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Monday, November 4, 2024
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Canada oppn MP’s cancelled Diwali gala now rescheduled, fuming Indian groups say won’t attend

Oppn leader Pierre Poilievre was slammed for cancelling event scheduled for 30 Oct. OFIC president says that was 'tipping point', and they have not even been invited to 5 Nov event.

India blames Trudeau’s ‘cavalier behaviour’ for chill in ties with Canada

MEA slams the Canadian PM after he admits Ottawa had only intelligence & no evidentiary proof on alleged involvement of Indian officials in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder.

India rejects summons issued by US court for NSA Ajit Doval, RAW ex-chief in Pannun case

Foreign Secretary Vikrim Misri termed ‘imputations made completely unwarranted and unsubstantiated’; summon to Doval in Pannun case comes ahead of PM Modi’s 3-day visit to US.

Did Modi and Biden discuss Bangladesh? India & US readouts paint different pictures

Controversy has erupted over differences in statements issued by MEA & White House. A look into past readouts shows such differences are common and not an exception.

Union Minister for Ports Sonowal reviews progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex

The project in Lothal, Gujarat is expected to become a major tourist destination.

Amid growing Sikh voices over Guru Granth Sahib in Qatar police’s custody, MEA says in talks with Doha

Indian government says embassy has kept Sikh community in Doha abreast of developments. Two ‘swaroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib were seized by Qatari authorities last December.

Flash floods in eastern Bangladesh become latest flash point between India & Yunus-led interim govt

India says floods in Bangladesh primarily caused due to large catchments downstream of Dumboor dam. ‘Still, we have tried to maintain communication through other means,’ says MEA.

Of 69 Indians stuck fighting for Russia in Ukraine, at least 13 from Punjab & Haryana

Eight Indians have died during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian Embassy in India says it is working on discharge of Indian men ‘voluntarily’ contracted for military service.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to visit Maldives from 9-11 Aug amid strained ties

Visit is aimed at strengthening close partnership between two countries and to explore avenues to enhance bilateral relationship further, says MEA.

India says ‘closely analysing’ Bangladesh crisis, including possibility of ‘foreign hand’

MEA spokesperson says India hopes normalcy returns so Bangladesh so that our high commission and assistant high commission can begin their normal work as soon as possible.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.