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www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2025
Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani makes history as first South Asian to be New York Mayor “A moment comes but rarely in history,” said New York’s winning mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, as he addressed a few thousand core campaign volunteers at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in New York last night, “when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance. “Tonight,” he added, now rephrasing Jawaharlal Nehru, “we have stepped out from the old into the new.” Zohran’s words echoed
through the room, resonating deeply and touching upon the various aspects of one’s being - migration, belonging and freedom. His parents, the Punjabi filmmaker of Indian origin, Mira Nair, and the noted anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani as well as his wife, the artist Rama Duwaji of Syrian descent, stood proudly in the crowd, a first family of immigrants who must have taken seriously the words inscribed beneath the Statue of Liberty. Continued on Page 6...
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South Asian man killed in Edmonton after he objected to stranger urinating on his car An Indian-origin businessman identified as Arvi Singh Sagoo was fatally assaulted in Edmonton, Canada, after confronting a man who was reportedly urinating on his car. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) confirmed that officers were called to the scene near 109 Street and 100 Avenue around 2:20 am following reports of an assault. Upon arrival, officers found an unconscious 55-year-old man. Continued on Page 7...
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Six takeaways from Canada's federal budget
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has introduced his first federal budget - a blueprint for how he plans to deliver on his promise to make Canada's economy the strongest in the G7. The ambitious plan, seen as a key test of the new leader and former central banker, is as much a political document as a spending blueprint. It warns that Canada is in an era of "significant change" not seen since the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is underscored by its rapidly shifting relationship with the US, once the country's closest ally. "There's some headwinds on the horizon," Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday. "That's why we need a strong response." Continued on Page 10...
Popular Hindu temple in India is mired in gold theft row A famed Hindu temple in southern India is embroiled in a scandal after the Kerala high court said there was evidence that some of the idols have been stripped of their gold covering. Gold and silver plating of idols and temple figurines, mostly paid for by devotees, is common across temples in India. So, the theft at Sabarimala shrine, visited by millions of pilgrims every year, has stunned the devout and made headlines. The Kerala High Court has set up a special investigation team (SIT), police have begun an inquiry into the disappearance of gold and three
people, including a former assistant temple priest, have been arrested. Continued on Page 10...
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Canadian yellow peas hit with India's new 30 per cent tariff on all imports
Canadian yellow pea producers will now face tariffs in both of their major export markets after
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India announced a new 30 per cent levy on all imported yellow peas beginning Nov. 1. China imposed a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian yellow peas in March. It was seen as an act of retaliation for Canada's introduction of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. In a letter to federal ministers of agriculture and international trade Thursday, Saskatchewan's Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison said Ottawa needs to immediately negotiate with India. Continued on Page 7...