• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: It will be miracle if Trudeau can prove Khalistan…

VETERAN Canadian journalist Terry Milewski on Tuesday (19) said that the current diplomatic row between India and Canada would get worse before getting better and that the Indian side is right in expressing concern over glorification of terrorism in Canada which is legal in that country. Speaking to India Weekly…

Modi meets foreign minister Jaishankar amid Canada diplomatic row

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (20) met his external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at a time when diplomatic ties between India and Canada have plummeted. Matters took a serious turn on Monday (18) when Canada's Justin Trudeau government claimed of having "credible allegations" linking the Modi government to…

Canada issues advisory for India travel; Trudeau says Ottawa not…

IN yet another move suggesting its deteriorating relations with India, the Justin Trudeau government of Canada on Tuesday (19) updated its travel advisory asking Canadian citizens to avoid all travel to the northern Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir “due to the unpredictable security situation”. "Avoid all travel to…

More trouble for India-Canada ties as both sides expel diplomats…

RELATIONS between India and China witnessed a new low on Tuesday (19) when New Delhi expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a reciprocal move after the Justin Trudeau government in Ottawa alleged that it played a role in the elimination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistan terrorist in the North…

India, Canada officials discuss critical mineral mining work

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Monday, September 18, 2023: A top Indian minister on Monday held talks on boosting critical mineral mining cooperation with Canadian officials, the Indian government said. The development comes amid tense diplomatic relations between the two countries. India's mines minister…

Modi cabinet clears women reservation bill: sources

IN a significant development, a bill to ensure reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha or Lower House of the Indian parliament and state-level legislatures was reportedly cleared by the federal cabinet on Monday (18) evening. Prime minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting. The bill…

Fresh row in Tamil Nadu politics as AIADMK ends alliance…

AMID a row over Sanatan Dharma triggered by remarks from a minister and son of the chief minister, the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu witnessed yet another development on its political front with the AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham) ending its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party…

Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham to quit next year: ‘Time to…

VINAI Venkatesham, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Arsenal, is set to step down next year, the Premier League outfit announced last week. Venkatesham, a British Indian football administrator, joined the prestigious club in 2010 and became its managing director in 2018, replacing Ivan Gazidis who departed for AC Milan.…

EXCLUSIVE: ‘China made error in not sending Xi to India…

INDIA recently hosted the G20 summit in New Delhi where top leaders from across the world gathered and discussed key issues, ranging from climate change to the Ukraine war. While experts felt unsure over the summit's success in pulling off a consensus on divisive issues, particularly over the war in…

World problems more complicated than West versus rest, says India…

INDIA's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday (17) said the West was not the "bad guy" as it was not flooding Asian and African markets with goods on a massive scale and that there was a need to get over the "syndrome" of seeing it in a negative way.…