5th October 2022 – As per a report published with The Record (click here to see the full report), a 21-year-old student from India studying in Waterloo was thrashed, abducted, stripped naked and kicked in the face several times. On 16th September 2022, at about 10:15 PM, the student was walking to his residence on […]
Politics
Canada responds with its own travel advisory to India; ask travelers not to visit areas bordering Pakistan
29th September 2022 – Almost one week after India issued a travel advisory to Indian nationals and students travelling to Canada citing increasing hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities, Canada today has responded with its travel advisory for Canadians travelling to India. The advisory asked all travelling to India to exercise a high degree […]
29th September 2022 – House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion to recognize November as the Hindu Heritage Month (HHM) across Canada. Technically known as Private Member’s Business Motion M-42 (Hindu Heritage Month) was tabled by Canadian MP, Chandra Arya. The motion was supported by all MPs and received 324 ‘Yeas’ and 0 ‘Nays’. […]
28th September 2022 – York Regional Police has now arrested a second man named Harshdeep Binner, 24-year-old, hailing from Brampton. On 20th December 2021, police responded to a call that a female victim, later identified as Elnaz Hajtamiri, was attacked by two male assailants and struck with a frying pan in an underground parking garage. […]
27th September 2022 – It came almost as a shock to some in Canada when last week the External Affairs Ministry of India issued an advisory to all Indian Nationals and particularly students staying in Canada against increasing hate crimes and anti-India activities. A strongly-worded Indian statement accused that sectarian violence is on the rise […]
26th September 2022 – Peel Regional Police has arrested and charged one Yudhbir Randhawa, 31-year-old man, from St. Constant, Quebec for impaired driving. On 23rd September 2022, police were alerted of one white Jeep driving erratically near Queen Street and Chinguacousy Road in Brampton. When the police arrived, the driver tried to evade, struck two […]
22nd September 2022 – Early this week, the California Governor Gavin Newsom gave his nod to toughen state laws against the display of Nazi hate symbol Hakenkreuz (hooked cross), loosely known as Nazi Swastika. The assembly found that the existing laws are not stringent enough. Technically known as Assembly Bill 2282 (AB 2282), the bill […]
21st September 2022 – The Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom has condemned the violence that has been targeted towards the Indian community in the city of Leicester in the past few days. In a strongly worded message to the UK authorities, the Indian Mission has sought immediate action against those involved in these […]
20th September 2022 – Peel Regional Police has charged one 26-year-old Mississauga man named Charanjeet Singh with first degree murder. Police were called in at about 6 P.M. on 19th September 2022 to Canadian Tire in the area of Mavis Road and Britannia Road in City of Mississauga where a stabbing was in progress. When […]
19th September 2022 – Shrimad Bhagwat Gita is now officially a part of the Canadian Parliament library. A 3-day-long International Gita Mahotsav was kicked-off in the Canadian capital on 16th September 2022 during which Shrimad Bhagwat Gita was received by the Head of Parliament Library from Manishi Swami Gyananand and Canadian MP Chandra Arya. The […]