Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, let the truth come out: says Vikas Swarup on Canada’s allegations against India
Toronto: Criticising Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his reckless actions in a deepening diplomatic row with India over the killing of a Sikh separatist, Vikas Swarup, a former Indian envoy to the country asked Ottawa to take steps to deescalate the dispute and allow the truth to come out in public. Swarup, who served […]
Ukraine targets key Crimean city a day after striking the Russian navy headquarters
Kyiv: Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Sevastopol was put on air raid alert for about an hour after debris from intercepted […]
95 million Pakistanis under poverty, urgent reforms needed to achieve economic stability: World Bank
Islamabad: Poverty in Pakistan shot up to 39.4 per cent as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said, as it urged the cash-strapped country to take urgent steps to achieve financial stability. The Washington-based lender on Friday unveiled draft […]
Canada’s allegations against India based on Indian officials’ communications, inputs from ally in Five Eye network: Report
Toronto: 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 […]
No place for aggression, hate, intimidation in Canada, says country’s public safety department amid online threats to Hindus
Toronto: Canada on Friday said that acts of aggression, hate, intimidation or incitement of fear have no place in the country amid the circulation of an online video in which Hindu Canadians are told to leave the country. Public Safety Canada, the department responsible for matters of public safety, emergency management, national security, and emergency […]
Biden hosts Zelenskyy at White House; announces new military aid package for Ukraine
Washington: The United States will give USD 325 million in new security assistance to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has announced as he hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and vowed to defend the war-struck country from Russian aggression. The White House meeting on Thursday was the sixth in-person meeting between the […]
Canada asked to downsize diplomatic presence in India
New Delhi: India on Thursday asked Canada to downsize its diplomatic presence in the country as relations between the two countries plunged to an all-time low following Ottawa’s allegations against New Delhi over the killing of a Khalistani separatist on Canadian soil. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the size of Canadian diplomatic staff […]
Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates
Warsaw (Poland): Poland’s prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed at pressuring Kyiv and put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighbouring states escalates. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview late on […]
Allies divided over support for Canada’s allegations against India over killing of Sikh separatist leader
Toronto: A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India’s involvement in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, the Canadian media reported that Ottawa’s Five Eye allies were not keen on taking sides though they have said that the claims should be thoroughly probed. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief of the […]
Exercise ‘utmost caution’ in view of anti-India activities, ‘politically-condoned’ hate crimes in Canada: India to its citizens
New Delhi: India on Wednesday advised all its nationals living in Canada and those contemplating travelling there to exercise “utmost caution” in view of growing anti-India activities and “politically-condoned” hate crimes as well as “criminal violence” in that country. This was stated in an advisory issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that came […]
