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Visa Authority suspends Indian visa for Canadian residents

The Indian Mission in Canada has once again updated its Visa Application page on BLS International reinstating a ticker that had cites temporary suspension of Visa services till further notice for operational reasons.

2023-09-21T07:37:35.939904+00:00 IST

Indian Visa services in Canada suspended till further notice

The Indian Mission in Canada on Thursday suspended visa services till further notice citing operational reasons, according to BLS International.

2023-09-21T06:49:51.514767+00:00 IST

Hindu Forum Canada seeks security for country's Hindu community

The forum in a letter addressed to LeBlanc, demanded his urgent attention to the community’s deep concerns regarding recent statements made by designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the lawyer representing Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

2023-09-21T04:15:29.903624+00:00 IST

Canada: Liberal party MP Chandra Arya alleges attacks on Hindus

Amid the India-Canada diplomatic standoff, Canadian MP Chandra Arya alleged that the extremist elements are “attacking” and “threatening” Hindu-Canadians to go back to India.

2023-09-21T03:19:49.495044+00:00 IST

Germany announces aid package worth 400 million Euros for Ukraine

Amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Germany will allocate another package of assistance to Ukraine, worth 400 million euros, reported TASS citing German-based tabloid Bild Newspaper. 

2023-09-20T00:57:02.077347+00:00 IST

'Canada’s call for accusations against India met with reluctance'

Weeks before Canada made an explosive allegation implicating Indian officials in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian officials sought public condemnation of the murder from their allies, including the United States, but were met with reluctance, The Washington Post reported. 

2023-09-19T23:12:25.726614+00:00 IST

"Pakistan recruiting mercenaries to pursue its political agenda"

A research analyst came down heavily on Pakistan for openly recruiting mercenaries and terrorist organizations to pursue its own interests and political agenda in South Asia.

2023-09-19T22:59:47.528741+00:00 IST

‘It better be good”: Canadian journalist on Trudeau's India claim

Wading into the fierce diplomatic standoff between India and Canada, triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian agents being behind the killing of a pro-Khalistan leader on his home soil, Canadian journalist Terry Milewski on Tuesday said he hoped that more "evidence" will come to the surface in the form of "leaks, or announcements or private briefings".

2023-09-19T21:02:35.952398+00:00 IST

"Canadian PM has made 'unprecedented allegation' against India"

Canada-based professor of Carleton University and foreign policy expert Vivek Dehejia on Tuesday said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an “unprecedented sort of allegation” against India and that it is hard to judge the credibility or the quality of the information.

2023-09-19T06:29:16.035400+00:00 IST

Very "tough phase" for ties between India, Canada

Senior journalist based in Toronto, Tahir Gora has called the allegations made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Indian side “shocking”, and has called the current situation a very "tough phase" for ties between the two countries.

2023-09-19T06:19:27.270633+00:00 IST

India rejects claims on Nijjar killing

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) — a Sikh extremist organisation banned by India — and a “designated terrorist” was killed in a targeted shooting in Canada's Surrey in June 2018.

2023-09-19T05:13:01.598570+00:00 IST

Canadian PM believes what he is talking about: Michael Kugelman

Director of South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, Michael Kugelman has said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's open claims regarding Indian hand in the killing of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar, “suggests a view that he believed what he was talking about.”

2023-09-19T04:51:36.219980+00:00 IST

British Columbia Premier backs Trudeau

“Canadians across the country must be safe from the interference of foreign governments, including being targeted for threats or physical harm, including murder. Our democracy depends on it,” the British Columbia premier said on Monday.

2023-09-19T03:37:10.319326+00:00 IST

India rejects Canada’s allegation on Nijjar death

India on Tuesday termed ‘absurd’, ‘motivated’, the allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the Indian government’s involvement in the fatal shooting of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

2023-09-19T03:07:14.183147+00:00 IST

Canada expels Indian diplomat over Khalistani leader's killing

Signalling a further souring of bilateral ties, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Monday said an Indian diplomat in the country had been expelled, Al Jazeera reported.   

2023-09-18T21:31:41.235686+00:00 IST

Trudeau claims India hand in killing of Khalistani leader

Months after Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind this fatal shooting, CBC News reported. 

2023-09-18T20:53:43.442204+00:00 IST

South Africa: Bus, truck head-on collision claims 22 lives

The Limpopo Department of Transport confirmed the grim toll, with 20 fatalities recorded at the accident site, while two additional victims succumbed to their injuries at a hospital.

2023-09-18T12:55:43.872376+00:00 IST

People living bridge between Australia, India: Envoy Philip Green

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Philip Green on Monday said people are the living bridge between the two countries and that India is the first country to return to and beat pre-pandemic levels of travel to Australia.

2023-09-18T06:50:31.230646+00:00 IST

UN revises toll from Libya floods to 3958, over 9000 injured

The United Nations has amended the previous death toll from Libya floods, stating that at least 3,958 people have died instead of 11,300 as was earlier reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CNN reported. 

2023-09-17T23:39:45.757947+00:00 IST

EU President pledges action to help Italian island of Lampedusa

Amid the rising number of migrants in Lampedusa, EU President Ursula von der Leyen pledged action to help Italy’s crisis-hit island during her visit on Sunday, CNN reported. 

2023-09-17T21:40:41.782505+00:00 IST

Sahel Nations Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso forge security alliance

The core principle of the pact is clear: "Any attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one or more signatory parties will be considered an aggression against the other parties." Furthermore, the agreement obligates these three countries to collaborate in preventing and resolving armed rebellions within their borders.

2023-09-17T16:13:35.909338+00:00 IST