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Canadian Speaker forced to resign after standing ovation for Nazi veteran embarrasses Trudeau govt

Anthony Rota's resignation comes after Opposition raises pressure on PM Justin Trudeau to apologise for failing to vet Yaroslav Hunka, 98-yr-old Ukrainian who fought for Nazi unit.

Punjab CM Mann under Opposition fire over silence on India-Canada row — ‘not a word from him’

Opposition questions AAP's silence over Trudeau’s allegation linking Indian govt to Nijjar killing. AAP Punjab spokesperson has called for 'amicable resolution to the stand-off'.

Jaishankar says India-Russia relations ‘very steady’ since 1950s

During a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Jaishankar said that Russia’s relationship with Europe and the West has been 'severely disrupted'.

‘Political convenience’ can’t determine response to terror, says Jaishankar at UN amid Canada row

Respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be exercises in cherry picking, he asserts at 78th UN General Assembly.

Canada updates advisory for citizens travelling to India, cites ‘calls for protests’

As part of its update Sunday, Trudeau govt also referred to India’s suspension of visa services to Canadians. Comes amid a diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh separatist. 

After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka comes to India’s defence in row with Canada — ‘outrageous allegations’

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry says Canada PM Justin Trudeau ‘has this way of just coming out with some outrageous allegations without any supporting proof’.

Trash spat with Duterte, Huawei CFO’s arrest — Trudeau’s diplomatic rows over the years

Over his 8 years as prime minister of Canada, Trudeau has seen multiple diplomatic rows arise with various countries including Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, China & now India.

‘Few nations set agenda…can’t go on indefinitely & unchallenged,’ Jaishankar tells UN

The foreign minister is in New York and leading the Indian delegation for the 78th UNGA session.

Canada second top pick for Indians seeking foreign citizenship

In 2022, over 71,000 Indians in US gave up their citizenship followed by Canada (60,139), Australia (40,377) and UK (21,457), according to MEA data. The figure for Canada is 18,000 for first 6 months of 2023.

Dramatic new video shows Nijjar shot by ‘Sikh’ gunmen. Witnesses say cops tussled over jurisdiction

A 'Washington Post' article describes 90-sec security footage clip of events leading up to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, says eyewitness described 'shooters' — 'Sikh get-up, bearded faces'.

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India can’t wait for Canadians to vote out Justin Trudeau next year. Act now

No other top executive of a Canadian government would have extended support to anti-India elements as much as PM Justin Trudeau has done so far.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.