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How arts strengthen newcomer settlement in Canada

Toronto, Oct 3 (The Conversation) Settling in a new country is often imagined as a sequential process, built on a supposed hierarchy of needs. You accomplish one priority, then another, and another and then you’re integrated into the country and economy. Material and essential matters — housing, employment, language classes — come first. Cultural or spiritual matters — a sense of belonging, community connections, civic participation — come second. The recently released research I conducted with Toronto Arts Council (TAC) on its Program for Newcomers and Refugees (PNR), however, suggests this logic needs to be challenged. What does art have

India and China to resume direct flights after a 5-year suspension

BEIJING, October 3, 2025 (AP) — India and China plan to resume direct flights between some of their cities after a five-year suspension as the relations between the two countries begin to thaw, Indian authorities announced Thursday. Direct flights between the two countries were suspended during the Covid pandemic in 2020 and did not resume as Beijing and New Delhi engaged in prolonged border tensions. Flights between designated cities will resume by late October subject to commercial carriers’ decisions, India’s embassy to China said in a post on social media platform WeChat. The resumption is part of the Indian government’s

‘I Love Muhammad’ row: JK BJP leader threatens resignation, says UP CM’s remarks unacceptable

Jammu, Oct 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Jahanzaib Sirwal on Friday threatened to resign from the party, citing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “unacceptable” remarks and the state police’s “vindictive” attitude against the Muslim community. The situation in Uttar Pradesh goes against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’. It betrays this ethos through “baseless legal actions, heavy-handed crackdown and divisive threats”, he said in a statement. He said impartial investigations must hold all wrongdoers accountable and not just one community. When contacted by PTI, Sirwal said he will have no other

Gold declines from record high on profit booking, US govt shutdown worries

New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Gold prices fell Rs 643 to Rs 1,16,945 per 10 grams in futures trade on Friday, retreating from record high as investors booked profits amid caution over the US government shutdown and Fed policy outlook. On the MCX, gold futures for December delivery declined Rs 643 or 0.55 per cent to Rs 1,16,945 per 10 grams in a turnover of 15,733 lots, snapping a five-day winning streak. On Wednesday, the contract had scaled a lifetime high of Rs 1,18,444 per 10 grams. Similarly, the February 2026 contract for the yellow metal futures depreciated by Rs

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