NRI News
Indo-Canadian politician clears air on job ad
Wednesday, 12/08/2015
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TORONTO: An Indo-Canadian politician has come out with a clarification over a job posting by her party that allegedly offered lower wages to Punjabispeaking callers than their English-speaking counterparts, said a media report.
Punjab-origin journo awarded in Canada
Monday, 10/08/2015
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TORONTO: A Punjab-origin Canadian woman journalist has been awarded by Indian community members in Ottawa for her achievements in the field of journalism.
Sikh hero remembered on Victory over Japan Day
Monday, 10/08/2015
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LONDON: As Britain prepares to mark 70 years of Victory over Japan Day – the day that marked the end of Second World War – later this week, one of the British Indian army soldiers being remembered for daring exploits during the Burma campaign is Karamjeet Singh Judge (1923-45).
Indo-Canadian among two held in drug bust
Sunday, 09/08/2015
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Ottawa: An Indian-origin man and his accomplice have charged with several offences after drugs, weapons, cash and a stolen motorcycle were seized from their apartment in Canada’s Calgary province, a media report said.
22 Sikhs on hunger strike in Florida prison since July 25
Sunday, 09/08/2015
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WASHINGTON: As many as 22 Indian asylum-seekers, all of them Sikhs, are on a hunger strike in a Florida jail that started on July 25, demanding that a local court should hear their bond (akin to bail) hearing, prompting a US civil rights group to seek federal government intervention.
PUNJAB-ORIGIN MAN GETS LIFE TERM FOR MURDER IN UK
Saturday, 08/08/2015
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LONDON: A Southall-based Punjab-origin man who murdered a father-of-three in a revenge attack in January was sentenced by the high court to life imprisonment on Thursday.
Punjab-origin man jailed for 17 yrs in UK for dealing in drugs, money-laundering
Friday, 07/08/2015
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LONDON: A Punjab-origin man based in Walsall in the west Midlands has received prison sentences totalling 17 years following two investigations into drug and money laundering offences.
Punjab-origin Atul Keshap is new US envoy to Sri Lanka
Friday, 07/08/2015
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WASHINGTON: Indian-American Atul Keshap has been confirmed as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, becoming the second Punjab-origin diplomat to be posted to the region after Richard Rahul Verma.
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