London/Moscow, Apr 7 (PTI) The US military strike on Syria was widely hailed by the world community today with nations like the UK and Israel backing it as a “just” response to the chemical attack by President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, but Russia and Iran strongly condemned the unilateral move. The UK government said it “fully supports” the US missile strike …

JASKARAN Johal, 19, who police say has “an extensive history of trafficking and drug offences,” has been charged after he was caught in possession of a prohibited substance after breaching his conditions and allegedly attempting to flee from police. On the morning of March 21, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. (CFSEU-BC) Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) conducted …

JASWANT Singh Gill was found guilty of manslaughter in connection with his wife Gurpreet (Ruby) Gill, 33, back in February 2006 on Valentine’s Day by a B.C. Supreme Court jury last Sunday. He had been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying. Gill was also found guilty in the first-degree murder of Thomas Eldon Akerman, 26, in December 1994. Court …

Visakhapatnam-based LV Revanth was announced as the winner of Indian Idol Season 9 by none other than the cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar. Social media was abuzz over the master blaster’s debut on small screen. While the first runners-up was Khuda Baksh, the second runners-up was PVNS Rohit. The season finale witnessed three contestants – LV Revanth Kumar, Khuda Baksh and …

VANCOUVER police are investigating a collision on South East Marine Drive that resulted in the death of a driver on Sunday night. Around 9:15 p.m., a car traveling eastbound on South East Marine Drive near Buscombe Street ‎struck a westbound semi truck and a second vehicle. The driver of the car, the single occupant, was treated by first responders at the …

THE Toronto Police announced on Thursday that Murali Muthyalu, 37, a visitor from India who allegedly used an alias of Master Raghav, has been charged with practising witchcraft, extortion and fraud over $5,000. It is alleged that during February and March, a man advertised his services as an astrologer and psychic. A 44-year-old man attended his business for psychic services and was told …

New York, Mar 25 (PTI) The gruesome killings of an Indian IT professional and her 6-year-old son in a New Jersey town has sent shock waves in the neighbourhood with the motive behind the murders still unknown. Sasikala Narra, 38 and her son Anish Narra were killed yesterday inside their residence at the Fox Meadow Apartments in Maple Shade in …

JASKARN Lally, 20, of Abbotsford was shot dead last Friday (March 24) in the 3500-block of Chase Street. The Abbotsford Police Department received a report of the shooting just after 4:30 p.m.  and located a male at a residence. He was dead from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.  As the scene was deemed a homicide, the Integrated Homicide investigation …

Four people dead and several people were injured today close to Britain’s Houses of Parliament in what police said they were treating as a terrorist incident. A suspected terrorist plowed a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, then fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot. At least four people, including the attacker, were killed and …

Kapil Sharma might be making audience laugh on his jokes, but people close to him allegedly say that his drinking habit and the subsequent misbehaviour is becoming a regular thing. And the one at the receiving end, this time, was his co-actor from the Kapil Sharma Show, Sunil Grover. Just after the fans of Kapil Sharma got the big news of …