Category: Indo-Canadians
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Canada’s AIM for SEVA raises $7.1 million for education of poor kids in rural India
TORONTO: Opening their pockets for the poor children of India, Indo-Canadian expatriates have donated more than seven million dollars to a Toronto-based non-profit organization which builds and runs education hostels in rural India. The non-profit AIM for SEVA (Canada) builds hostels in far-flung, rural areas of India to educate children from poor families. At this…
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Canada-India total trade touched $10 billion in 2017, says Statistics Canada’s Anil Arora
OAKVILLE: Anil Arora, Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada, highlighted the role of Canadians of Indian origin in the Canadian society and especially its economy at an exclusive Speaker Series organised by Canada India Foundation Tuesday 9 October at Oakville. In a session that witnessed unprecedented participation, Mr. Arora also highlighted the modernisation drive undertaken by Statistics Canada…
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8 Brampton desis among 10 arrested in international drug racket
Brampton desis face charges related to drug trafficking, trafficking in stolen goods, and fraud The Canadian Bazaar BRAMPTON: Ten men, eight of whom are Brampton desis, have been arrested as police have smashed an international drug trafficking racket. Ravi Shanker, 56, Gurinder Bedi, 52, Bhupinder Raja, 64, Azadali Damani, 63, Darshan Bedi, 71, Satnarine Ori, 35,…
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Bal Gosal for mayor of Brampton: I have the momentum in my favour
BRAMPTON: Though Indo-Canadians have made their mark in provincial and federal politics in Canada by becoming MLAs, MPs and ministers, they have failed badly in municipal elections. Even though all the MPs and MPPs (equivalent to MLAs) from Brampton are Punjabis, the city has just only one Punjabi councillor — Gurpreet Singh Dhillon. But things…