By Prabhjot Singh* The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann chose April 16 to announce free 300 units of power to all consumers  from July 1.By the time the announcement was made, consumers had already started feeling the burn from power and water shortages in the State. As environmentalists and governments across the country struggle to… Continue reading 300 units of free power: Keeping “promises”  to mounting debt in Punjab

By Prabhjot Singh* October 25, 1993, would go down in the annals of history of Canadian House of Commons as a golden letter day. It was on this day that Canada earned the distinction of electing first turbaned Sikh MP to any Parliament outside India. The honor went to Gurbax Singh Malhi as he was… Continue reading Canadian Politics-3: Sikh Turban has become an integral part of Canadian Parliament

Excitement is mounting as teams participating in the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 have started arriving at Potchefstroom the  new hockey destination for the past couple of months. Indian team is the latest to arrive there. There have been teams, including Canada, who were in Potchefstroom in December last year before the event was… Continue reading FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup excitement mounts as teams start descending on Potchefstroom

It has been a golden letter day for Canada. After a gap of 36 years, Canada will be back in the FIFA World Cup . Separated by a margin of four goals – scored by Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett –  Canada won over Jamaica  to  secure its first World Cup berth since 1986.   And in… Continue reading FIFA World Cup 2022: Canada qualifies with 4-0 win over Jamaica

It has been a mixed start- more cautious and less controversial- for new Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and his AAP government. The new government has gone through the initial Constitutional and ritualistic formalities by following the parliamentary and conventional practices. Swearing in of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at Khatkar Kalan, the native village… Continue reading Punjab Politics: After Round I what next for Bhagwant Mann & team

Sanjay Malaviya, an  Indo-Canadian and a leading name in  IT healthcare industry, has made a huge  first of its kind donation to the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Foundations. He has announced a donation of $ 1.2 million to directly support Canadian Olympic and Paralympic medallists besides extending support to the NextGen programme of preparing future Olympians and Paralympians. This… Continue reading Indo-Canadian Sanjay Malaviya donates $1.2M to Olympic and Paralympic medallists

Chennai will play host to Chess Olympiad 2022 from July 28 to August 14 where nearly 2,000 top Chess players from all over the globe are expected to participate. It is for the first time that India will host the Chess Olympiad. Incidentally, it will be only the second time in 30 years that this… Continue reading Chess: 2022 Olympiad in Chennai

It was a day of cheers and disappoints as the curtains were rung down on the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Tournament at Potchefstroom on Tuesday. While the Netherlands, England, Argentina and the hosts South Africa were all smiles by signing off the event on victorious note, disappointment was writ large on Germany, India,… Continue reading FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Fourth title for the Netherlands while Germany takes silver; England wins bronze after close encounter with India; Argentina and South Africa sign off with victories

Indo-Canadian politicians after establishing their credibility at the community level, and now, on the basis of their track record, are  emerging as a strong political entity  with their growing presence on the provincial and federal stage.  When Ontario goes to polls in first week of June, they will be  major  playmakers,  says Prabhjot Singh*, holding  their past record since their entry in… Continue reading Canadian Politics-1 : Indo-Canadian politicians are a solid political entity

It was not easy. The early migrants from South Asia were not welcome to Canada. They not only suffered numerous hardships but were also denied right for a decent living. They had no voting right. In fact, the concept of the Nagar Kirtan processions, or the Sikh Parades, proved to be an effective tool for… Continue reading Canadian politics 2: Mission politics started from Mission in BC