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.

Indian-origin man jailed for wearing Singapore flag as cape while shouting he's god

IANS | September 22, 2023 10:35 AM

Singapore, Sep 22 (IANS) A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for wearing Singapore's flag like a cape while shouting that he is god at a coffee club in the city-state earlier this month.

Cop 'manhandles' elderly Hindu priest in Leicester, video goes viral

IANS | September 20, 2023 5:02 PM

London, Sep 20 (IANS) In a shocking video that emerged from UK's Leicester city, a police officer was seen behaving rudely with an elderly Hindu priest and other community members, who had gathered to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Why Virat, Hardik and K.L. Rahul have unfollowed 26-year-old Punjabi rapper from Brampton

IANS | September 19, 2023 8:48 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Virat Kohli has unfollowed him and consumer electronics brand boAT has withdrawn its sponsorship of his India tour, which was to begin on Saturday, September 23, with a performance on Cordelia Cruises, Mumbai. So, who is Shubh?

Indian-origin man tries to sue Australian hospital after watching wife's C-section

IANS | September 19, 2023 1:38 PM

Melbourne, Sep 19 (IANS) An Indian-origin man tried to sue a hospital in Australia for $643 million (over Rs 5,000 crore) after watching his wife deliver a baby via cesarean-section birth in 2018, which was dismissed by a court.

British Indian among panellists named for review into Leicester unrest

IANS | September 19, 2023 12:27 PM

London, Sep 19 (IANS) The UK government has appointed three expert panellists, including a British Indian, to sit on an independent review into a communal unrest that occurred in Leicester city between Hindus and Muslims, following an India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai last year.

Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for coughing at others while he was Covid-infected

IANS | September 19, 2023 10:50 AM

Singapore, Sep 19 (IANS) A 64-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for two weeks in Singapore for deliberately coughing at his colleagues while he was infected with Covid-19 in 2021, a media report said.