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London, September 30 Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Vikram Doraiswami was on Friday prevented from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow, Scotland. According to a purported video posted on the Instagram channel of ‘Sikh Youth UK’, a man, reportedly a pro-Khalistani activist, was seen blocking Doraiswami from entering the Glasgow gurdwara on Albert Drive. This comes amid a diplomatic …

At least 52 people were killed and over 50 injured in a suicide blast near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday as they gathered to celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, authorities said. The explosion occurred near Madina Mosque in Mastung district, Geo News reported. Mastung’s DSP Nawaz Gashkori, who was on duty for the rally, was among the …

Both Nijjar and Dalla were based in Canada. “The global terrorists Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Arshdeep Singh and others formed a terrorist gang. They conspired to kidnap and kill the people of other faiths to create a sense of fear and disaffection among different sections of society in the state of Punjab,” the charge sheet read. “Investigations have revealed that Nijjar …

New Delhi, September 28 Indian intelligence agencies have uncovered that the Canada-based terrorist, Goldy Brar, sought asylum in California through legal channels to evade Indian authorities. According to a new dossier, Brar arrived in Canada on August 15, 2017, and subsequently managed to escape to America. Since then, he has been actively working to establish a new hideout in California, …

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 …

United Nations, September 20 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to world leaders at the high-level 78th session of the UN General Assembly session here. “Another development that will pave the way for regional peace, stability and prosperity in South Asia will be the establishment of a just and lasting peace in Kashmir …