm-related offences. Ms Sodhi was arrested on July 5 when Peel Police executed a search warrant at a residence in the area of Absolute Avenue and Burnhamthorpe Road in Mississauga. During the search, investigators seized a .22 calibre handgun…