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  • Former Akal Takht jathedar’s son jailed in Canada for sex assault on girl

    Former Akal Takht jathedar’s son jailed in Canada for sex assault on girl

    News East West TORONTO: In a big embarrassment for the Indo-Canadian community, Ajai Singh, son of former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Purna Singh,  was on Thursday jailed for 90 days by a court in the city of Abbotsford near Vancouver for sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl. Ajai Singh,  38, who was visiting Canada with…

  • Toronro can see Sai Baba’s impact on Samarpan Meditation

    Toronro can see Sai Baba’s impact on Samarpan Meditation

    By Swati Sharan TORONTO:  The impact Shirdi Sai Baba has had on the life of Swami Shivkrupanand, the founder of Samarpan Meditation or Samarpan Dhyan, is immeasurable. As Sai Baba’s medium, Swami Shivkrupanand was able to take samarpan meditation on to a global level. The samarpan meditation technique has been practised for generations in the…

  • North American roots of Indian freedom struggle: 100 years of Gadar Movement

    North American roots of Indian freedom struggle: 100 years of Gadar Movement

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    Gadar Movement North America roots: The movement to liberate India from British rule was started by young Indian revolutionaries in America and Canada By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the founding in North America of the Gadar Movement to liberate India from colonial rule. Life for the earlier people of…

  • Baba Ramdev says Manmohan Singh is impotent

    Baba Ramdev says Manmohan Singh is impotent

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    Baba Ramdev calls Manmohan Singh impotent for withdrawing the ordinance on convicted lawmakers at the direction of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi News East West NEW DELHI: Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif called the Indian prime minister `dehati aurat’ (village woman) in New York last week. Now yoga guru Ramdev has now termed Manmohan Singh `namard’…