NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to Justin Trudeau’s congratulatory message on Monday, four days after the Canadian Prime Minister congratulated PM Modi on his Lok Sabha election victory.In his message, Trudeau emphasized the importance of “committing to human rights, diversity, and the rule of law.”PM Modi, in his reply, expressed India’s willingness to…
NEW DELHI: An Indian-origin man from Punjab’s Ludhiana was shot dead in Surrey, Canada, in what authorities suspect to be a ‘targeted shooting’. The victim, Yuvraj Goyal, 28, arrived in Canada in 2019 on a student visa and recently acquired Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) status. Goyal, who worked as a sales executive, was found dead…
NEW DELHI: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the majority to NDA alliance in Lok Sabha elections, while telling him that bilateral ties are anchored, among other things, in the rule of law. Canada has repeatedly cited the same in the past nine months to claim involvement of Indian agents…
Indo Count, the largest global home textile bed linen manufacturer, has signed a licensing agreement with Iconix International Inc. for Fieldcrest and Waverly branded products in the US and Canada. This strategic move further solidifies Indo Count’s position in the US market post the successful acquisition of WAMSUTTA. The new licensing agreements includes a wide…
MUMBAI: As Canada gears up to launch its ‘Citizenship Week‘ which starts from May 13, Marc Miller, Immigration Minister said, “We have a lot to celebrate this year. From April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, we welcomed 393,500 new Canadian citizens. We have made significant strides, and we are now processing most new citizenship…
NEW DELHI: Karan Brar, one of the suspects in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, claimed in a 2019 social media video that he obtained a Canadian student visa within days through EthicWorks Immigration Services in Bathinda, Punjab, India, according to a report by Canada-based Global News. The immigration firm shared the…
When the going gets tough, the young and restless look for a high elsewhere, just to stay afloat. This is the case for numerous students from various regions of India who have gone to Canada in pursuit of education and jobs. The unemployment crisis in the land they once hoped would offer prosperity and success…
It was a brazen theft: thousands of gold bars and millions of dollars in bank notes stolen a year ago from Toronto’s international airport.Canadian and US authorities said on Wednesday six people, including two Indian-origin men, have been arrested and three more are being sought in connection with what they called the largest gold heist…
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old Indian student, Chirag Antil, was shot and killed inside a car in South Vancouver, according to CityNews.The Vancouver police responded to the incident after receiving reports of gunshots in the vicinity of East 55th Avenue and Main Street around 11 pm on April 12. “Officers were called to East 55th Avenue…
NEW DELHI: Canada has retrenched dozens of Indian staffers from its diplomatic missions in India apparently because of the reduction of Canadian staff available to “effectively manage and maintain in-country operations”. India had last year expelled 41 Canadian diplomats to ensure parity in diplomatic presence, following which Canada had shut in-person operations in its Mumbai,…
