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1,800 new Canadians to lose citizenship

Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney dropped a bomb shell during his keynote address at the Economic Club in Toronto on July 21. The government, he said, had decided...

Nothing to do with Canadian national Tahawwur Rana: Pak

Pakistan on Thursday said that it has nothing to do with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana, asserting that he is a Canadian national and has not renewed his Pakistani documents...

'NIA yet to receive Nijjar death certificate from Canada'

The National Investigation Agency hasn't yet received the death certificate of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, National Investigation Agency sources said. IMAGE: Designated terrorist...

Canada leaked Nijjar info to Washington Post, didn't tell citizens

Top Canadian officials have reportedly admitted to leaking details about India's interference to The Washington Post, but these specifics were not shared with Canadians, The Globe and Mail...

Loophole causes Canadians to lose citizenship

Hundreds of Canadians seem to have been left without their citizenships due to a legal loophole. The Citizenship Act of 1977 requires Canadians born abroad after February 14, 1977, to reregister to...

Want to live abroad? Best ways to get a citizenship

A number of countries allow you to become citizens by investing in government-approved projects or real estate or by buying bonds. Image: Many countries are offering long-term visas for...

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,...

'Canada is looking for talented Indians'

Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley will be leaving for New Delhi on October 31 to spend a week there to assess Canadian immigration operations in India. In an exclusive...

Of Raghuram Rajan and a few natural-born biases

Would it matter if Mr Rajan had applied for US citizenship or was, in fact, a US citizen? After all, he manifestly spent much of his adult life there and it is his deep knowledge of global...

Obama's statement on L-1B visa norms fails to cheer Indian IT leaders

Besides high rate of rejection, experts say administrative processes remain tedious and frustrating Even as US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to ease the process of getting L-1B visas,...

Akshay Kumar to renounce Canadian passport

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who has often faced criticism over his Canadian citizenship, says India is everything to him and he has already applied for a change of passport. Photograph: ANI Photo...

Akshay Kumar becomes Indian citizen, shares proof

Actor Akshay Kumar on Tuesday announced that he has once again become an Indian citizen, a news that he shared with his fans on Independence Day. Photographs: @akshaykumar/Twitter Kumar, who has...

'Kader Khan has left a vacuum in my career'

'In his death, our film industry has lost a prominent voice. The movies will never be the same again.' IMAGE: Kader Khan co-starred often with Govinda in David Dhawan's movies. The death of Hindi...

Why SRK?!!!!!

'No Indian citizen should be humiliated by the US authorities.''And Shah Rukh Khan happens to be one of India's most well known citizens,' says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: If only American airports were...

Former World pole vault champion Barber dies at 29

IMAGE: Shawn Barber, the Canadian record holder and 2015 World champion in pole vault, died of medical complications. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Shawn Barber, the Canadian record holder and...

Million-dollar boost for Canadian cricket

The Ontario government has given a million dollars to the Canadian Cricket Association now that Canada has qualified for the 2007 World Cup, to be held in the West Indies in March 2007.At a...

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