Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns hate-motivated graffiti at Cambridge, Ont. mosque
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie have both condemned the recent hate-motivated graffiti at a mosque in Cambridge, Ont.
Political news from county Centre
Special Category Status for Andhra: 5 years later, Jagan in Chandrababu Naidu’s shoes
Since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the state’s politics has been revolving around the Special Category Status (SCS) for it, even as the two major parties – Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the ruling YSRCP of Jagan Mohan Reddy – have been unable to coax the Centre in granting the demand.
‘By fencing Myanmar border, govt will only create another Berlin Wall… For centuries, same people have inhabited both sides’: Manipur tribal forum leader
Ginza Vualzong, spokesperson for the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, has been at the forefront of articulating the anxieties, problems and demands of the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, since the onset of violence in the state in May 2023. As a representative of an influential civil society organisation of tribal people in Manipur, Vualzong has been part of multiple rounds of talks between the Centre and Kuki-Zo delegations from the state. On Wednesday, under the aegis of Zo United, his delegation had a detailed discussion with the Centre’s pointsperson for the Northeast, A K Mishra. He spoke to The Indian Express on the situation in Manipur.
Congress' 'black paper' vs govt's ‘white paper’: A look at last ten years from different perspectives
The Congress on Thursday released a "black paper" to highlight the "failures" of the Modi government, alleging that the last 10 years were a period of "injustice" with issues such as rising prices, unemployment, subversion of institutions and "discrimination" against non-BJP states plaguing the country.
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent will be laid to rest today with a state funeral
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent — a widely respected figure described as a «giant» of Canadian politics by one of his former rivals — will be laid to rest today in a state funeral in Ottawa.
Lloyd Austin to virtually join Ukraine meet week after getting discharged from hospital
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin, who is currently recovering from complications from prostate cancer treatment, is set to attend a meeting on Ukraine’s military needs virtually from his house on Tuesday, the Pentagon said.
In Karnataka, Congress govt fights shy of Dalit sub-quota poll pledge, puts ball in Centre’s court
Despite promising in its manifesto that it would implement the Justice A J Sadashiva Commission report to provide for internal reservations for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Karnataka, the Congress dispensation in the state has now put the ball over the issue in the court of the BJP-ruled Centre.
Impatience grows as spare federal buildings stuck in bureaucracy
The sluggish process for selling spare federal buildings is trying the patience of politicians and developers hoping to transform them into desperately needed housing in Ottawa.