Category Archive for: ‘News’
Quit India
WITH THE OUTBREAK of the war in 1939, Gandhi was dragged back into the political arena. He had loyally supported the Empire in the First World War. In the Boer War, even though his moral sympathies were with the Boers who were fighting for their …
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British Government Must Apologize for Jallianwala Baugh Massacre
In 2019, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited the site of a brutal massacre, Jallianwala Baugh, which happened in 1919 under British colonial rule in India and offered his personal apologies. He expressed his “deep sense of grief” for a “terrible atrocity.” The …
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Natives beaten down by police in India salt bed raid
By WEBB MILLER, United Press Staff Correspondent DHARASANA, India, Wednesday, May 21, 1930 (UP) – Prayers said as white-clad volunteers knelt in the moonlight and an impassioned speech by the poetess-leader, Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, opened the mass attack of 2,500 independence demonstrators today on the …
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The road to India’s partition
As citizens of India and Pakistan celebrate 71 years of their independence on August 15, they will also remember 1947 as the momentous year of their simultaneous birth. That year, the British quit their “jewel in the crown” and partitioned colonial India on the basis …
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NRI News
Rik Mehta, the first Indian-American to win GOP primary for Senate from New Jersey Rik Mehta, an ex-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official, beaten his closest rival Hirsh Singh, also an Indian-American, in the Republican, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), primaries …
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Ghee is Not the Enemy
Ghee, clarified butter, is a good substitute for cooking oil and is frequently used in Indian and Middle Eastern recipes. Many people favor cooking with ghee over butter because it does not burn as easily and adds great aroma, flavor, and taste to the food. …
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To Buy Organic or Not?
Organic foods have changed from being deemed a gourmet commodity, pricey and limited to specialty markets, to being popular, and even essential for some, at grocery stores worldwide. With a wide range of availability at reasonable prices, many are now embracing a natural lifestyle. But …
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Salma Lakhani is the first Muslim in Canada to be appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
A community advocate and businessperson Salma Lakhani made history on Wednesday upon her selection as the Lieutenant Governor of the province of Alberta, the first-ever Muslim with ancestry in the Indian subcontinent to take up the post in Canada. “Ms. Lakhani is devoted to supporting …
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Rapid Fire Changes Come to the World of Immigration
By Rishi P. Oza, Esq. As if 2020 has not been chaotic enough with the COVID-19 pandemic, racial strife, and an oncoming presidential election, the immigration world has been on fire for the past month with policy changes issued from the United States Department of …
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Hrithik Roshan Donates Funds to 100 Bollywood dancers
Bollywood dancers are among the worst affected during the coronavirus pandemic given that numerous film shoots have been shut down. Actor Hrithik Roshan has taken a step forward and decided to deposit money into the accounts of at least 100 of them, all of whom …
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