A NEWSLETTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS OF  INDIAN DIASPORA Opinion   ‘Culpability on part of Bangladesh govt goes well beyond tacit approval of Hindu ethnic cleansing’ Human rights activist Dr. Richard Benkin speaks about the state of the Hindu community in Bangladesh and much more News of the Week   International conference on human rights concerns of Indian Diaspora to ...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF NRIs Opinion   India's myopic politicians derail reforms It has to be remembered that the Congress declared the establishment of a “socialistic pattern of society” as its goal in 1955 News of the Week   Koodankulam n-plant to be operational in couple of months: PM This was announced at a joint press ...

HARNOOR GILL This father’s day was one to remember. The Big DADDY Festival ran from June 17, 2011 till June the 19th in Halton Hills, Ontario. This astounding event inspired many of the local residents to come out and enjoy themselves in the hot summer heat. I volunteered on all of ...

HARNOOR GILL On a recent summer drop-in-session at Willow Park Ecology Centre, the summer day campers, WPEC officials and I played some games that can easily be enjoyed anywhere. There was Nine Men’s Morris, folded arms, and blindfold tag. The first game we took part in, Nine Men’s Morris was similar ...

DR. BAKUL KUMAR It has been estimated that there are 40 million Diabetics in India of which 9% live in cities and 3% in the rural areas. This pattern is reflected in the Indian population living abroad. The Indians get mostly Type 2 Diabetes which means they have to take oral medications ...

DR. BAKUL KUMARI was watching the first Test match between India and England recently (as most of us Indians do), when a commentator, mentioning a certain Indian fast bowler who had not played for a few months, stated that he was out of shape and was bang in the middle ...

SHELLEY WILLIAMSIt took over two weeks after reaching Buenos Aires before I managed to set foot in the city’s best modern art museum, even though it is right in my neighbourhood of Palermo. Opened this century, the museum will celebrate it’s tenth anniversary this September.At first glance, the building looks ...

[caption id="attachment_11552" align="alignright" width="90" caption="Shelley Williams"][/caption]  El Alteneo is legendary amongst bookworms and people who like browsing in bookshops. Buenos Aires is full of bookshops and also have a healthy market in second hand bookshops, all down Corrientes in the microcentro. The second hand bookshops are the only place where ...

Ramesh Kumar Sharma The US-Pakistan relations are going to be unusually tense due to terrorism activities in Pakistan. The usual Indo-Pak foreign secretaries meeting, therefore, loses significance due to the same reason US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has recently refused to meet and converse with her ...

Amitabh Shrivastava Amir Khan's Rang De Basanti has evoked good response, earning critical acclaim as well as good collections at the box office. Some critics have termed it very mediocre,  but by and large its packaging of pop patriotism has found acceptance among urban cinegoers in India and abroad, ...