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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicIndian Canadians

Topic: Indian Canadians

20-year-old Indian student shot dead near Canada’s University of Toronto. Suspect on the run

Avasthi's killing marks the 41st homicide in Toronto this year, the police have said. Last week, another person of Indian origin was found murdered at her home in Toronto.

Hitman gets life for killing Kanishka bombing suspect Ripudaman Malik, family questions who hired him

A Canadian Supreme Court judge held Tanner Fox guilty of second-degree murder. The sentencing of other accused, Jose Lopez, will take place Friday.

‘Upsetting for Indians,’ says Australia on Hindu temple vandalism in Canberra

At a press briefing Tuesday, jointly addressed by foreign ministers Jaishankar and Penny Wong, the Indian minister called Sunday’s incident in Brampton ‘deeply concerning’.

‘Air India ki flight mat lo’ — how Canadian neglect led up to Kanishka bombing 38 yrs ago

An explosives test conducted by the Babbar Khalsa was mistaken to be a 'gunshot'. Surveillance was called off, X-ray screen broke down & an anonymous bag was checked in.

Indian-Canadians ‘strongly skew Left’, remain with Trudeau-led Liberal Party, survey shows

Survey by YouGov and researchers Milan Vaishnav, Caroline Duckworth & Devesh Kapur found 38% Indian-Canadians back Liberals, 21% prefer Jagmeet Singh-led NDP.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.