Death of Indian-origin man in UK hospital to face coroner's office enquiry

IANS | September 25, 2023 12:47 PM

London, Sep 25 (IANS) An investigation by the coroner's office is opening into the case of a 30-year-old Indian-origin man, who died in a top UK hospital last month with his father saying that he could have been saved if the family was given right to a second medical opinion, according to a media report.

A vocal minority today, Indians first arrived in a hostile Canada in 1902

Kavya Dubey | September 23, 2023 2:09 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Shortly after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s much talked-about India visit for the G20 summit, the tone and tenor of the relations between the two nations changed in the aftermath of the assassination of prominent Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar, causing a fissure between communities -- in both Canada and India.

Trudeau is following his father on Khalistan backers in Canada

IANS | September 22, 2023 8:33 PM

Toronto, Sep 22 (IANS) With Canada-India ties nosediving after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, his decision is being compared to that of his father Pierre Trudeau who refused to extradite Air India bombing mastermind Talwinder Singh Parmar to India.

Trudeau's survival as PM depends on ardent Khalistan supporter

Meenakshi Iyer | September 22, 2023 8:32 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Whether on the 2020 farmers' protests, the arrest of Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh, or the recent diplomatic row over Khalistan backer Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, many prominent Sikh politicians in Canada have been at the forefront, raising voices against Indian actions.

Diversely Indian: Not all Indo-Canadian MPs, ministers are Sikh

Meenakshi Iyer | September 22, 2023 8:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A total of 17 Indo-Canadians, the majority of them Sikhs, were elected as MPs when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clinched a third victory in the September 2021 snap elections by securing 158 seats -- short of the 170 needed for a majority -- in the 338-member House of Commons.