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
Trudeau faces internal discontent as key meeting with party MPs begins
On Monday, Liberal Party MP Alexandra Mendes told reporters that the feedback she has received from her constituents is that the PM “needs to go”
Published on Sep 10, 2024 03:59 PM IST
Cops probing major fire near Pannun’s house in Canada
The fire has led to damages worth around 500,000 Canadian dollars ( ₹3 crore ), including several sports cars.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 06:22 AM IST
Police investigate fire at neighbour’s home of SFJ chief in Canada
The local news network reported that the fire was reported on Thursday night and led to damages worth over $368,170 including several sports cars
Updated on Sep 08, 2024 12:11 PM IST
Canada nabs Pak national in major NYC terror plot
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said, in a release on Friday, that Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in the town of Ormstown in the province of Quebec, on Wednesday
Published on Sep 07, 2024 01:38 PM IST
Indo-Canadian film honoured as classic at TIFF after 30 years
‘Masala’, a comedic social drama, was first released in 1991, the directorial debut of the then 26-year-old Toronto-based filmmaker Srinivas Krishna, who was born in Chennai
Published on Sep 06, 2024 04:15 PM IST
Trudeau govt faces uncertainty after NDP withdraws support
The NDP has kept the minority Liberal Party government alive via the supply-and-confidence agreement they signed in March 2022
Published on Sep 06, 2024 04:01 PM IST
Trudeau vows to avoid early election after NDP breaks agreement
With Trudeau’s party in a minority in the House of Commons, the opposition Conservative Party is already seeking to force an election at the earliest
Published on Sep 05, 2024 03:32 PM IST
India sends notice to SFJ over 5-yr ban extension, awaits reply
The Indian government has sent a formal notice to the secessionist outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) that the ban on it is being extended by five years, asking it to respond within 30 days
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 08:42 AM IST
Canada: Justin Trudeau teeters as key ally pulls support
In a video message, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said he had notified Trudeau that he had “ripped up the Supply and Confidence Agreement”
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:52 AM IST
India notifies SFJ of 5-year ban extension, awaits reply
The registered letter, sent from India’s High Commission in Ottawa, was received at SFJ’s office address in Toronto on August 29
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 10:21 PM IST
Pro-Khalistan protests in Canada raise refugee claim concerns for New Delhi
Indian officials have noticed a recent growth in such participation at the frequent separatist rallies organised in the country, with some youth taking selfies to document their presence there
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 03:01 PM IST
Pro-Khalistan groups pay homage to Beant Singh assassin in Canada
Floats were taken out to the Indian consulate in Vancouver depicting the assassination in a bombed car splattered with blood, with the slain CM’s photographs
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Toronto Film Festival to shine a spotlight on Indian cinema in major push
TIFF has brought on board a programming advisor based in India, Meenakshi Shedde, who joined last year
Published on Sep 01, 2024 03:13 PM IST
Canada: Pro-Khalistan group honours Beant Singh bomber with assassination floats
The floats, which were taken out to the Indian Consulate in Vancouver, depicted the assassination in a bombed car splattered with blood, with CM’s photographs.
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 04:26 PM IST
Canadian law enforcement alerts on threat to associate of Nijjar
Gosal has been among the principal organisers of the so-called Khalistan Referendum in Canada, which is being held by Sikhs for Justice
Published on Aug 28, 2024 02:40 PM IST
US NSA terms Nijjar’s killing ‘assassination’
NSA Jake Sullivan called the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar an "assassination" and said the US and Canada are cooperating at all levels against such acts.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Canadian govt hints at big reforms in permanent residence immigration
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced an overhaul of the temporary foreign workers programme (TFWP)
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 03:14 PM IST
US NSA calls Nijjar’s killing an ‘assassination,’ stresses joint efforts with Canada
Sullivan, who attended a Canadian Cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia, made these remarks while responding to media queries there on Monday
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 12:43 PM IST
Toronto film fest to premier digitally restored Raj Kapoor classic ‘Awara’
The 49th edition of North America’s largest film festival will begin on September 5 and runs through September 15
Published on Aug 25, 2024 12:22 PM IST
Several Indo-Canadians charged in connection with incidents of sexual assault
These cases comprise nearly half-a-dozen such episodes since July this year; Canadian police are investigating several such incidents
Published on Aug 22, 2024 03:54 PM IST
Police investigate as at least 125 institutions in Canada receive bomb threats
The wording on the email messages “seemingly identical” to those received by many hospitals and malls in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), India on Tuesday
Published on Aug 22, 2024 01:10 PM IST
Gun attack on Pro-Khalistan figure linked to Nijjar in California
Satinder Pal Singh Raju, also among the main organisers of the recent so-called Khalistan Referendum in Calgary, was a passenger in the pick-up truck that was targeted on a highway in California on August 11
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 08:43 PM IST
Indo-Canadian groups slam anti-Hindu rhetoric at Toronto parade
A pro-Khalistan group gathered at the venue for the event, a celebration of India’s Independence Day and were heard shouting, “Canadian Hindus go back to India”, among other slogans
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 05:10 PM IST
Pro-Khalistanis target Canadian Hindus, ask them to go back to India
Indo-Canadian community groups have expressed anger at the incident which occurred at the India Day Parade in Toronto, a celebration of India’s Independence Day
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 01:16 PM IST
Toronto to host India Day Parade amid heightened security
The event is the largest celebration of India’s Independence Day in Canada. The event drew nearly 150,000 visitors last year
Published on Aug 18, 2024 11:23 AM IST
Indian suspect in Nijjar killing allegedly assaulted in detention
Based on information from unnamed sources, it had learnt that one of the three was ‘attacked at the Surrey Pretrial Centre’ and that incident may have occurred in the gym
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 03:07 PM IST
Ottawa ‘ready to work’ with India, says Canadian PM Trudeau on Independence Day
Trudeau pointed out that Canada is home to over 1.3 million people of Indian origin, and the Indo-Canadian communities ‘play a vital role in shaping Canada, making us stronger and better’
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 03:06 PM IST
Two-third of Canadians have favourable view of Kamala Harris: Poll
Canadians are hopeful that Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris will emerge victorious in US presidential elections this November
Published on Aug 15, 2024 03:13 PM IST
Canada’s foreign worker programme slammed by UN as ‘contemporary slavery’
This description, contained in report from the UN’s Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata, was first flagged by the outlet Globe and Mail
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 04:01 PM IST
Canada ruling party MP holds talks with Jaishankar
Chandra Arya, an MP from the incumbent caucus of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Monday
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 04:01 PM IST