4th October 2021 – According to a U.S. based think tank group, Aid Data, several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia and Africa are in deep debts totaling over $ 385 billion. On an average, the Chinese debt amounts to 5.8% of their GDP. Some nations that fall under this category are Maldives, Pakistan, Sri […]
28th September 2021 – Last week, Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s President spoke at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and his speech resonated well with India’s stance of being self-reliant and being ‘aatmanirbhar’. Here are some key points from his speech: We want to build economies […]
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City of Burnaby regrets the language in Gauri Lankesh Day’s proclamation after Hindu Group’s Objection
24th September 2021 – In a letter written to Hindu Forum Canada, the City of Burnaby has regretted the language it has used in its proclamation to commemorate ‘Gauri Lankesh Day’. City of Burnaby commemorated 5th September 2021 as ‘Gauri Lankesh Day’ citing various reasons such as the deceased journalist fought for human rights and […]
Politics
City of Burnaby regrets the language in Gauri Lankesh Day’s proclamation after Hindu Group’s Objection
24th September 2021 – In a letter written to Hindu Forum Canada, the City of Burnaby has regretted the language it has used in its proclamation to commemorate ‘Gauri Lankesh Day’. City of Burnaby commemorated 5th September 2021 as ‘Gauri Lankesh Day’ citing various reasons such as the deceased journalist fought for human rights and […]
5th September 2021 – City of Burnaby has announced that 5th September this year would be commemorated as ‘Gauri Lankesh Day’. Gauri Lankesh was an Indian journalist who was killed by un-identified assailants on 5th September 2017. Her murder proceedings are currently being investigated by the top cop in India, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). […]
Politics
Afghan-Canadian community demands more action from Canadian government on the Afghanistan situation
18th August 2021 – Past Sunday, on 15th August, hundreds of Afghan-Canadian community members gathered at the Mississauga Celebration Square to protest against terrorism and show their solidarity with their brothers and sisters in Afghanistan. After Taliban has taken over all the major cities, including the capital city Kabul, in Afghanistan, the nation has turned […]
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HTC writes to London School Board for survey that states Hindustanis as East Indians
21st July 2021 – It has come to the notice of Hindu Times Canada that Thames Valley District School Board is conducting a survey ‘Every Student Belongs’ which helps to collect demographic data of its students. HTC has found couple of discrepancies in the questionnaire and is objecting to those https://www.tvdsb.ca/en/our-board/every-student-belongs.aspx Questions 11 and 12 […]
18th July 2021 – In this post-colonial world, how can I or anyone be colonized? Those who think so are stupid. I am no slave doing chores for my master. I no more clean his house, wash his clothes, polish or lick his boots, clear the mess he makes daily. Following my master is not […]
13th July 2021 – An Australian MP, Craig Kelly, who is a Federal Member for Hughes has applauded UP Chief Minister’s Yogi Adityanath’s COVID-19 response. In a tweet, he taunted his fellow political leaders and ask them to ‘learn from the Indian State of UP and the great leadership of its CM.’ In a humorous […]
29th June 2021 – Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced today that the province is going to invest in a plan to fight Islamophobia in the Ontario schools. According to updated data provided by Statistics Canada, the hate crimes in the nation are on the rise. Anti-Muslim attacks have increase 9% in 2019 viz-a-viz […]