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The article reports on the desire of Canada to let India issue a white paper on mining sector to inform the players about the mining policies of the latter.

The article reports that New Delhi, India is the hub of the country's media boom, and home to the world's biggest print news industry, with more print journalists than any other city, hosting dailies and periodicals in English, Hindi and dozens of regional languages.

PP 14:: The Post Papers (Asian Pacific Post/South Asian Post/The Filipino Post), May 6- May 12, 2021:: pg 14- South Asia South Asia A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum told Reuters. Reuters could not determine whether the INSACOG findings were passed on to Modi himself. [Extracted from the article]

PP 4:: The Post Papers (Asian Pacific Post/South Asian Post/The Filipino Post), May 6- May 12, 2021:: pg 4- Community Asian News I ndia's giant IT firms in Bengaluru and other cities have set up Covid-19 "warrooms" as they scramble to source oxygen, medicine and hospital beds for infected workers and maintain backroom operations for the world's biggest financial firms. They are paid a fraction of western salaries and had largely ridden out the Covid-19 pandemic working from home until the relaxing of restrictions in recent months spurred companies to call more employees back to the office. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs that as per an Indian intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), an intelligence agency of Pakistan, is unleashing anti-India campaigns in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. It informs that both India and Pakistan maintain forces in Kashmir, India along a cease-fire line created in 1947. As per Tarek Fatah, a columnist with the Toronto Sun, a new paper, he has been targeted by the ISI for his writings.

The article reports on the acquisition of India of a collection of letters, papers, and photographs related to Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi for the amount of $1.1 million, preventing their sale at a planned auction in London, England.

The article reports on the purchase by India of a collection of letters, papers and photographs relating to Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi.

The article reports that the governement of India has asked banks to stop processing short term loans to visa applicants, especially those seeking immigration. These short-term loans help them create artificially inflated bank assets on paper. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has found that several visa applicants bound for Canada and Australia are having exaggerated fixed deposit receipts (FDRs). As per the investigations by CVC these FDRs were issued at the instances of travel agent

The article offers news briefs in Southern Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India has successfully ended the test launch of ballistic missile. 412 people died after the flood occurred in Pakistan and affected more than 8.2 million residents. Printing unit making fake British papers got raid in Bangladesh.

The article focuses on Ram Ramapati Bank, an 84-year-old institution in Varanasi, India that accepts sacred scribble of Hindu Lord Ram's name on paper instead of money.

The article reports that a Pakistani paper holds the Bollywood films responsible for the water shortage based on their waste water disposal of the movie "Dabangg," starring Salman KHan and "De Dana Dan" but the filmmakers refer it a rubbish statement in India.

The article offers information on the good, bad, and ugly circumstances during the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) in India held on October 3-14, 2010. It states that good news include the display of Indian art and culture and the assistance given by the volunteers to visitors. It says that bad thing was the collapse of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium that resulted into criticisms. It adds that the ugly news was the corruption on the true costs of treadmills, air conditioners, and toilet paper used.