The honourable Calcutta High Court cancelled the appointment of 25753 individuals, including teaching and non-teaching staff of secondary, higher secondary, Group-C and Group D employment in West Bengal, declaring the panel illegal and unconstitutional. A division bench of the Calcutta High
Declaring a $15-billion top-up to the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP) of the federal government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the media on Wednesday that the government has a plan to increase the amount up to $55-billion to encourage provincial and territorial participation and partnerships to intensify the number of rental units across Canada. According
Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar and the beginning of a Bengali New Year, is a notable cultural festival celebrated auspiciously in Bangladesh and many Bengali-speaking Indian states like West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, and Assam. Pohela Boishakh is the most awaited day for Bengalis living in India and Bangladesh. It comes between […]
As per the new circular on the Toronto government’s official website, The Toronto municipal government is planning to roll out a new type of tax aimed at homeowners in Toronto for storm-water clearance and management. Addressing storm-water management issues, Toronto’s municipal government is going to implement this in April as a new homeowner charge. Critics
Six workers were missing and presumed dead in Baltimore Bridge collapsed on Tuesday at the entrance point to the Port of Baltimore when a huge cargo ship collided with the main support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the second-longest continuous truss bridge span in the world. Maryland authorities in a press conference in […]
In 2023 India stood third, just after Bangladesh and Pakistan, as the most polluted country globally. Although there may be geopolitical differences between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, they are now in the same boat in consideration of dealing with geo-pollution. Now, India has emerged as the third most polluted nation in the world, measuring an […]
Hundreds of fish harvesters, including a significant number far outside of St. John’s, got together at the Confederation Building in the early morning with a plan to force the Canadian government to delay the new budget speech. Fish harvesters did the same for the first time and tried to create pressure on the government to […]
On March 16, the chief election commissioner on India, Rajib Kumar in a news conference in New Delhi announced the dates scheduled for the Lok Sabha polls starting from April 19 and continuing for six marathon weeks in seven different dates until June 1. This 18th general election of India, the world’s largest democratic and […]
A 29-year-old man named Luis Miguel Eucebio-Severino, a citizen of the Dominican Republic and a prime suspect wanted for First Degree Murder in Toronto (Canada), was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents. On Friday, January 12, 2024, a responsible citizen reported near Westville, NY at 8.00 am that a person exited a vehicle quickly and […]
Canada’s inflation rate surprisingly took a dip to slow down and reach 2.8% in February, beating the expectations of the analysts who expected to see a climb from the 2nd month (February) of the current year. Unexpectedly, the annual inflation rate of Canada significantly slowed and cooled down. It reached 2.8 per cent. As per […]
Members of the Jewish community expressed their deep concern over the growing anxiety that started rising from Toronto-area synagogues by anti-Israel protesters in Canada. Anti-Israel protesters blazed an Israeli flag and started shouting slogans against them with repetitive chants of “Go back to Europe”. Many times they shouted “Go back to Europe,
In its latest five-page submission on Feb 13 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India has called for developed countries to provide developing countries with at least $1 trillion per year from 2025 in climate finance for taking necessary steps to face and combat the upcoming challenges of global warming. In […]
On Monday night, two teens, a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, were struck and killed by a packed Toronto airport commuter train named UP Express. The train with over 200 people heading toward the airport ran over and crushed the teens on a stretch of tracks between stations. A provincial agency named Metrolinx runs […]
Mona Neme, the top scientific advisor of the Canadian government, said to the lawmakers in Ottawa this week that her office would release a public UFO report by early fall. Highlighting the importance of making UFO information available to Canadians, she said that an improvement is required in collecting, reporting and disseminating UFO-related data to […]
On Friday evening, over 60 Sikh activists gathered and rallied outside the Sheraton Guildford Hotel in Surrey, B.C. (Canada) to show the protest against India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Mr Sanjay Kumar Verma attended a trade forum organized and hosted by the Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT). Mr Sanjay Kumar Verma was the keynote speaker […]
