On Thursday (June 2) Ontario will vote to elect its 43rdAssembly. Of a record number of 900 candidates, representing 25 different political parties, 60 of the contestants are of South Asian origin.  More than one third of them are Punjabis, who are representatives all major political parties, including the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals, NDP, and Green.  A couple of them are… Continue reading Ontario votes today: South Asian migrants set to improve their tally

 In less than a day of being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Heraldmoney laundering case, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi,  has  “tested positive  for COVID-19” , Mr Randeep Surjewala, General Secretary and Spokesman of Congress, told newsmen on Thursday. Mr Surjewala also made it clear that Mrs Sonia Gandhi would appear before the Enforcement Directorate as scheduled on June 8. Mrs Sonia Gandhi has already isolated… Continue reading Sonia Gandhi  tests positive for COVID-19, shall  appear before ED on June 8: Randeep Surjewala

Argentina was stunned as a three-minute Dutch blitzkrieg struck it to snatch all three points in the second match of the FIH Pro League on Thursday. With a 3-1 win, the hosts, the Netherlands, finished with a maximum of six points from two games against the Pan American champions Argentina. Argentina took the lead after Agustin Mazilli played… Continue reading FIH Pro League: A 3-minute Dutch blitzkrieg stuns Argentina

By Prabhjot Singh* 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… Continue reading FIFA World Cup 2022: Canada qualifies with 4-0 win over Jamaica

By Prabhjot Singh Once Jagrup Brar, a sitting member of the British Columbia Assembly, told me that every migrant Punjabi in Canada has two hearts. While one beats for Canada, the other throbs for Punjab. Jagrup, a former international in basketball, had a point. It gets corroborated every time there is a election in either… Continue reading Canadian Politics: “Videshi” Punjab is all set to go to polls

At least five people are feared killed in a latest mass shooting incident at a medical office building in Tulsa, Okla, on Wednesday afternoon, media reports said. The reports said that a man carrying a rifle and a handgun opened fire in a medical office building in Tulsa  on Wednesday afternoon, killing four people before apparently… Continue reading Mass shootings: Five feared killed in a latest mass shooting incident at a medical building in USA

The Netherlands  announced its return to the prestigious FIH Pro League with an impressive 5-2 home win over South American hockey powerhouse Argentina on Wednesday.  It was a scintillating first half performance against Argentina as the host nation was unable to sustain the tempo but by the time it ran out of steam, the game was… Continue reading FIH Pro League: The Netherlands celebrates its return with a big win

The Olympic capital of Lausanne in Switzerland will witness the elite of field hockey in a showcase event featuring five teams each in men and women sections. Christened as Hockey5s, this shorter version of hockey, is played in two halves of 10 minutes each with five players on either side and the ball is in play for… Continue reading Hockey5s: Indian teams leave for Lausanne to play in the FIH showcase event

The Bank of Canada today revised its policy interest rates. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Bank of Canada said that it has increased its target for the overnight rate to 1½%, with the Bank Rate at 1¾% and the deposit rate at 1½%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening… Continue reading Finance: Bank of Canada raises policy interest rate

Former Test cricketer and President of the BCCI  Sourav Ganguly is all set to embark upon a new journey. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday issued a cryptic tweet about his “new journey” that raised speculations about his continuation as the BCCI President. To clear the uncertainty the tweet created,  the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah  issued a statement saying that Sourav has not… Continue reading Cricket: What next Mr BCCI President?