A jury at the Supreme Court of British Columbia convicts Balraj Basra of first-degree murder and arson
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- This marks the revival of a highly sought-after route that was suspended following the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 
- The country has earlier issued two stamps in the honour of Sikhs — one on the 300th anniversary of Baisakhi in 1999 and another to mark the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident 
- "If truck drivers cease to exist, you won't get bread for your home," the Punjabi singer reacted 
- When Arvi Singh Sagoo questioned him, the suspect allegedly struck him in the head, causing him to fall and lose consciousness 
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- The move results in more frequent vetting of foreigners who apply for employment authorisation to work in the United States 
- Had fled Myanmar after crackdown on cybercrime hub 
- My father was a hardworking man who built his business from scratch, no one benefits from this, he said 
- After waiting more than four decades to clear his name in a friend’s 1980 killing, India-born Subramanyam Vedam was set to walk free from a Pennsylvania prison this month 
- Aas Mohammad Ansari allegedly hangs himself from the ceiling of his residence in Riyadh on October 26 following a heated argument with his wife Sania (21) during a video call 
- Lawrence Bishnoi gang also claims responsibility for industrialist Darshan Singh Sahsi’s murder 
- Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia ramp up Amritsar-Kuala Lumpur flights, offering onward links to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth 
- Fraudulent agents lure youth with job offers abroad, hold them hostage for ransom 
- Dr Vasu Singh is a member of Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 
- Karandeep Singh, 19, was found dead in a river in Oregon after going missing on October 8. He had moved to the US two years prior via a 'dunki route' after his father sold land. The family is requesting help to repatriate his remains or obtain visas to perform his last rites. 
- A man from Jalandhar, Harminder Singh, was tricked into joining the Russian army after traveling to Russia on a tourist visa for a construction job. He is now trapped in a warzone in Ukraine and fears for his life, pleading with the Indian government for rescue. 
- The North American Punjabi Association urged members of the Sikh and broader South Asian community in the UK to fully cooperate with law enforcement and to remain vigilant while offering emotional and moral support to the victim 
- Poonam, who came to India in 2004 with her brother Gagan amid growing militancy in Pakistan’s Swat region, had been waiting for years to secure legal recognition as an Indian citizen 
- Praneeth Usiripalli has been charged with assault, and is arrested 
- 'Now, I need to work on my thoughts in the right way, and I want to do something big' 
- 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of rape; police probe ongoing in West Midlands town 
- The 68-year-old entrepreneur from Rajgarh village near Doraha was killed outside his Abbotsford residence 
- Jagga's gang is primarily active in Punjab and Rajasthan, and he has more than a dozen cases registered against him 
- The Sydney concert is part of Dosanjh’s ongoing ‘AURA’ tour, which brought down under, nearly selling out Parramatta’s 25,000-seat Western Sydney stadium in Australia 
- Dushyant Sharma from Jalandhar was Punjab's first IM 
- Had accused of theft and got 10-month jail, released after over 3 years 
- 54 deported, including 30 from Karnal and Kaithal; families reeling under heavy debts after failed ‘donkey route’ journey 
- Families fear marriage prospects hit; SP warns against illegal travel 
- Deported after illegal stay, Harjinder recalls ordeal, laments Rs 35 lakh loss, lack of jobs in India 
- He revealed that many Indian youths in Saudi prisons are similarly trapped in false cases and have been languishing there for years 
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