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How Jarnail Singh became king of ethnic food market in Canada
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Young Jarnail Singh from Ambala Jattan village in Hoshiarpur district landed in Montreal in 1976 with just five dollars in his pocket. “There were very few Indians and hardly any Indian food store here back then. We missed Indian food so much so that people coming from India used to bring…
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Sad to see dirty politics on migrant crisis in India
Winnipeg-based businessman, who has played a major role in developing Canada-India business relations, vents his anger at the authorities for pushing poor migrants into deep distress With the corona lockdown in India on March 25 bringing untold misery to millions of migrants across the country, one expected central and state governments to desist from…
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Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh, 95, is no more
Hockey legend Balbir Singh, who passed away in Chandigarh at the age of 95, was a star with few peers. He breathed his last at about 6.30 am on Monday morning at Fortis Hospital in Mohali. Winning independent India’s first gold medal and singing the new National Anthem was an exhilarating experience for him at…
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Ottawa Indian student making 3D printed face shields for Corona warriors
By Shiv Chopra NEW YORK: During these times of fear and anxiety because of the Corona pandemic, there is not much each person can do to help, much less help the brave frontline healthcare workers. That hasn’t deterred Ottawa-based Ishaan Pathania from stepping forward. He is helping to 3D print thousands of face shields to provide…