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India’s investigation agency announces Rs15 lakh reward for info on Canada-based gangster The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday announced a cash reward of ₹15 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Canada-based gangster-turnedterrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias ‘Landa’,
who is wanted in connection with a terror case in Punjab, officials said. A resident of Tarn Taran, Punjab, Lakhbir Sandhu, believed to be residing in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, has been an absconder. “A cash
BC truckers must install electronic driving-time monitors by August 1st Commercial truckers in B.C. have six months to install an electronic device in their vehicles that tracks a driver’s time behind the wheel. All provincially regulated commercial vehicle operators are required to have the electronic logging devices by Aug. 1. The devices are designed to reduce the chance of driving while tired and the risk of fatigue-related crashes. “Using technology to ensure that commercial drivers aren’t on the road longer than they should be on a given day will protect their safety and the safety of others on B.C. highways,” said Transportation Minister Rob Fleming in a statement Monday. “It will also support a more efficient trucking industry, which is critical to keeping supplies moving across the province.” Continued on page 6
reward of ₹15 lakh is announced for any information leading to arrest of Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias ‘Landa’,” the official spokesperson of the agency said, adding the identity of the informer will be kept secret.
Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle. About a Continued on page 6
4 Indian-Americans to watch out for in 2024 US presidential election Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley has announced her bid for the US presidential elections in 2024. Haley is
a former South Carolina governor and ex-ambassador of the US to the United Nations. Soon after her announcement,
reports emerged that another Indian-origin Republican, Vivek Ramaswamy is planning to announce his 2024 presidential bid. Continued on page 7
This economist blames supermarkets for astronomical food prices Since the start of the pandemic, major supermarkets have faced significant public backlash over the ever-rising price of groceries. Recently, the sense of resentment
reached a fever pitch after Loblaws engaged in a Twitter spat defending itself against critics’ accusations of price gouging. The social media storm caught the attention of economist Jim
Stanford, who runs a think tank called the Centre for Future Work. Here, he explains who he thinks is really responsible for
Canada tells New York Mayor to stop busing migrants north Canadian immigration officials have said they were ‘surprised’ that New York City Mayor Eric Adams has begun bussing migrants into their country. Quebec immigration minister Christine Fréchette called on her nation to crackdown on an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal that migrants are entering into from New York after being transported there by Adams’ program, the BBC reports. The controversial program sees National Guard soldiers at the Big Apple’s Port Authority bus terminal handing out free tickets to a shuttle bound for the northern border. Fréchette also urged Canadian officials to speed up talks in renegotiating the Safe Third Country Agreement, which requires migrants to make asylum claim in the first country they enter. The Canadian immigration official told reporters on Monday that at the center of the issue was the need to ‘solve the problem of Roxham Road,’ referring to the unofficial border site between New York and Montreal.
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