Photo credit: www.nesto.ca The high cost of housing in Canada has been the second highest area of major concern for the people of Canada. High housing rates and rising prices have made housing less affordable. Owing to inflation and population explosion, Canadians are facing a notable housing shortage. Therefore, owning a home in Canada is […]
Photo credit: www.immigration.ca Canada has received high-acclamation from across the globe over the last half-century for welcoming immigrants and encouraging multiculturalism or cosmopolitan culture in the country. For over 150 years, many immigrants have been permanent residents through its easy and adoptable immigration policy. The country has received the largest
Inflation in Canada has steadily increased over the past year, impacting the cost of living there. Rising inflation has had a steady growth, increasing every year to reach 6.8% in April 2022. Housing prices and essential commodities like food, gas, etc. are becoming more expensive. Increasing consumer demands and challenges to keep a free-flowing supply […]
Photo credit: wwwkitchener.citynews.ca A new survey shows the anti-incumbency wave in Canada for the current federal government. Two in three Canadians are dissatisfied with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal government for inflation to health care, government spending and housing affordability in Canada. Almost half of them want him (Justin Trudeau) to resign
Photo credit: www.news18.com Aiming to be a leader in technology and innovation, Canada is developing and applying artificial intelligence (AI) to research centres, government sectors, businesses and start-ups. To ensure a better future for all Canadians, Canada announced a national AI strategy for the first time in the country in 2017. As the pilot project, […]
www.wbhrb.in Around 12 million Canadians will be paid an amount of $2.3 billion (approx.) by direct deposit (81%) and 19% by cheque for federal carbon-tax rebates. Whether they realize it or not, every tax-filing adult households in the eight provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and
www.express.co.uk In a blow to British expats, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended a ban on foreign nationals and Britons buying homes anywhere in Canada. Supporting this declaration, Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland added that with this foreign buyer ban, the government would like to ensure houses are being used as homes for Canadian families […]
Photo Credit: www.indiapost.com A 41-year-old Indian-origin man named Jagdish Pandher from Brampton in Canada has been charged with five counts (five different theft cases) of breaking into temples and taking away (stealing) money from donation boxes three times and two different breaking and entering cases at business premises located in Canada’s Peel region. The
Photo credit: www.bloomberg.com Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller is taking steps to limit Canada’s dependence on temporary foreign labourers and international students hired by many business groups to meet their soaring needs for manpower and cut down labour costs. To nullify the demands of business groups saying there aren’t enough domestic
Photo Credit: www.ctvnews.ca Cameron Jay Ortis, an Ex-Mountie intelligence official of 51, was offered 14 years impressment on last Wednesday for breaching the country’s secrets law. Ontario Superior Court Justice, Robert Maranger convicted Ortis on three counts- violating the Security of Information Act, breaching of trust and fraudulent use of a computer. The
The increasing number of threats of extortion targeting South Asian businesses in Brampton, Ontario, and Surrey, British Columbia, has prompted the mayors of these cities, Patrick Brown and Brenda Locke, to issue a joint plea to the Justin Trudeau-led federal government. Expressing deep concern for their communities, the mayors are calling for a coordinated,
In Canada, a journalist is arrested for merely asking uncomfortable questions to a Canadian minister
A journalist named David Menzies was arrested in Richmond Hill, a suburb of Toronto, Canada, for posing questions to Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, as reported by local news outlet Rebel News. The incident occurred on January 8, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the downing of passenger plane PS 752 by Iran’s Islamic […]
In the Canadian province of Manitoba, an Indian-origin convenience store worker, Harjot Singh, has taken legal action by filing a lawsuit against Winnipeg police officer Jeffrey Norman. Singh alleges that Norman conducted an unwarranted search of his store and threatened him with deportation, leading to significant distress and ultimately forcing Singh to resign from his
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in an interview with TOI about his latest book, Ramayana-inspired Why Bharat Matters, has remarked on the stark contrast between the US and Canada and said that, unlike the US, the latter justifies separatism, terrorism, and extremism in the name of freedom of speech. He said these in an interview […]