Justice John Major, who presided over the Air India inquiry commission that concluded its hearing earlier this week, said that he "did not imagine at first that it was a plane full almost entirely of Canadians." "The fact that the Sikh terrorists behind the plot were from British Columbia made it even more distant and difficult for those in Toronto and Ottawa to understand that it was a Canadian tragedy," Major said in Toronto on Tuesday.
During the Baisakhi Day parade in April in Surrey, there was a float 'honoring' Talwinder Singh Parmar, the alleged mastermind of the Kanishka terrorist attack that killed 329 people. Dosanjh had strongly criticized federal and provincial politicians who attended that parade and did not speak out.
More than 500 scientists, academicians and students have written to the Bengaluru-based IISc expressing dismay over the cancellation of a discussion on anti-terror law UAPA that was to be led by student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita.
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The prosecution claims Reyat, who admitted a minor role in the bombing, was refusing to identify others in the plot.
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Inderjit Singh Reyat, convicted bomb-maker in the 1985 Air India bombing case, has been charged with perjury arising from his testimony during the Kanishka trial.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed all 329 people aboard, will not get parole before his sentence ends next year.
Komagatu Maru was a Japanese ship that had on board 376 passengers, mostly Sikhs, from India in 1914.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in the bombing of an Air India flight in 1985, was granted bail on Wednesday by a Canadian court after he spent more than two decades in prison.Reyat has served more than 20 years for two separate convictions related to the bombing of the Air India flight 182, off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985, which claimed 329 lives.In May 1991, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A Canadian Security Intelligence Service agent told the British Columbia Supreme Court that a prosecution witness alleged immigration fraud and misuse of funds against Ripudaman Singh Malik.
The 7.0-magnitude quake struck at about 7:50 pm west southwest of the coastal community of Crescent City, according to the US Geological Survey Web site.
A lawyer of the British Columbia government in Canada said Reyat will continue to be held in jail on a 2006 arrest warrant for perjury charges after his current manslaughter sentence expires this week. It will be up to him to ask the court for bail.
Virk was at a get-together at a friend's house on Saturday after which he was found lying in the street. He later succumbed to the gunshot wounds in hospital.
Reyat, a former Duncan electrician, could be imprisoned for an additional 14 years if convicted of perjury.
'We have had numerous conversations with India before the Prime Minister went in front of the house and made his declaration. This was not a surprise to the Government of India and through these different conversations, the Indian officials were made aware of the credible allegations'
'Whenever you say India is inflicted with corruption, Indians turn around and say other countries have corruption as well,' says Canadian politician Ujjal Dosanjh.
Tiwana said he was still trying to deal with the shock of the violent attack by four Caucasian teens while he was out on an evening walk on Tuesday with his wife Surjit Kaur.
A hearing in the matter is scheduled for April 12 in downtown Vancouver. Bhandal's society as well as the Akali Singh and Guru Nanak Sikh temples support his petition. Sangha earned a PhD in environmental science in Germany.
"Moreover, PBD has a lot to do with government and each government takes advantage of it and utilises it for its vested interest."
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In the first information report (FIR), the cyber crime branch of the Ahmedabad police said that people from across the country have received Pannun's threat via a pre-recorded voice message sent from a foreign number.
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The statements the separatists make, the abominable tableaux at their parades, the slogans, posters, and selfies with assault rifles are not India's problem. If they are a nuisance, it should bother their host countries, because they are armed and have their own underworld with deadly gang rivalries. Significantly, none of this happens in the US -- only in snowflaky Canada, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Meanwhile, Malik has initiated a lawsuit in Supreme Court in an attempt to reclaim his position as a director on\nthe Khalsa Credit Union.
Days after an offensive video from a pro-Khalistan group threatening Hindus in Canada to leave the country went viral, top federal public safety officials and politicians have denounced the 'online hate video' and asserted that Hindus are 'safe and welcome'.
In light of the current environment where tensions have heightened, we are taking action to ensure the safety of our diplomats. With some diplomats having received threats on various social media platforms, Global Affairs Canada is assessing its staff complement in India, the high commission said.
The Indian envoy said that India was "absolutely" and "decidedly" not involved in the homicide, terming it a "motivated and absurd allegation."
Ripudaman Singh Malik had shared the plot, including mistakes he believed were made, with a confidante, a witness in the trial has testified at a court in Vancouver.
Experts say Canada's allegations regarding the Indian government's involvement in the fatal shooting of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada 'could be most significant test of strength of US-India partnership since early 2000s'.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal said the amount of material and the complexity of the case justified the month-long extension.
Opposition members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons united on Tuesday to pass a motion calling for public inquiry.
