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 […]
7th November 2021 – Each year November is recognized as the ‘financial literacy month’. During this month, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) engages with citizens and works with various private, public and non-profit organizations to improve the financial literacy of individuals and families. The core objective of the exercise is to assist citizens […]
30th October 2021 – Early this month, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa announced the list of recipients of High Commissioner’s Certificate of Recognition in honour of their outstanding contribution to the Indian community within Canada. The certificate honoured those as well who have assisted in improving the Indo-Canadian relations. The High Commissioner’s Certificate of […]
25th October 2021 – The UN Mission in South Sudan, which is facilitating humanitarian work and peace process in Sudan, announced that 30 UN Police Officers from India have been awarded the UN Medal for their self-less service to the cause of sustainable peace in the African nation. The North African country has been suffering […]
11th October 2021 – The controversial Articles 370 and 35A were abrogated in August 2019, but the latest terror attacks on citizens of Kashmir show that the situation on ground is far from normal. On 5th October, the United Liberation Front (ULF) undertook 3 separate terror attacks in North and Central Kashmir. In one of […]
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Plastic Museum and Statue of Dewi Sri erected to bring attention towards deteriorating marine life
9th October 2021 – In an attempt to draw world’s attention towards deteriorating marine life caused by the use of single plastic, a plastic museum containing 10,000 plastic bottles has been erected in the city of Gresik in the East Java province of Indonesia. Apparently, Indonesia is the world’s second largest marine plastic polluter after […]
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Church abused over 200,000 children between 1950-2020, estimates Independent Commission in France
9th October 2021 – The final report from the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church (CIASE) has come out with very disturbing revelations. The commission set-up in France confirmed that the number of child victims who suffered at the hands of clergy, monks or nuns could be estimated to be as high […]
5th October 2021 – As per the latest poll conducted by AP-NORC at the Chicago University, only 34% Americans believe that the country is heading in the right direction. The percentage is about half of what it was when Joe Biden took over the presidency. This is a significant fall from the first few months […]
3rd October 2021 – While hearing bail application of accused Mohd. Ibahim in the tragic ‘Delhi Riots’ which shook the national capital of India in February 2020, the Delhi High Court Justice S. Prasad, on 27th September 2021, concluded that the riots were pre-meditated and did not take place in spur of a moment. The […]
2nd October 2021 – Dubai Expo 2020 has begun with style yesterday. Over 190 participants would represent their countries for a period of 6 months and India has begun this journey with the establishment of a permanent pavilion at the event. This means that the pavilion would exist even after the Expo is over. Minister […]