Uday Rana

Digital Broadcast Journalist

Uday Rana is a journalist whose work focuses on labour, immigration and foreign affairs. He has told stories across two different continents and two different countries in print, digital, television and radio outlets. While he enjoys long-form writing most of all, he has also developed his skills as a multimedia journalist.

​His work has appeared in the BBC, the Ottawa Citizen and Asia Democracy Network before joining Global News in 2023.

He speaks, reads and writes four languages – English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. He started his career in journalism in India, working first for the Times of India and then CNN-News18. He covered topics such as conflict, human rights issues, the rise of Hindu nationalism, foreign policy and climate change.

Prior to joining Global News, he has worked with top Canadian news organizations, such as the Globe and Mail and the CBC. His work at the Globe and Mail, which focused on the experiences of racialized immigrants in and around Toronto, was nominated for a National Newspaper Award and a Digital Publishing Award.

Uday has written on everything from conflict in South Asia, businesses in the Greater Toronto Area, immigrants across Canada, human rights, climate change, healthcare, education, racial justice, politics, labour policy, LGTBQ issues, to a lot of things in between.

He has also worked in business news with the Globe’s ‘Report on Business’, investigative journalism with the Globe and Mail, and broadcast news with the CBC.