Harjit Sajjan, an Indo-Canadian Sikh, was on Wednesday named Canada's new Defence Minister as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 30-member cabinet was sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa.
'This whole story is going to become extremely murky and that discovering who is an agent of the Indian government is not necessarily a simple matter.' 'And that if Trudeau was to name (the person) who he thinks is the connection with the Indian government, that the Indian government will be sure to have some deniability and will be able to say he had nothing to do with us.'
The bone of contention between the two sides relates to changes in the purchase terms.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello finished second and third respectively.
The minister didn't specify the extent of reduction the government is planning on making in the immigration system.
Landa currently resides in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta in Canada, and is a member of Babbar Khalsa International.
An Indo-Canadian was arrested and asked to leave the country after he allegedly gave an inflammatory speech in support of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at an event, where the flag of the outlawed Tamil rebel group was also hoisted.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper became the first Canadian premier to hold formal talks with the Dalai Lama when he met the Tibetan spiritual leader in his office, ignoring China's warning that it could affect Sino-Canadian relations.
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A Toronto-based Kashmiri group, Peace and Justice Forum, quotes Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon as saying that Canada regularly presses India to respect Kashmiris' human rights.
Nazir Karigar, an Ottawa-based Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, claimed to have bribed India's Minister of Heavy Industries in 2005, to get a $100 million contract for his company CryptoMetric, says a report in The Globe and the Mail.
The Canadian government on Tuesday named Satinder Singh Brar, nicknamed Goldy Brar, the alleged mastermind in the killing of famous singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, among the country's top 25 wanted criminals.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper March 12 attended a reception organized by the Canadian Confederation of Chabad Luvabitch, an Orthodox Jewish organization, at Parliament Hill. He expressed his 'deepest sympathies to the Chabad Lubavitch family and all those who mourn the deaths of Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg,' who were killed by terrorists in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The government of India on Saturday sought an explanation on how such elements were allowed, in the presence of police, to breach the security of its diplomatic mission and consulates, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The Sri Lankan foreign minister further added that he is "not surprised" by his comments as Trudeau comes out with "outrageous and substantiated allegations."
India on Thursday described as a "matter of concern" the US charging the Indian national with conspiring to kill the Sikh separatist, and asserted that a high-level probe committee will investigate all aspects of the case.
The families of victims of the AI bombing in 1985 have been demanding an inquiry after main accused Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri were acquitted in the case.
The escalating tensions between India and Canada have put Indian IT companies in a wait-and-watch mode but industry experts believe that there are no immediate areas of concern at this moment. Apex IT association Nasscom, in a statement, said since this is an evolving situation, it will continue to engage with stakeholders to track any potential areas of impact that may need support.
Love them, hate them but the Oscars have a way of sneaking up on you.
The company is excited over the pact, which it says marks the 'start of a new relationship' between the two countries.
US federal prosecutors have charged that Gupta was working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a heated exchange of words on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali on Wednesday, with the Chinese leader complaining about the media reporting about their communication, according to a video of the meeting posted by a Canada-based journalist.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India, which has experienced a horrific terrorist attack on its Parliament, can share the sense of outrage among Canadian people over the attack on their Parliament and assured that his government was commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation for combating terrorism.
Out of the 10 South Asian Canadian MPs, eight speak Punjabi.
Canadians see India as a fast-growing economy and believe the country's growth is an "important opportunity" for Canada, but most of them can't identify who Narendra Modi is, according to a new poll.
As impressive as those results have been, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner took the opportunity after the race to issue a scary warning that his team is capable of winning every grand prix this season.
Canadian biochemist Joseph H Hulse has thanked India for honouring him with the Padma Shri.
Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday, with team mate and closest rival Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the grid.
Bodies of eight persons were found on Friday in a marsh on the riverbank near Akwesasne, a community which straddles Quebec, Ontario and New York state.
The development comes after the United States and Canada shot down three high-altitude airborne objects in recent days.
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Prime Minister Narendra D Modi will hold over 15 meetings with visiting leaders between Friday, September 8, 2023, and Sunday, September 10, 2023 during the G20 summit in Delhi.
Nanda had reportedly left a suicide note saying the scrutiny she and her family had experienced following an explosion in her restaurant was too much to handle.
A fast food restaurant owned by an Indo-Canadian was destroyed along with a few other shops when an explosion ripped through a commercial block in Vancouver in a suspected arson attack.
India received consular access on at least three occasions to Nikhil Gupta, who is detained in a Czech prison following charges by the United States relating to a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh extremist.
The government has allocated $ 241,000 to the Indo-Canadian Women's Association, Edmonton, Alberta, to deal with violence against women and girls, Rona Ambrose, the minister of public works and government services, and status of women announced on February 11.
Canadaian police took no action despite a warning from Air-India that extremists planned to bomb the airline.
While indie artist and electronic DJ Nucleya will spin some tunes, rapper King will set the evening in motion ahead of the biggest match of the Indian cricket summer.
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