IndiaMay 20, 2025
Bhagwant Mann government appoints chairmen and directors in several departments
The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab is under the attack of the opposition parties after appointing chairmen and members of several departments, corporations and boards. The opposition parties allege that many of them are non-Punjabis, who previously worked for the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi.
In particular, questions have been raised on the appointment of two names, one of which is Reena Gupta, who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Punjab Pollution Control Board and the other is Deepak Chauhan, who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Punjab Industrial Development Board.
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BCMay 20, 2025
BC business leaders demand action to fix Canadian economy
A letter signed by British Columbia business leaders has been sent to every member of parliament across Canada, calling for concrete action to boost the country’s economy. The BC Business Council co-signed the letter with business leaders from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
It includes calls for repealing proposed emissions caps for oil and gas, reforming the tax system and Canada’s regulatory system. The letter says our economy has grown very slowly in the past decade relative to its population, and Canada’s per capita GDP growth from 2014 to 2024 was the second-weakest.
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CanadaMay 20, 2025
King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit Canada House
King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Canada House today to mark 100 years of the Canadian High Commission in London, ahead of their visit next week. Their visit is being seen as a show of support for Canada amid threats from Trump.
Charles and Camilla met with Canadian officials at Canada House in London, including Canadian High Commissioner Ralph Goodale. King Charles is also expected to meet with Trump in September. Before that, he will be in Ottawa on May 26 and 27 to attend the opening of Canada's new parliamentary session.
On May 27, the King will set out the priorities of the new Mar
IndiaMay 20, 2025
Retreat ceremony held after 12 days at Attari-Wagah border in Punjab
A retreat ceremony was held after 12 days at Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. It was closed on May 7 after India's Operation Sindhur on Pakistan on the night of May 6-7. However, the gates of the India-Pakistan border were kept closed today during the retreat ceremony. The soldiers of both the countries did not even shake hands with each other.
Apart from this, there was a crowd in the Indian gallery, while on the Pakistani side, Pakistani Rangers made the workers there sit in the gallery. Retreat ceremonies were also held at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and Sadki border in Fazilka. This retreat
CanadaMay 20, 2025
Canada's inflation rate slows to slowest since September
Canada's inflation rate has slowed to its slowest since September. According to Statistics Canada, inflation in April rose to 1.7 percent from a year earlier, down from 2.3 percent in March.
The sharp decline in inflation last month was due to the consumer carbon tax that was abolished in early April, while core inflation, i.e. grocery inflation, did not see any relief.
The Bank of Canada mainly looks at core inflation to raise or lower interest rates. According to the Statistics Department, grocery prices rose by 3.8 percent year-on-year in April.
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