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punjabi diaspora news

Afghan boy's trip reminds: When 2 Indians hid in UK flight wheel well, one lived

The Saini brothers hid in the front wheel bay of a British Airways flight from Delhi to London in 1996.
Updated on Sep 23, 2025 06:29 PM IST

Review: The Ghadar Movement by Rana Preet Gill

A view of the Komagata Maru Memorial in Vancouver, Canada. The centenary celebration of the Ghadar movement in 2013 was commemorated not only in India but also by the Punjabi diaspora. In 2016, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised on behalf of the government of Canada for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident, which denied entry to a ship carrying Sikh immigrants into Vancouver. The ship was forced to return to Calcutta where a tragic confrontation with British authorities led to many casualties among the migrants. This infamous incident has become ingrained in public memory (Shutterstock)
Published on Sep 05, 2025 10:58 PM IST

Punjab CM Mann emphasises stronger ties with UK in key sectors

Punjab CM Mann emphasises stronger ties with UK in key sectors
Published on Jul 21, 2025 10:25 PM IST

Starting Dec 11 Qatar Airways to provide one-stop flights from Amritsar to Canada

Qatar Airways announced that it is starting a new three-weekly non-stop service between Doha in Qatar and Toronto-Canada, starting on December 11 this year (HT File)
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 06:20 AM IST

30-ft-tall statue of Bhagat Singh to come up at Mohali airport

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (PTI File)
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:16 AM IST

Spotting Khalistan from North America

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Who are these self-proclaimed Khalistanis?
Published on Oct 04, 2023 05:25 PM IST

Exodus of talent not good for India, says Ujjal Dosanjh

Even twelve years after he retired from active politics in Canada after serving as the first Indian immigrant – and the only so far – premier of British Columbia province, Ujjal Dosanjh,76, remains an influential voice of the Punjabi diaspora, well-regarded for his steadfast view against the Khalistani elements
Updated on May 20, 2023 01:20 AM IST

Conservatives push for direct Canada- Amritsar flight

The long-pending demand for direct flights between Canada and Amritsar has got a welcome boost with leader of opposition Conservative Party of Canada Pierre Poilievre announcing his campaign for starting direct flights between Canada and Amritsar. (Twitter)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 01:20 AM IST

Pvt airline starts one-stop Amritsar to Toronto flight

A private airline, Neos Airlines flight, will be starting a flight from Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar, to Toronto on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 01:12 AM IST

Sikh leader Manjit Singh attacked by group of 25 people in California

DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK
Updated on Aug 26, 2018 01:59 PM IST