A tiff in Toronto that was avoidable
Here goes the story of a cold encounter that took place between Toronto’s first citizen and an investigative journalist of a leading daily last week. The press reporter was present there to investigate a conflict of interest issue related to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his wife, who allegedly were trying to buy public park [...]
Federal budget hit Canadians spreads sorrow elsewhere!
Soon after details of Canada’s Tory Budget 2012 became public, some termed that ‘good exercise’ to narrow down Canada’s budgetary deficit, while others felt that it was weird enough to change face of Canada forever. It was a plan meant to slash spending and shrink public services that actually created troubles for Canadians and sent [...]
Analyzing female feticide among S. Asians
To find causes of rising number of feticide cases in Ontario, a research was conducted by a team, headed by Dr. Joel Ray, a scientist working with Toronto’s St. Michael Hospital and its findings have since been published in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The follow up of this report by mainstream media brought many [...]
Finally, Sikhs get separate law for marriages
The saying “Marriages are settled in heavens and celebrated on earth” was fine, but for India, where multiplicity of caste, creeds and faith present plethora of colorful wedding ceremonies offer hurdles in some cases, especially when the newlyweds have to collect their marriage certificate for want of a legal provision. The marriages are usually conducted [...]
Canada’s immigration system no more trustworthy!
Conservative government’s recent move would undoubtly chop off thousands of immigration applications submitted prior to February 27, 2008 under Federal skilled Workers Program. Such pending cases, of course, were gathering dust in offices for the eight long years awaiting authorities’ appropriate decision. Government, of late, found an easier way to dispose of the backlog by [...]
Political compulsion behind India’s decision to vote against Sri Lanka in UNHRC
India, last week voted for a US-sponsored resolution at the UNHRC (UN Human Rights Council) meeting in Geneva which called on Sri Lanka to allow an independent probe into allegations of the war crimes allegedly committed by Sri Lanka government against the separatist Tamil Tigers. The resolution was adopted by Majority vote. Island government representatives [...]
India’s budget neither pro-reform nor pro-people
India’s Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee placed his budget proposals for the fiscal year 2012-13 before Parliament neither pleased the big industrial bosses nor the man in the street. While people already experienced rise in oil prices due to prolonged tussle going on between the powerful west and the major oil producing countries like Iran, the [...]
Interesting yet intriguing Indo-US relations
Admiral Robert Willard, the US Pacific Command (PANCOM) chief has recently disclosed that American Special Forces were present in India to hold joint Indo-US war games, as also in some other South Asian countries to combat terrorism in the region. He was giving evidence before US Congressional Committee on Defense about rise of terrorism in [...]