Human Interest

Bollywood film actor Shah Rukh Khan gestures during a press conference. AFP/Getty Images

Shah Rukh Khan under fire on surrogacy, foetus sex-determination reports (w/ Gallery)

Bollywood film actor Shah Rukh Khan gestures during a press conference. AFP/Getty Images VANCOUVER DESI & IANS New Delhi... (more...)

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Princess Diana with Prince William and Prince Harry

‘Unassailable’ proof of Prince William’s Indian heritage (w/ Gallery)

Princess Diana of Wales poses for pictures at the 17th century Taj Mahal, 11 February 1992, on the second day of the royal... (more...)

Minor girl’s rape video uploaded on social media

IANS Jaipur – A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Rajasthan’s Alwar town and the video of the crime then... (more...)

World population to grow by a billion in next 22 years, India to surpass China in 2028: UN

India’s population is expected to surpass China’s around 2028. Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo EDITH M. LEDERER THE ASSOCIATED... (more...)

Indian court denies maternal grandmother unwilling minors’ custody

IANS New Delhi – A plea filed by a woman seeking custody of her grandchildren, who are at present living with their... (more...)

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Israel denies selling arms to Pakistan, did not compromise India’s security

A file photo taken on February 21, 2010 shows an Israeli Heron TP surveillance drone. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images IANS Jerusalem/Kolkata... (more...)

2010 Chariot Parade in Vancouver. Courtesy: vancouver.iskcon.ca

Tenth annual Hindu Chariot Parade to be held in Burnaby

2010 Chariot Parade in Vancouver. Courtesy: vancouver.iskcon.ca VANCOUVER DESI A Hindu chariot will be pulled through Burnaby... (more...)

Menopause Men

Women go into menopause because of men: study

Rama Singh, evolutionary biologist McMaster University, is shown in a handout photo, released on Thursday June 13, 2013.... (more...)

Nachhatar Gill

Punjabi singer Nachhatar Gill booked for rape

Punjabi singer Nachhatar Gill. Facebook IANS Chandigarh – Police in Ludhiana Thursday booked Punjabi singer Nachhatar... (more...)

Indian women undergo sterilization suffering grimy clinic, rusty scalpel for $10

Indian women undergo sterilization suffering grimy clinics, rusty scalpels for $10

Indian women undergo sterilization suffering grimy clinics, rusty scalpels for $10. Fotolia ANDREW MACASKILL BLOOMBERG NEWS Sumati... (more...)

HUMAN TRAFFICIKING

Human trafficking trial: Filipino nanny’s behaviour was nervous, tired say witnesses

Live-in caregiver Leticia Sarmiento, arrives at the B.C. Supreme court in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, May 30, 2013.... (more...)

Hormone replacement adds muscle to women: Study

Bern, May 1 (IANS) Swiss scientists have proved that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve muscle strength and fibre... (more...)

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EDUCATION: A class photo gone wrong.

VANCOUVER DESI AMRITA SAHOTA You may have heard about the student in a wheelchair who was recently photographed, sitting noticeably apart from his classmates.  You…
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Changing allegiance

SURESH KURL VANCOUVER DESI  Just as the Quebec Finance Minister, Nicolas Marceau feels about the Charbonneau Commission, “It’s an awful spectacle. It is worse than…
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This Father’s day – give the gift of a tech toy that is from this decade. Father’s always end up giving up their laptops to…
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