Category: Features
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Why the Indian community in Canada should heal its differences
TORONTO: India is a country of diverse cultures, religions, languages, foods, clothing, rituals and beliefs. Most tourists from the western world visiting India speak very highly of its diversity. In North America, the US is called the melting pot and Canada the multicultural mosaic. Though both the US and Canada have been very successful in…
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PIPE DREAMS: Jagmeet’s baffling support for BC Premier on Kinder Morgan
TORONTO: The controversy surrounding the proposed – and approved – Kinder Morgan pipeline to transport bitumen from Alberta to the port of Burnaby in B.C. has escalated to a point where it now has the potential to derail the careers of several senior politicians. This is demonstrated by the acrimony that has developed between the…
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Four-in-ten Canadians have never married, says survey
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: It is not good news for wedding planners and the institution of marriage. More than half of Canadians think that marriage is not necessary and four-in-ten Canadian adults have never been married, says a new survey. The survey by the Angus Reid Institute shows that 53 percent Canadians think that “marriage…
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APJ Abdul Kalam knew nothing about nuclear science, claims Pokhran-II test coordinator
News East West NEW DELHI: On the 20th anniversary of India’s nuclear tests, India’s top nuclear scientist K Santhanam, who was the coordinator of the Pokhran-II tests in May 1998, has debunked the role of former President APJ Abdul Kalam in nuclear testing or in making the nuclear device. A report in DNA quotes him…