Diversely Indian: Not all Indo-Canadian MPs, ministers are Sikh

Meenakshi Iyer | September 22, 2023 8:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A total of 17 Indo-Canadians, the majority of them Sikhs, were elected as MPs when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clinched a third victory in the September 2021 snap elections by securing 158 seats -- short of the 170 needed for a majority -- in the 338-member House of Commons.

British Indian among panellists named for review into Leicester unrest

IANS | September 19, 2023 12:27 PM

London, Sep 19 (IANS) The UK government has appointed three expert panellists, including a British Indian, to sit on an independent review into a communal unrest that occurred in Leicester city between Hindus and Muslims, following an India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai last year.

Khalistan referendum in Oct to ask Sikhs if Indian envoy killed Nijjar: Report

IANS | September 18, 2023 12:04 PM

Toronto, Sep 18 (IANS) The second phase of referendum to weigh support for Khalistan, to be held in Canada next month, will now be asking voters whether the Indian high commissioner was responsible for the death of a radical Sikh leader in June, according to its organisers, media reports said.