Canada
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Why is Canada limiting entry of foreign students? Will it impact Indian students? EXPLAINED
Explainers | Jan 23, 2024, 04:29 PM ISTCanada is a popular destination for international students since it is relatively easy to obtain a work permit. The Liberal government floated the idea of capping the number of foreign student visas in August, but the Housing Minister then obstructed the idea.
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Canada announces two-year cap on international student visas to ease housing shortages
World | Jan 23, 2024, 09:00 AM ISTCanada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced that there will be a 35 per cent reduction in new study visas in 2024 after PM Justin Trudeau's declining popularity over the housing crisis. A majority of international students in Canada come from India, with China in second place.
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86 per cent decline in applications from India for study permits to Canada after recent row
World | Jan 17, 2024, 08:39 AM ISTCanada's High Commissioner to India Cameron Mackay recently said notwithstanding the recent tensions, the strategic interests of India and Canada are "absolutely aligned", and he was encouraged by the continuance of the bilateral trade and investment relationship.
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Canada mulling to cap entry of international students, migrants amid house shortage
World | Jan 14, 2024, 05:45 PM ISTIt is worth noting that Canada depends on immigration to drive its economy and support an ageing population and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been ramping up annual immigration.
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'My advice to Trudeau govt and that to Indian govt...': Canada envoy amid diplomatic tensions
World | Jan 11, 2024, 05:06 PM ISTCanadian envoy stressed that the annual gathering of investors was a "great platform to reassert our business-to-business and people-to-people ties" and added that trade relations should not be affected by the ongoing diplomatic tensions.
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Mid-air assault causes dramatic diversion of Air Canada flight: 16-year-old passenger in custody
World | Jan 07, 2024, 09:22 PM ISTAn Air Canada flight from Toronto to Calgary faced disruption when a 16-year-old passenger assaulted a family member mid-flight. The Airbus A321, Flight AC137, diverted to Winnipeg shortly after takeoff, resulting in a three-hour delay.
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Deja vu moment for Trudeau as his plane breaks down in Jamaica, second time after in India
World | Jan 06, 2024, 04:43 PM ISTThe Canadian PM and his family arrived in Jamaica on December 26 and his plane suffered a maintenance issue on January 2. Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) said that a backup plane was sent to Jamaica, but the Prime Minister's family returned on the original aircraft.
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India declares Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa as terrorist
India | Dec 30, 2023, 09:21 AM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa as a terrorist. An open-ended warrant has been issued against Landa. The government believes that he is involved in terrorism and is to be added as a terrorist.
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Mainstreaming of radical terrorist outfits not new in Pakistan, says India
World | Dec 29, 2023, 05:11 PM ISTHafiz Saeed has been in jail since 2019 after being convicted for several years in multiple terror finance cases. The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), considered to be backed by the terrorist, is now fielding candidates for the upcoming elections, including his son Talha.
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India-born entrepreneur gets one of Canada's highest honours for advancing social change
World | Dec 29, 2023, 02:09 PM ISTKharas is a renowned producer of social and behavioural change communications which has been seen by over a billion people. He founded Chocolate Moose Media in 1995, a social enterprise, to create mass communications to better the human condition.
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Canada: Shots fired near residence of Hindu temple president's son in Surrey, probe launched
World | Dec 29, 2023, 11:09 AM ISTPolice said that no one was injured during the incident but the residence involved sustained damage consistent with bullet holes. Earlier, an Indian-origin Canadian MP shared a purported video on social media showing pro-Khalistani threatening to create trouble at the Hindu Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
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Don’t want a situation of fight with India says Canada PM Justin Trudeau I India TV News
News | Dec 23, 2023, 04:00 PM ISTIndia-Canada relations nosedived this year when PM Trudeau alleged India’s involvement in Hardeep Nijjar’s killing. Canadian PM was very vocal and spoke against India for the death of a person who was a designated terrorist, according to NIA.
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Canada offers three-year visas to individuals in war-torn Gaza with family ties | Know why
World | Dec 22, 2023, 12:10 PM ISTCanada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller announced the temporary visa programme on Thursday in light of the devastating situation in Gaza. More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed, tens and thousands wounded and over a million displaced.
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'Hope countries take...': This is what MEA said on Pak Army chief's visit to US, Canada and Red Sea
World | Dec 21, 2023, 05:41 PM ISTMEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that Islamabad's support of terrorism and cross-border attacks are well known after Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir's maiden visit to the US. He also highlighted that Canada has consistently given space to extremists and anti-India elements on its soil.
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'US indictment appears to have convinced Indian govt to adopt sober tone ...': Trudeau
World | Dec 21, 2023, 07:08 AM ISTAccording to Canadian PM Trudeau, the US indictment has forced the Indian government to adopt a more sober tone in a foiled murder plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.
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'If our citizen has done anything good or bad...': PM Modi's first response over US claims
World | Dec 20, 2023, 11:55 AM IST"If someone gives us any information, we would definitely look into it. If a citizen of ours has done anything good or bad, we are ready to look into it. Our commitment is to the rule of law," PM Modi told FT.
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From Canada to UNSC, Jaishankar's savage reply to Khalistani and India-China border row I WATCH
World | Dec 17, 2023, 05:01 PM ISTJaishankar, who was addressing the Rotary Institute 2023 event in Bengaluru, emphasised that If any country, not just Canada, had raised concern and had provided inputs or some basis for that concern, India would have looked into it.
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'Went public to deter India...': Trudeau defends his statement in Parliament against New Delhi
World | Dec 14, 2023, 09:10 AM ISTThe Canadian Prime Minister claimed that his officials had "warned" New Delhi about India's role in the chilling developments in their country and added Ottawa tried to keep the issue under the diplomatic channel.
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'Need to put a chill on India': Trudeau on why he went public with allegations on Nijjar's 'killing'
World | Dec 13, 2023, 06:02 PM ISTThe Canadian PM also highlighted his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, where he reportedly raised the Khalistan issue. The allegations made by Trudeau on September 18 were rejected by India's Ministry of External Affairs and soured bilateral ties.
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Canada: Three theatres playing Hindi movies 'attacked' by masked men with 'unknown substance'
World | Dec 08, 2023, 03:19 PM ISTRoughly 200 people were inside a theatre in Vaughan watching a Hindi film when two masked men sprayed an unknown, aerosol-based substance and fled. Several people were evacuated from the theatres and treated for exposure.