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Four people, including three Indians, arrested while attempting to enter US illegally from Canada
World | Mar 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ISTThe four people, including a woman, were apprehended after they jumped off a moving freight train on the International Railroad Bridge in the city of Buffalo. The three men are being processed for removal and are awaiting a deportation hearing.
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Video footage of terrorist Hardeep Nijjar's killing in Canada surfaces | WATCH
World | Mar 09, 2024, 10:48 AM ISTThe video has been obtained by The Fifth Estate and has been independently verified by more than one source said CBC News. The attack that is described as being 'highly coordinated' involved six men and two vehicles.
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Canada: Mass stabbing at Ottawa home kills six Sri Lankan nationals, student held; Trudeau reacts
World | Mar 08, 2024, 09:45 AM ISTThe police said when the first officers arrived at the home the family's father was outside and screaming for someone to call 911. Sri Lanka's high commission said that it is in touch with relatives in the country's capital, Colombo.
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Another Pakistani flight attendant slips away in Canada, second incident in a week
World | Mar 02, 2024, 12:51 PM ISTJibran Baloch, a Pakistan International Airlines flight steward, vanished after flight PK-782 landed in Canada's Toronto on Thursday. This is the second in a week after air hostess Maryam Raza disappeared in Canada, adding to a string of similar incidents that has Pakistani authorities worried.
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'Thank you PIA': Pakistani airline crew member 'vanishes' in Canada, second incident this year
World | Feb 28, 2024, 05:49 PM ISTMaryam Raza, who joined the Pakistan International Airlines 15 years ago, failed to report for duty on the return flight to Karachi. This is the second such case this year and several crew members of the cash-strapped airline have vanished in the past to seek asylum in Canada.
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'Will take immediate action if any foreign...': British MP raises concerns over Sikh safety in UK
World | Feb 28, 2024, 02:23 PM ISTSpeaking during the House of Commons session this week, Gill – without taking any names – referred to alleged assassination plots against Sikhs abroad to ask about security steps for “British Sikh activists.” “
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Jaishankar breaks silence on why India had suspended visa services for Canada
World | Feb 27, 2024, 08:59 AM ISTThe external affairs minister said India had to suspend the issuance of visas in Canada as its diplomats were repeatedly "threatened and intimidated in many ways" and we "got very little comfort from the Canadian system that time".
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Indian-origin 'Dirty Harry' arrested in frozen-to-death case of Gujarat family near US-Canada border
World | Feb 26, 2024, 01:21 PM ISTThe affidavit relates to the investigation concerning the human smuggling event on January 19, 2022, in which four family members — Jagdish Patel, 39, Vaishaliben Patel, 37, Vihangi Patel, 11, and Dharmik Patel, 3 — were found frozen to death near Emerson.
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Indian-origin man gets life sentence for stabbing wife to death at Canada home
World | Feb 23, 2024, 06:46 PM ISTLife in prison has been awarded to Indian-origin man in Canada for stabbing his wife to death two years ago in country's British Columbia. The victim was mother of three children, all aged under 10.
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Canada updates rules for post-graduation work permit for international students | READ what changed
Education | Feb 18, 2024, 05:21 PM ISTCanada has updated its rules for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) for international students. Under the new rules, students who have completed a Master's degree program in less than two years will now be eligible for a 3-year PGWP, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria.
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Indian student dies of cardiac arrest in Canada, family urges MEA for repatriation of mortal remains
World | Feb 16, 2024, 02:02 PM ISTAccording to a letter addressed to the EAM Dr S Jaishankar, the student had been studying in Canada since 2022. He had been suffering from fever from the last week but the family received a call from one of his friends that Shaik had died of cardiac arrest on Monday.
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Indian-origin man kills his father in Canada, police launch manhunt to nab 22-year-old son
World | Feb 12, 2024, 02:53 PM ISTThe Hamilton Police in a statement on Sunday said 22-year-old Sukhaj Singh Cheema was wanted for the first-degree murder of his father on Saturday night.
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They're interfering in our internal affairs: India rejects Canada's accusations of poll interference
World | Feb 08, 2024, 05:24 PM ISTIndia was identified as a 'potential threat' to Canada's democratic processes, along with China, according to a recently declassified report. Canada's commission of inquiry into foreign interference said it was probing alleged interference by Russia, China and others in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
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Punjab: Three associates of Canada, Pakistan-based terrorists arrested by anti-gangster task force
India | Feb 07, 2024, 10:46 AM ISTPolice said the accused were planning criminal activities with the support of their handlers in Canada and Pakistan. Pistols and live cartridges have also been recovered from them.
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US-led international coalition conducts strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen
World | Feb 04, 2024, 08:21 AM ISTThe ongoing attacks by the Houthis, totaling over 30 since mid-November, presented an international challenge that requires collective action and a united front against Houthi aggression.
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403 Indian students died abroad since 2018, Canada has highest deaths: Jaishankar to Lok Sabha
World | Feb 03, 2024, 10:49 AM ISTAccording to the data presented by Jaishankar, 91 Indian students died in Canada, 48 in the UK, 40 in Russia, 36 in the US and nine in China, since 2018 due to various causes. His statement came while four Indian-origin students were found dead in the US within January.
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Canada: Shots fired at house of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's aide, probe underway
World | Feb 02, 2024, 04:08 PM ISTNo one was injured in the incident, although a vehicle was heavily damaged by gunfire along with multiple bullet holes in Simranjeet Singh's house. Notably, Nijjar was slain outside his Surrey residence in June last year and was the centre of a diplomatic spat between India and Canada.
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Canada: British Columbia places two-year ban on new colleges enrolling international students
World | Jan 30, 2024, 12:57 PM ISTBritish Columbia's Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson said the step was required to improve the state of education in schools. This came after Canada imposed a temporary, two-year cap on student visas, which will result in the issue of about 3,64,000 visas in 2024.
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Canada panel to probe India's "role in 2019 and 2021 federal polls" | India-Canada relations
News | Jan 25, 2024, 06:46 PM ISTThe Commission examining foreign interference in Canadian Federal elections that took place in 2019 and 2021, has asked Ottawa to provide information related to India in this context. Check out the video to know the whole scenario.
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Canada: Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in country's Northwest, several killed
World | Jan 24, 2024, 04:44 PM ISTA team of investigators has been deployed to look into the accident involving a BAE Jetstream aircraft, Canada's Transportation Safety Board said, adding that it was gathering information.