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
Canada calls for peaceful return to democratic, inclusive govt in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country after weeks of quota protests turned violent leaving hundreds dead
Published on Aug 06, 2024 11:09 AM IST
Canada: Firearms seized at Surrey home tied to Pro-Khalistan activist
Social media accounts identified the owner as Harjit Singh Pattar, an associate of Hardeep Nijjar, the pro-Khalistan figure who was killed on June 18 last year.
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 04:05 PM IST
India blocks X handles of journalists criticising pro-Khalistan propaganda in Canada
The handles, which appear to be blocked in India, are those of Mocha Bezirgan, a Calgary-based independent journalist and Journalist V, who divides his time between Toronto and the Bay Area in California
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 04:24 PM IST
Rising anti-immigration sentiment in Canada targets Indian and Sikh communities
According to a recent poll from the agency Leger for Association of Canadian Studies, 60 per cent of the respondents felt there were “too many’ immigrants, an increase of 10 per cent since February
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 02:56 PM IST
‘Sellout Singh’: Oppn targets NDP’s Jagmeet for propping up Trudeau govt
Conservative Party has launched attack ads targeting Jagmeet Singh for propping up the minority Liberal Party government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 11:03 AM IST
Indo-Canadian minister gets embroiled in fresh controversy over Diljit Dosanjh tour
A news outlet reported that Cabinet Minister Harjit Sajjan had requested that 100 soldiers should serve as “backdrop” to a performance in Vancouver by Indian entertainer Diljit Dosanjh
Published on Aug 01, 2024 11:24 AM IST
Khalistan referendum gains momentum in Canada as Calgary hosts latest round of voting
The latest round of the referendum, organised by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), was held in Calgary, in the province of Alberta, on Sunday
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 02:36 PM IST
Several rounds of meetings held by India, Canadian officials over Nijjar killing
Indian and Canadian security officials and diplomats have held several meetings in recent weeks and months, including two meetings between Canada’s intelligence chief and an Indian interlocutor in a third country, to discuss the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, people familiar with the matter said.
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Indo-Canadian killed in targeted shooting in Vancouver
The deceased Hitkaran Johal appeared to have gang links and was arrested and charged by police in May 2018 and convicted three years later
Published on Jul 28, 2024 11:29 AM IST
In Canada, woman among six Punjab-origin persons held in extortion case linked to India
The accused face 54 charges, including extortion, arson, intentionally discharging a firearm, assault with a weapon, etc. at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organisation.
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Canada: Edmonton Police arrest six in extortion case linked to India
Under Operation Gaslight, aimed at countering extortion of Indo-Canadian businesses and people in Alberta’s capital, police announced the arrest of six people and issued a Canadawide arrest warrant for a seventh
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 04:52 PM IST
Canada hosts Khalistan referendum despite authority concerns
The first such referendum, organised by SFJ, will be just the second to be held on government property in the country, a matter that India has already complained about the Global Affairs Canada, the foreign ministry
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 04:32 PM IST
Canada’s govt and Central Bank at odds over immigration numbers
On March 21, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or IRCC had announced its intent to curb the intake of non-permanent residents or NPRs to reduce their share of the population from 6.2 per cent to 5 per cent over three years
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 03:55 PM IST
Indo-Canadian groups urge politicians to denounce Khalistani separatists
In a video, Gurpatwant Pannun, the general counsel for SFJ, stated that people like Arya and his supporters have no place in Canada and they should give up their citizenship and return to your homeland, India
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 12:36 PM IST
Two arrested for online death threats against Trudeau
The arrests were announced in a release on Monday from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, Northwest Region
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 03:44 PM IST
Canada’s Alberta Temple vandalised with Hinduphobic graffiti
The temple management thereafter informed the Edmonton Police Service about the graffiti targeting Prime Minister Modi and Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 02:43 PM IST
India expresses displeasure to Canada over Khalistan referendum
The Sikhs for Justice is planning to hold the Khalistan referendum on July 28 in Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta
Published on Jul 18, 2024 01:23 PM IST
Study permits don’t guarantee permanent resident status in the country, warns Canada govt
The government is also proposing to look at labour needs when it comes to offering that pathway to remaining in Canada
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 11:21 AM IST
Canada’s FM Freeland confident in role amid calls for her removal
Economic woes have caused the unpopularity of Justin Trudeau’s government to crater since last year, a trend that has no sign of easing
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 04:31 PM IST
Diljit Dosanjh thrills 40,000 fans in Toronto, PM Trudeau attends
The Dil-Luminati tour started on April 27 in Vancouver and concluded at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday evening. Trudeau briefly joined Dosanjh on stage and later posted on X that had stopped by to wish Dosanjh “good luck before his show”
Published on Jul 15, 2024 04:59 PM IST
Trump attack a reminder to denounce Khalistan supporters: Indo-Canadian MP
On June 9, a parade in Brampton, part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), included a float depicting an effigy of Indira Gandhi being shot by her bodyguards
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 05:12 PM IST
Man arrested for allegedly groping dozen, including minors, at water park in Canada
Last Sunday, a 25-year-old was arrested and subsequently released in connection with accusations of groping a dozen people, including minors, at a water park in Canada’s Moncton, New Brunswick
Published on Jul 13, 2024 04:38 PM IST
Canada: Sikhs for Justice plans to hold Khalistan referendum on July 28
SFJ’s general-counsel Gurpatwant Pannun said that the referendum “is expected to be thronged by pro-Khalistan Sikhs in thousands”
Published on Jul 12, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Unemployment rising in Canada as new immigrants worse-off in finding jobs
Economic pain continues to grow in Canada, with cost of living and housing affordability, along with healthcare, being the three most significant issues for them
Published on Jul 12, 2024 12:58 PM IST
Despite curbs, Canada sees 13% jump in international study visas
Even as the Canadian government has said it aims to curb the number of temporary residents entering the country, the number of international students receiving study permits in the first four months of this year has risen
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 08:34 AM IST
Canada: Rise in the number of foreign students receiving study permits despite curbs
As a shelter affordability crisis has negatively impacted popularity of the Government of PM Justin Trudeau, measures were announced to reduce the intake of temporary residents like international students
Published on Jul 11, 2024 02:45 PM IST
CA$ 30m gold heist: Stolen bars may be in India, say police
The gold, in 6600 bars, was stolen from an Air Canada cargo terminal in Toronto’s Pearson Airport on April 17 last year. But it may not be recovered, as a Peel Police Service Board heard during a June 21 meeting, details of which appeared in Canadian media on Saturday
Published on Jul 07, 2024 05:12 PM IST
India expresses displeasure to Canada over interference allegations
That sentiment has been conveyed by Indian diplomats in Canada to senior officials including National Security and Intelligence Advisor or NSIA Nathalie G. Drouin, a person familiar with the action said
Updated on Jul 07, 2024 05:02 PM IST
Pro-Khalistan protesters stage demonstration against Indian diplomat in Canada
Several protests have targeted India’s senior-most officials and missions in Canada since the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year in Surrey, British Columbia
Published on Jul 05, 2024 02:37 PM IST
Housing crisis in Canada forcing residents to move out of pricier cities: Poll
In effect, nearly 12% of Canadians are mulling leaving the country, with approximately 7.5% looking at a destination beyond America
Published on Jul 04, 2024 01:00 PM IST