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Topic: Jagmeet Singh

How are Sikhs so powerful in Canada? It’s not about their numbers

The community’s clout can be gauged from the fact that Canada’s House of Commons has 18 Sikh MPs. The Lok Sabha has 13.

Move over Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh is Canada’s new millennial political icon

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party didn’t win a majority in Canada, while Jagmeet Singh is being dubbed the ‘kingmaker’, despite his NDP winning just 24 seats.

With Sikhs, minorities and 37% women in fray, Canada’s election is a diverse free-for-all

In an interview, political scientist Amanda Bittner explains why this is an historic election for Canada and how the multiparty system affects outcomes.

Can Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recover from the recent blackface, brownface controversy

The question in everyone’s mind is whether Justin Trudeau can survive the recent crisis, which hits at the heart of his carefully-curated liberal-pluralist image.

In tough poll race, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party to face off against Tories

Trudeau's government has been riddled by a series of diplomatic disasters and a major corruption scandal, resulting in a drastic plummeting of the PM's approval ratings.

Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh elected into the Canadian Parliament

He is the first non-white leader of a major opposition party and was elected in federal by-elections held on 25 February.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.