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    Anirudh Bhattacharyya

    Anirudh Bhattacharya is a Toronto-based commentator on North American issues, and an author. He has also worked as a journalist in New Delhi and New York spanning print, television and digital media. He tweets as @anirudhb.

    Articles by Anirudh Bhattacharyya

    5 Indians held by Canada police for violence and extortion after year-long probe

    HT-Sanket: Arms and ammunition seized during the arrest of five Indian nationals for their alleged involvement in extortion. (Credit: Langley RCMP)
    world news
    Updated on Oct 3, 2026 05:30 IST

    Canada trade minister pitches country as reliable partner for India

    Canada’s Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu at this meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in Milwaukee. ((Maninder Sidhu-X)
    world news
    Updated on Oct 3, 2026 05:26 IST

    Canada arrests 5 Indians in extortion case; one lured from India, held at airport

    Canada arrested five Indian nationals in an alleged extortion case involving arson and shootings. One accused was lured from India and held at Toronto airport.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 3, 2026 04:18 IST

    Canadian foreign min set to visit India in mid-October

    Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 05:34 IST

    Indian-origin truck driver gets 6 years in Canada jail for deadly crash while playing games on phone

    The sentence was announced by Quebec Court Judge Sacha Blais against 30-year-old Baljeet Singh on Wednesday, according to a report in the French language outlet Noovo Info. Singh also faces a 10-year driving ban.
    world news
    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 05:34 IST

    Canada reaffirms India’s status as its key partner

    Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at their bilateral meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Saturday. (Credit: Anita Anand/X)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 06:47 IST

    Mark Carney says PM Modi will visit Canada in December: 'Looking forward'

    Canadian PM Carney says PM Modi to visit Canada in December as both nations seek to lock trade deal.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 03:59 IST

    Angh comes from a point of internal conflict: Award-winning filmmaker Theja Rio

    “I come from a (place) where dreams don’t often come true for my people. So, if I may, I would like to dedicate this award to everyone back home,” Rio said at TIFF.
    lifestyle
    Updated on Sep 26, 2026 10:46 IST

    Angh, rooted in Nagaland's culture, wins TIFF Award, putting it on Oscar path

    Theja Rio attends the premiere of 'Angh' during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 04:12 IST

    Canada may scale back 1985 Kanishka bombing probe; victims’ families object

    According to reports, the families of the victims were briefed about the future of the probe during a meeting held by RCMP on September 12. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 19, 2026 02:33 IST

    World premiere: Phoolan Devi biopic applauded at Toronto International Film Festival

    Newcomer Sneha Kumari essays the role of the teenaged bandit queen in “Phoolan”. (Courtesy: TIFF)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 05:29 IST

    Air India Kanishka bombing probe likely to end, Canada cites 'lack of leads'

    A meeting of the progress in the probe took place on September 12. (@HardeepSPuri | Official X account)
    india news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 06:00 IST

    Canada trade minister set to visit India, hold talks on trade deal

    Canada's trade minister Maninder Sidhu will visit India “to strengthen trade and investment relationship with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies”. (AP)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 17, 2026 16:08 IST

    Bishnoi gang has 5k foot soldiers to to take over Canada: Goldy Brar in letter

    Satinderjeet Singh, better known as Goldy Brar, the erstwhile lieutenant of Lawrence Bishnoi in North America.
    world news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 06:41 IST

    Canada deports 100+ over extortion, serious crimes; many believed to be Indian

    Palwinder Singh (top left), Jasmer Singh (top right), Amitoz Bajwa (bottom left) and Sahibjot Singh (bottom right) were removed from Canada due to their link to extortion-related activities. (Credit: CBSA)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 16, 2026 07:21 IST

    Indian footprint expands at Toronto International Film Festival

    The Bharat Pavilion at the market section of the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. (Credit: HT Photo)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 15, 2026 05:56 IST

    Canada police charge man for screwdriver stabbings at gurdwara

    The Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton where the stabbing incident occurred on August 21. (Courtesy: Nanaksar Gurdwara)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 11, 2026 07:08 IST

    Projects of 3 Indo-Canadians filmmakers to have world premiere at Toronto festival

    A still from Roshan Sethi’s The Surgeon , which will have its world premiere at TIFF. (Courtesy: TIFF)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 10, 2026 08:29 IST

    Two Indian firms to participate in inaugural Canada Investment Summit

    Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, Canada. (AP)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 10, 2026 05:12 IST

    Veteran Indo-Canadian police officer denies theft, fraud charges

    The arrest of 50-year-old Kalwinder Dosanjh (in picture), a serving officer of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), was announced by the force’s chief.
    world news
    Updated on Sep 9, 2026 10:26 IST

    Canada PM’s popularity rises amid trade war with US

    US President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16. (REUTERS)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 9, 2026 05:21 IST

    Canadian province of Manitoba to establish trade presence in India

    Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (REUTERS)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 8, 2026 06:48 IST

    TIFF to feature diverse slate of Indian films going beyond Bollywood

    A still from director Samjad’s Malayalam film Half, which will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. (Courtesy TIFF)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 6, 2026 08:34 IST

    Indo-Canadian held in 2024 for running fentanyl, meth lab pleads guilty to trafficking

    The superlab in Falkland, British Columbia,which was allegedly run by Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa. (Credit: RCMP)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 5, 2026 21:32 IST

    Indo-Canadian cop arrested for $3 million fraud

    The arrest of 50-year-old Kalwinder Dosanjh, a serving officer of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), was announced on Friday by the force’s Chief Steve Rai on Friday. (Representational image/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 5, 2026 21:30 IST

    Canada Indian student protest: Rights groups seek probe into enforcement action

    The protest ended after the August 12 action.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 4, 2026 04:38 IST

    Canada hikes amount of reserve funds required by international students

    Increasing the cost-of-living was among the initial measures the Canadian government adopted as it attempted to temper the intake of international students in the face of growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the country, as they were also blamed for a housing affordability crisis. (REUTERS)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 2, 2026 08:30 IST

    Sikh man stabbed, injured in suspected hate crime in Canada

    A photo of the unidentified suspect released by the police. (Credit: Toronto Police Service)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 07:22 IST

    Indo-Canadian exec made CEO of Invest in Canada

    Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney. (REUTERS)
    world news
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 07:19 IST

    Goldy Brar conspired Nijjar’s killing: Pro-Khalistan extremist

    Satinderjeet Singh, better known as Goldy Brar (in picture), once a close lieutenant of Lawrence Bishnoi in North American and now running a competing faction, has taken credit for the murder.
    world news
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 09:28 IST
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