13th July 2023 – Canada and India have had a relationship which has seen much turbulence in the past few months. On one hand, the trade, business and commerce seems to be going on business-as-usual basis. In fact, off and on, there are spurts of optimism to improve the existing trade deals. When the Indian […]
31st March 2023 – Yet another statue of Mahatma Gandhi has now been vandalized by “unknown assailants” in Canada. The incident happened at the Peace Square on the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia on Monday night, 27th March 2023. Within a short span of less than a week, this is […]
Politics
How TDSB’s caste motion is attack on basic human rights, encroaches personal liberties and is purely racist?
15th March 2023 – Last week, the Toronto District School Board passed an amended ‘caste oppression’ motion 16-5 after a series of heavy debates both inside and outside the council. Five dissenting trustees magnified the dissenting voices of the parents and several other community groups, especially CoHHE (Coalition of Hindu Heritage Education), who found the […]
6th March 2023 – Last month, the Governance and Policy Committee of Toronto District School Board approved a motion called ‘caste oppression’ targeting the South Asian communities. The motion is on the agenda for an upcoming board meeting on 8th March 2023. According to the motion, there is a rise in documented caste-based discrimination in […]
7th February 2023 – The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly is on a 2-day visit to India and met with External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar yesterday in Hyderabad House in New Delhi. In a statement released by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) India, both ministers discussed about the progress of […]
27th November 2022 – Last Wednesday, Brampton Regional Councillor Dennis Keenan announced that the Brampton City Council has unanimously approved a motion to ban the use and sale of fireworks in the City. The motion also advocated an increase in the amount of the current fines on breaking the by-law. The motion which was seconded […]
15th November 2022 – Canada and India has reached a new milestone in trade negotiations and it came yesterday with the achievement of expansion of Canada-India Air Transport Agreement. In a press release done at the Toronto’s Pearson Airport, Canadian Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, announced the conclusion of an expanded air transport agreement between […]
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 […]
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 […]
13th September 2022 – The terrorist organizations based out of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) have now a new weapon in their armory to disturb peace and security in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) valley. Reportedly, there has been a spike of 2000% in drugs abuse in a span of five years. Last month, Border Security […]