Category: Indians Abroad
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2 Brampton Indo-Canadian men arrested for murder of fellow Punjabi
The Canadian Bazaar MISSISSAUGA: Two Brampton Indo-Canadian men have arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Paviter Singh Bassi on March 19. While Karanvir Singh Bassi, 22, was arrested a day after the crime, Guryodh Singh Khattra, 22, was taken into custody on Marhc 21. Both appeared at the Ontario court of…
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Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donates $10 million to Alberta university
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Canada’s top Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donated $10 million to the University of Lethbridge in Alberta on Wednesday. The university has renamed its business school after him and it will henceforth will be called the Dhillon School of Business. Calgary-based Bob (Navneet) Dhillon is the president and CEO of…
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How Brampton dentist Terry Papneja is changing poor lives in India
The Canadian Bazaar MISSISSAUGA: Terry Papneja is one of the few Indo-Canadian immigrants who have made a name not only in their professions but also charity work back in India. Papneja, whose family migrated from Bhatti Chak near Gujranwala in Pakistan to India during the Partition, is known as one of the most successful dentists…
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Trudeau visit to India was `unqualified success,’ says Indian high commissioner Vikas Swarup
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Downplaying what he called the “distractions around the visit of Prime Minister Trudeau to India,’’ Indian high commissioner Vikas Swarup says the visit was an “unqualified success.’’ Speaking at a reception for Indian minister for mines Narendra Singh Tomar, who is leading the Indian delegation for the PDAC International Convention here,…