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Canada has banned only Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation, though India has several times urged it to ban five other pro-Khalistan groups that operate on foreign soil though proscribed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Canada's counter terrorism division included BKI and ISYF in the designated terror outfits' list in 2003 and upheld the decision in 2018 even after a review. India has been urging Canada to ban Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and Khalistan Liberation Force.

Maldives President-elect Mohammed Muizzu may give India a headache in its southern neighbourhood in the backdrop of his pro-China leanings and «India out» campaign. However, the new Maldivian President may not be able to push out India's footprints from the archipelago given the historical development partnership and New Delhi's role as the first responder in a crisis. Muizzu was the proxy candidate for jailed former president Abdullah Yameen and may revive China's footprints in Maldives, according to Maldives watchers.

Sikh leaders at a Glasgow gurdwara. This incident comes on the heels of a slow ramping up of activities targeting Indian missions and officials abroad, particularly in Canada, Britain and the US.

wagh nakh' or the tiger claw dagger of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will be brought back to Maharashtra from the UK for three years, state Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Sunday. «The state government and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London will sign a MoU on Tuesday for the return of the weapon of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to India for a period of three years,» Mungantiwar who is leaving for the UK on Sunday late night told PTI.

military instructors to Ukraine, rowing back from reported comments by his defence minister that he wanted to begin training Ukrainian troops in the country. To date, Britain and its allies have avoided a formal military presence in Ukraine to reduce the risk of a direct conflict with Russia. British defence minister Grant Shapps, who was appointed to the role last month, said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph newspaper that he wanted to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian armed forces in Britain or other Western countries. Hours after that interview was published, Sunak said there were no immediate plans to send British troops to Ukraine. «What the defence secretary was saying was that it might well be possible one day in the future for us to do some of that training in Ukraine,» Sunak told reporters at the start of the governing Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester. «But that's something for the long term, not the here and now. There are no British soldiers that will be sent to fight in the current conflict.» Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday said any British soldiers training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russian forces Britain has provided five-week military training courses to around 20,000 Ukrainians over the past year, and intends to train a similar number going forward. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Shapps said there was scope to offer military training within Ukraine after a discussion on Friday with British military chiefs. «I was talking today about eventually getting the training brought closer and actually into Ukraine as well,» he was quoted as saying.

Time Magazine honour: In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi was honoured with the title of Time Magazine's Man of the Year, becoming the first and only Indian to receive this distinction. Irish accent: Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent because one of his early teachers was an Irishman. Nobel Peace Prize nominations: Despite being nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize, Gandhi never received the award.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed Shiv Sena is the real 'wagh nakh', a tiger claw-shaped weapon, of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and alleged that the BJP has tried to weaken the Sena by «splitting» it. Maharashtra Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and officials from his department are slated to go to the UK on October 3 to get the revered weapon back. The 'wagh nakh' was used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to kill Bijapur sultanate's general Afzal Khan in 1659.

HT has reported on around 18 individuals linked to Khalistani-gansters nexus operating from Canada. The dossier further reveals that Tehal Singh and his associates have been actively involved in promoting separatism and violence in Punjab while residing in Canada. Tehal Singh, originally from Jalandhar, Punjab, has been residing in Toronto, Ontario, and is closely associated with Gurjeet Singh Cheema, a member of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), a proscribed terror outfit.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) This year marks the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Shivaji.

Fountain, a provider of hiring automation software for frontline workforces, considers India as one of the «big hubs» in this space, a top company official said. The company is present in the US, Western Europe — UK, France, Germany as well as in South Africa, India, New Zealand and a few other countries. «The big hubs are India, UK and France,» Founder and CEO of the company Sean Behr told PTI.

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) aims to launch eight battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in India by 2030, according to a senior company executive. The company currently sells one electric model — Jaguar I-Pace — in the country. In an interaction with PTI, JLR Chief Commercial Officer Lennard Hoornik said the automaker will commence taking orders for the Range Rover BEV for the Indian market next year with deliveries expected to begin in 2025. «We are planning to introduce at least 8 BEVs by the end of the decade in India,» he noted.

Glasgow Gurdwara has «strongly» condemned the incident, where Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami was stopped from attending a planned interaction at the religious site on Saturday, Calling the incident «disorderly behaviour» by unknown individuals outside the Glasgow area, it further added that the Gurdwara is open to people from all communities and backgrounds. «An incident occurred on 29 September 2023 at Glasgow Gurdwara where the Indian High Commissioner was on a personal visit, facilitated by a member of Scottish Parliament. Certain unknown individuals from outside the Glasgow area attempted to disrupt this visit, following which the visiting party decided to leave the premises,» the statement by Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha stated. It further said that the «unruly individuals» continued to disturb the congregation, adding that the Scotland Police has taken cognizance in the matter. «Glasgow Gurdwara strongly condemns such disorderly behaviour to disrupt the peaceful proceedings of a Sikh place of worship.

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Glasgow gurdwara committee assured the High Commissioner that the three persons involved in the unsavory incident were not part of their regular congregation and were unknown to the community gurudwara on Albert Road in Glasgow. The committee has requested the High Commissioner to visit the Gurudwara again and a public statement is expected to be released by them tomorrow.

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Scotland Gurdwara termed the incident, saying that it is open to people from all communities and backgrounds, ANI reported. In an official statement, Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha said, “An incident occurred on 29 September 2023 at Glasgow Gurdwara where the Indian High Commissioner was on a personal visit, facilitated by a member of Scottish Parliament." "Certain unknown individuals from outside the Glasgow area attempted to disrupt this visit, following which the visiting party decided to leave the premises," the statement read. It further said that the “unruly individuals" continued to disturb the congregation, adding that the Scotland Police has taken cognizance of the matter, as per ANI reports.

'Threatened, abused': India after High Commissioner stopped from entering Gurdwara Harman's restaurant was attacked by pro-Khalistan supporters, an incident that occurred just days after the Indian High Commission in London was vandalised in April 2023. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Separately, on 29 September, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, was stopped from entering a Gurudwara in Scotland.