Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Friday, and said the two leaders would unveil a new “strategic partnership”. Assad is on his first official trip to China in almost two decades as he seeks financial support to rebuild his devastated country, as well as rehabilitation for his regime […]
New Delhi: India on Thursday announced temporarily suspending issuance of visas to Canadian citizens in view of “security threats” faced by its high commission and consulates in Canada, amid an escalating diplomatic row over Ottawa’s allegations relating to the killing of a Khalistani separatist on Canadian soil. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the […]
Chandigarh/New Delhi: Gangster Sukhdul Singh alias Sukha Duneke, one of Punjab’s most wanted criminals, was killed in the Canadian city of Winnipeg by unidentified people, sources said on Thursday. “It is believed to be the result of inter-gang rivalry,” a source said. The killing of the Canada-based gangster, who had at least 18 cases against […]
New Delhi: Canada on Thursday said it is assessing its staff complement in India and taking action to ensure safety of its diplomats in the country claiming that some of them have received threats on various social media platforms. The Canadian High Commission said Ottawa expects New Delhi to provide for the security of its […]
New Delhi: A family in the US has sued Google after a man belonging to the family died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge following directions from Google Maps. In September last year, Philip Paxson drowned after his vehicle plunged off a bridge in Hickory, North Carolina that collapsed in 2013, reports USA […]
New Delhi: The latest diplomatic row between India and Canada will not impact bilateral military engagement and the Canadian Army will take part in the conclave of the Indo-Pacific army chiefs in Delhi next week, a senior Indian Army official said on Wednesday. The Indian Army is hosting the conclave on September 26 and 27 […]
New Delhi: Leaders of 17 countries, including France, Chile and Kenya, have said that abatement technologies play a minimal role in decarbonising energy systems and cannot be used to justify the expansion of fossil fuels. These 17 nations are members of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC), a group of countries advocating for strong and ambitious […]
New Delhi: India on Tuesday announced expulsion of a senior Canadian diplomat, in a tit-for-tat to Canada expelling an Indian official after alleging a “potential” Indian link to the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in June. Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and informed […]
Beijing: According to the Wall Street Journal, China ousted former foreign minister Qin Gang from his position after finding that he had an affair and fathered a kid while serving as US ambassador. The tabloid stated on Tuesday that top authorities were informed in August that a Communist Party investigation into Qin turned up “lifestyle […]
Washington: More than 20 Iranian individuals and entities connected to the harsh repression of protests after Mahsa Amini’s death one year ago were subject to penalties by the Joe Biden administration on Friday, reported CNN. The newest round of sanctions is in retaliation for Tehran’s ruthless crackdown on the demonstrators who took to the streets […]