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As Trudeau stumbles, Jagmeet Singh’s NDP withdraws support & Conservatives push for early polls  

Capping off a contentious week, Trudeau, who lost his most powerful cabinet minister & faces Trump's tariff threats, lost his governing majority Friday after NDP withdrew support.

Watch CutTheClutter: Trudeau govt on shaky ground with sluggish growth, minister’s exit, Trump’s threats

In episode 1575, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how Chrystia Freeland's resignation, Trump factor & Jagmeet Singh’s political maneuvering have implications for Trudeau’s leadership.

The Trump effect & ‘political gimmicks’: Why Chrystia Freeland’s exit is a setback for Justin Trudeau

Freeland was an important member of Team Trudeau. The Canadian deputy PM & first woman to hold the finance portfolio slammed Trudeau’s fiscal policies on the way out.

Canada finance minister quits after clash with Trudeau over Trump tariffs, spending

Chrystia Freeland dismissed Trudeau’s push for increased spending as a political gimmick that could hurt Ottawa’s ability to deal with the 25% import tariffs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will impose.

Pro-Sikh separatist group to host Canadian ex-intel officer for talk on ‘Indian transnational repression’

WSO in Canada says ex-intel officer Daniel Stanton will take part in 'fireside chat' organised by non-profit, which has in the past denied role of Sikh extremists in Kanishka bombing.

Slamming Canadian media reports on visa denials to Sikh separatists, India cites ‘legitimate right’

According to a Global News report, Sikh separatists seeking Indian visas were informed that if they wanted an Indian visa, it would require signing a letter renouncing 'Khalistan'.

20 Indian students killed in attacks abroad since 2019, highest in Canada—MEA to Rajya Sabha

According to data submitted by ministry, Canada (9) and US (7) accounted for 80 percent of the deaths. Of the 58 attacks against Indian students abroad, Russia topped list with 14.

‘Unreliable, criminal’. Trudeau slams his own officials for leaks linking PM Modi to Nijjar killing

The Canadian govt has come out strongly against a report by The Globe and Mail which offered no evidence for its claim that Modi knew about alleged plot to kill the Sikh separatist.

India to seek Khalistan Tiger Force ‘de facto chief’ Arsh Dalla’s extradition after arrest in Canada

MEA confirmed Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla has been arrested by police in Canada following gangland shooting. He is wanted in connection with over 50 criminal cases in India.

Rise of Arsh Dalla, from Moga boy to Nijjar aide, and now top dog at banned Khalistan Tiger Force

Affiliated with Bambiha syndicate, gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla moved to Canada in 2018 where he became close to Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, it is learnt.

On Camera

Can Rs 1,000 cr save Osmania University? It fought for Telangana, was abandoned in return

If anyone is responsible for the deterioration of Osmania University, it is the state. While we could earlier blame the erstwhile Andhra rulers, that excuse no longer applies.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.