24th November 2021 – In a report published by NASA Earth Observatory last week, it confirmed that smoke from crop fires in northern India covered Delhi and contributed to high levels of air pollution. As per NASA report, the satellites detected large plumes of smoke and heightened fire activity in northwestern India as farmers burn […]
23rd November 2021 – International Hindu Foundation (IHF), a Calgary based Hindu organization, conducted a special food donation drive last Friday on the auspicious occasion of Gurpurab and Dev Deepawali. The drive ran in collaboration with Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre Society. “With the objective of serving a warm meal to our local community, we […]
19th November 2021 – The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the apex body for regulating real estate professionals and enforces rules that real estate salespeople, brokers and brokerages must follow, has now suspended licenses for 129 realtors on account of learner misconduct. RECO provides the Real Estate Education program through Humber college. An investigation […]
18th November 2021 – In a tweet, the Indian Consulate in Ottawa confirmed that a high-level team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) was in Canada for two days, 4th and 5th November 2021 at the invitation of RCMP. Both teams met to collaborate on investigating terrorism. The press release which was issued by the Indian […]
17th November 2021 – The Karkardooma Court in Delhi has charged 4, namely, Anwar Hussain, Kasim, Shahrukh aka Rinku and Khalid Ansari, in the murder of one Deepak during the horrific riots which shook the national capital of India during February last year. The court determined that the Deepak had succumbed to multiple injuries after […]
15th November 2021 – In yet another fascinating event which celebrated the Hindu Heritage Month festivities in Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, a flag bearing the pious symbol of ‘OM’ was raised in Brampton City Hall on last Friday. The event which was organized by a non-profit organization named ‘Hindu Heritage Celebration Foundation’ was graced […]
14th November 2021 – A Calgary based Hindu organization, International Hindu Foundation, is demanding that Diwali be declared as a federal holiday in Canada. The online petition at https://chng.it/k5hw7zzrRR which was started off a little over a week back has gathered over 11,300 signatures at the time of writing this news. The petition notes that […]
12th November 2021 – Like every year, Canada paid a heartfelt tribute yesterday on Remembrance Day to its soldiers, to those who laid their lives and to those who lived to tell the heroic stories of and to their brethren. Among the countless stories of valor and bravery, there is one which needs to be […]
10th November 2021 – Manju Verma has been appointed as the commissioner on systemic racism by the provincial government of New Brunswick to build understanding on the impact and nature of systemic racism in the province. Varma would lead an independent commission and present its final report by September 2022. The commission’s main objectives would […]
9th November 2021 – In separate events across GTA, celebrations for the Hindu Heritage Month continued this past weekend. Hindu Forum Canada organized another successful Hindu Heritage month celebrations event at ISKCON Brampton on Sunday. Political leaders across different parties graced the occasion with their presence. All VIPs were presented with copies of Shrimad Bhagwat […]