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Justin Trudeau's allegations of Indian involvement in the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada is contemplating a shift in its foreign policy approach, as reported by the Japan Times. Trudeau's accusation concerning Nijjar's assassination on Canadian soil has strained relations between Ottawa and New Delhi, with repercussions echoing in Canada's relations with other nations, particularly China. The arrests of businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig by Beijing on espionage charges, in retaliation for the detainment of Huawei executive Meng Wangzhou in 2018 at the request of the United States, have added to the diplomatic tensions. China-Canada relations further soured due to allegations of Chinese electoral interference and threats against Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong, resulting in record-low favorability ratings for China in Canada. Discussing engagement between the two nations has become a sensitive issue. Canada's relations with Russia are also strained due to its staunch support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict. Canada now finds itself in a precarious position, having alienated India, China, and Russia—three significant global players. Additionally, the looming possibility of Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency in 2024 poses another challenge, potentially misaligning Canada's goals with its most important economic, security, and political partner.

Supriya Sule, Baramati MP and daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, has admitted that there is now personal and ideological distance between her and cousin Ajit Pawar following the split in the party, ToI reported on September 24. This is the first time that Sule has made such an admission. She, however, added that her respect for him will remain the same all her life. It may be recalled here that in July 2023, Ajit Pawar vertically split the party, later garnering support from more NCP MLAs than his uncle Sharad Pawar. On the split, Sule said that she did not like the way the «BJP misused its power to break the party». Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has apologized to Ajit Pawar for a remark made by BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar, calling him a wolf. Bawankule also clarified that the BJP does not back Padalkar's views. Padalkar, who had contested against Ajit Pawar in 2019, has been criticizing the Pawar family. Rohit Pawar, an MLA from the Sharad Pawar camp, has accused the rival faction of using pressure tactics against their MLAs to switch sides.

India's G20 Presidency was «challenging» as it came amid «a very sharp» East-West polarisation and «very deep» North-South divide, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. The remarks by Jaishankar came at a special 'India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development' side event he hosted here on Saturday on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. «We meet just a few weeks after the New Delhi G20 Summit, a summit which took place on the theme of 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'.

cricket World Cup tournament is coinciding with the festival season in India for the first time after 1987, and the industry expects the country's most popular sport to act as a catalyst, leading to growth in sales of TV, especially with bigger screen sizes as well as audio products such as battery-powered party speakers, soundbars, wireless headphones and ear buds. TV makers, including LG Electronic, Panasonic and Thomson, expect increased number of replacements of conventional and small-size TV screens with large-size smart TV panels above 55 inch screen size. Premium and ultra-premium ranges of QLED and OLED TVs are also expected to be in much demand during the World Cup from October 5 to November 19. The industry expects overall sales growth of 18 to 20 per cent, and in continuation of the previous year a higher growth of over 30 per cent from premium products such as large screen TVs, higher capacity refrigerators and washing machines. Like in earlier season, the industry is gearing up with offers and interest-free finance schemes to woo customers with new launches along with high-decibel 360 degree campaigns.

Also read: Week Ahead: Macro data, IPO action, FII mood, global cues among key market triggers this week Concerns like rising crude oil prices, firm US dollar index and treasury yields coupled with continuous FII selling have been denting the sentiment in the markets, Amol Athawale, Vice President - Technical Research, Kotak Securities Ltd, said. "Global and domestic macroeconomic data, trend in global stock markets, crude oil prices, movement of rupee against the dollar, investment by FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors) and DIIs (Domestic Institutional Investors) will be in focus.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is still a world of «double standards» and those countries which are occupying positions of influence are resisting the pressure to change and those with historical influence have weaponised a lot of those capabilities. Jaishankar was speaking at a Ministerial Session titled 'South Rising: Partnerships, Institutions and Ideas' hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, United Nations India and the Reliance Foundation. «I think more than political will, there is political pressure for change,» he said here on Saturday. There is a growing sentiment in the world and the global South in a way embodies it. But there's also political resistance, he said. «Those who are occupying positions of influence, we see this in the UN Security Council most of all, are resisting the pressure to change. »Those who are economically dominant today are leveraging their production capabilities and those who have institutional influence or historical influence have actually weaponised a lot of those capabilities as well," Jaishankar said. «They will all mouth the right things, but the reality is still today, it's a world very much of double standards,» Jaishankar said. COVID itself was an example of it, he said, «But I think this whole transition will really be in a sense the global South putting more and more pressure on the international system.

Also Read: Jaishankar dismisses 'West as bad guy' narrative, sheds light on Global South's rising role in diplomacy EAM also noted that contemporary geopolitical considerations and rivalries are influencing fundamental needs in many countries, such as their ability to access affordable food, fertilizers, and energy. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! "With each passing day, in fact, it has become clearer to us that today geopolitical calculations and geopolitical contests are impacting very basic requirements of many countries, including their affordable access to food, to fertilizers and to energy," Jaishankar said.

Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the UN General Assembly. «The US and its subordinate Western collective are continuing to fuel conflicts which artificially divide humanity into hostile blocks and hamper the achievement of overall aims. They're doing everything they can to prevent the formation of a genuine multipolar world order,» Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. «They are trying to force the world to play according to their own self-centered rules,» he said. As for the 19-month war in Ukraine, he recapped some historical complaints going back to the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, and alluded to the billions of dollars that the US and Western allies have spent in supporting Ukraine.

Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Sevastopol was put under an air raid alert for about an hour after debris from intercepted missiles fell near a pier, Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on the messaging app Telegram.

India walked toward his pickup truck late one Sunday in June after a long day at his place of worship. He and an associate discussed some upcoming programs while making their way across the large parking lot behind the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple near Vancouver, British Columbia. It was Father's Day, and once inside his gray Dodge Ram, the leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, called his family and said he was heading right home.

While some government entities will be exempt — Social Security checks, for example, will still go out — other functions will be severely curtailed. Federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential, and millions of federal employees, including members of the military, won't receive paychecks. A look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Oct.

Prabhjeet Singh, president of Uber India and South Asia, will be swapping his comfortable corner office for the driver’s seat — quite literally. Singh will be driving customers around, a move he says will offer valuable insights into their points of view.

General Motors, Stellantis and Ford is spreading with 13,000 workers walking out of three assembly plants. The automobile workers went on an indefinite strike after the union's contract with the companies came to an end at midnight on September 14. Workers at dozens of factories across 20 states joined the strike. The negotiations continued on Thursday, but it did not make any progress.

Jamie Lee Curtis recently expressed her eagerness to become a part of the «One Piece» live-action adaptation on Netflix. The Oscar-winning actor, known for her diverse roles, including horror classics like «Halloween» and comedies like «Freaky Friday,» shared her interest in playing the character Dr. Kureha in the hit anime series. Curtis took to Instagram to make her intentions clear but also mentioned her support for the ongoing strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), emphasizing her commitment to a fair contract for industry workers.

Congress on Saturday criticised the architecture of the new Parliament building, saying better use should be found for the building if there is a regime change in 2024. The BJP shot back by promptly demanding surrender of the Indira Gandhi Memorial, reasoning that there is now a museum for all prime ministers. Congress spokesman Jairam Ramesh alleged that the architecture of the new Parliament building is an example of how «architecture can kill democracy». He also said there should be a move back to the old Parliament if there's a change of government. «The new Parliament building launched with so much hype actually realises the PM's objectives very well.

federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending. While some government entities will be exempt — Social Security checks, for example, will still go out — other functions will be severely curtailed. Federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential, and millions of federal employees, including members of the military, won't receive paychecks.Here's a look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Oct. 1.WHAT IS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN? A shutdown happens when Congress fails to pass some type of funding legislation that is signed into law by the president.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday turned to a new strategy in a long-shot bid to prevent the fourth government shutdown in a decade, as time runs short ahead of a Sept.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the architecture of the new Parliament building alleging that it has killed democracy and conversations, a charge the BJP slammed as an insult to the aspirations of 140 crore Indians. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the new Parliament building should be called a "Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot". «Perhaps a better use for the new Parliament building will be found after regime change in 2024,» Ramesh claimed in a post on X. «The new Parliament building launched with so much hype actually realises the PM's objectives very well.

Jim Harbaugh is set to return to the sidelines for the Michigan Wolverines as they face their first significant challenge of the season against Rutgers. However, Harbaugh was conspicuously absent from the first three games due to a self-imposed suspension. During his absence, Michigan's defense performed admirably, and the team secured convincing victories. Now, as Harbaugh returns, it's worth delving into why he wasn't present for those initial matchups.

Lok Sabha and state assemblies together. Besides this, there were suggestions in the meeting to also consult the Election Commission, study Article 356 of the Constitution and rename the committee as 'One Nation One Election' panel, sources said. Legal luminaries in the panel suggested the constitution only talks about holding elections after five years and there is no such provision which bars from holding simultaneous polls, they said. In its first meeting, the panel decided to seek the views of national parties and those that run state administrations, parties with federal lawmakers, and other recognised state parties on holding polls at the same time throughout the nation — across the tiers of executive hierarchy. The committee also decided to approach the Law Commission for its «suggestions/viewpoints» on the subject. The preliminary meeting was held in the capital under the Chairmanship of Ram Nath Kovind, former President. The meeting was also attended by Amit Shah, Union Home Minister; Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister for Law and Justice; Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Leader of Opposition; N.

U.S. politics. Known as the «Checkers» speech, this address was a response to allegations of improper campaign fundraising that threatened to derail Nixon's vice-presidential nomination. This article explores the context, content, and lasting impact of the 'Checkers' speech in the context of its place in history.