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Chandigarh, September 22   Amid deteriorating diplomatic relations between India and Canada, BJP vice-president Baijayant Panda on Wednesday made an interesting tongue-in-cheek remark that attracted attention of people towards a relatively lesser-known issue in India—the Quebec independence movement. Panda’s elaborate statement, suggesting that in “spirit of friendship with Canada”, India must consider “facilitating an online referendum on the Quebec independence …

Ottawa, September 22 Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the death of gangster Sukhdool Singh Gill in Canada’s Winnipeg, saying its homicide unit had identified the victim as Gill and his family members have been informed of his killing. It added that an investigation is being conducted. In a statement, Winnipeg Police Service said, “The Homicide Unit has now identified the victim …

Toronto, September 22 Canada’s allegations of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist in Surrey that sparked a diplomatic row between the two nations are based on both human and signals intelligence and inputs from an ally from Ottawa’s Five Eye intelligence network, a media report has said citing the Canadian government sources. Tensions flared between India and …

New York, September 21 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on India to cooperate with an investigation into the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and said Canada would not release its evidence. Trudeau said on Monday that Ottawa had credible allegations linking Indian government agents to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, …

Toronto, September 21 The Canadian government has rejected a travel advisory issued by India about security risks in Canada, saying it is one of the safest countries in the world, and called for calm amid the escalating diplomatic row between the two nations over the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in this country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of …

ndia has asked Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in India amid tensions between the two nations after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged “potential” involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Khalistan sympathiser Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “There should be parity. They are more in numbers than we have at our mission there,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said …

Chandigarh, September 21 Gangster Sukha Duneke has been killed in Canada, according to reports. He was killed in an inter-gang rivalry. Duneke was part of Khalistan movement in Canada. Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke, who escaped to Canada from Punjab in 2017 on forged documents, was shot dead in Winnipeg by assailants. His name figured in the NIA wanted list …

New Delhi, September 21 India escalated its diplomatic standoff with Canada by suspending its visa services from its missions in Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto till further notice. BLS India Visa Application Centre quoting ‘Indian mission notice’ made the announcement. BLS provides Indian visa services in Canada. In December last year, India restored the e-visa facility for Canadian passport holders. Till …

New Delhi, September 20  Retaliating to a revised travel advisory issued by Ottawa on Tuesday, India has also issued a fresh travel advisory asking all Indian nationals in Canada and those contemplating travel there, especially Indian students, “to exercise utmost caution in view of growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes and criminal violence”. “Recently, threats have particularly targeted …

New Delhi, September 20 Despite expressions of concern from some ‘Five Eye’ countries such as the US, the UK and Australia over Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s charge of “credible links” of killers of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar with the Indian Government, the G7 block did not insert the allegation in a joint statement issued on the margins of …