Who was Karima Baloch?

Banuk Karima Baloch was a Baloch Human Rights activist. She campaigned for independence of Balochistan from Pakistan. Also, she appeared in the BBC list of hundred inspirational and influential women for 2016. She was found dead in Toronto, Canada on December 22, 2020. According to the Toronto Police her body was found near Lake Ontario. ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs

Topics: Balochistan • Balochistan insurgency • Canada • Human rights • Insurgency • Journalism • Karima Baloch • Sajid Hussain

Under air bubble agreement, Indians with any valid VISA can fly to US, UK and Canada

Indians holding any kind of visa valid under the ‘Air Bubbles’ agreement can travel to the UK, USA, Canada and the UAE, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. This comes after the earlier rule of the European Union that only those holding essential visa were allowed for travel abroad. What is Air Bubble ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Air Bubble Agreement • Canada • DGCA • India • UAE • UK • US • Vande Bharat

‘India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference’ held

The India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference was held on August 6-7, 2020 in order to discuss the ways for taking cooperation between the two countries to a new level. This conference is organized virtually by the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnership to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS). What happened at the Conference? The ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Canada • Department of Science and Technology • DST • IC-IMPACTS • India • India-Canada

New Zealand Suspends Extradition Arrangements with Hong Kong

Claiming that the criminal justice system in Hong Kong cannot be trusted anymore, New Zealand has decided to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong with immediate effect. The reason is that the justice system of that country is not independent of China. The government of New Zealand has also announced that only if China ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Australia • Canada • Extradition Treaty • Hong Kong • New Zealand • UK

Canada to Review $6.8 Million Purchase of Security Equipment from Chinese Firm

The Foreign Minister of Canada, Francois-Phillipe Champagne has promised to review the $6.8 million worth of security equipment purchase from a Beijing-based tech company with very close connections with the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party. Nuctech, a company owned by the Chinese Government and founded by the son of former General Secretary of ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Canada • China • Nuctech • X-Ray Equipment