1st November 2024 – In a very shocking turn of events in Canada, an annual Diwali event at Parliament Hill has reportedly been cancelled by the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). A letter written by Overseas Friends of India Canada…
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…
21st October 2022 – The City of New York has announced that, beginning 2023, Diwali will be a holiday in all public schools in the city. In a press conference (see the full video here), Mayor Eric Adams, Chancellor David…
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…
