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New Delhi, October 20 Visa services will be badly affected after Canada withdrew 41 diplomats and 42 accompanying dependents from India following a diktat from the Ministry of External Affairs here. “We are going to pause all in-person services at our consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bengaluru,” announced Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at a press conference. Her statement suggested …

New Delhi, October 20 The Army after conducting three major successful operations in Manipur have recovered 36 weapons, 1,615 ammunition pieces and 132 other war-like stores. The war-like stores’ recovery is considered the largest since May. All the seized weapons were handed over to Manipur Police as per laid-down procedure on Thursday. Officials confirmed the recovery on Friday. The three operations were carried out in the …

New Delhi, October 20 Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday claimed the Prime Minister’s office drafted businessman Darshan Hiranandani’s affidavit submitted before the Lok Sabha’s ethics committee. Hiranandani, top real-estate developer, deposed in his affidavit on Thursday that Moitra had provided him her Parliament’s login credentials so that he could post questions directly on her behalf. In the affidavit, …

New Delhi, October 19 Israel hit Gaza with more airstrikes even as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak became the third western leader to visit Tel Aviv after US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to signal his support for Israeli military’s assault while calling for easing the plight of civilians trapped in the fighting. Israel made clear its …

Toronto, October 19 A judge in Canada has dismissed a challenge by a Sikh law student, who had sued the Edmonton city in Alberta and law society in the province over mandatory oath to the monarchy last year. Prabjot Singh Wirring, a baptised Sikh, had said in his lawsuit that swearing a mandatory oath to the monarch would contradict his …

Madrid, October 19 The Women’s World Cup-winning player kissed on the lips by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation was called up again by the national team. Jenni Hermoso was included in coach Montse Tomé’s squad for this month’s Nations League games against Italy and Switzerland. Hermoso was omitted from the first squad after the World Cup to …

Chennai, October 19 New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner feels assessing the conditions in Dharamsala and countering an in-form Rohit Sharma will be vital as they eye the “tough” task of beating India at home during their World Cup clash on Sunday. New Zealand have done well to adapt to the different conditions in the World Cup. The Black Caps, who …

Chandigarh, October 18 Actor Zeenat Aman took to Instagram to share a picture of her in jewellery and dress that she had borrowed and would be drycleaned and returned to her friend. Sharing this, she wrote: “My own wedding to the father of my children was a discreet affair. We eloped, and got married in Singapore in a low key …

Mumbai, October 18 Two gangsters hailing from Punjab and allegedly involved in 11 cases, including attempt to murder and kidnapping, were arrested from Mumbai on Wednesday morning, an official said. Based on specific information, sleuths of the Mumbai crime branch laid a trap in Vinoba Bhave Nagar of Kurla area and nabbed the two persons, identified as Pancham Noor Singh …

New Delhi, October 18 Veteran Australia opener David Warner is “annoyed” and “frustrated” at the DRS call which went against him in his side’s World Cup match against Sri Lanka and has called for more “accountability” in the system, according to a report. In the match, which Australia won by five wickets in Lucknow on Monday, Warner fell LBW to …