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Winnipeg.But he did not serve in Canada’s armed forces.Instead, he was a member of China’s People’s Liberation Army, according to records obtained by Global News.Before arriving in Canada in 2021, Xu worked at the military academy of the Chinese cyber warfare department that hacks Canadians and steals their secrets.Chinese state-sponsored cyber attacks have targeted Canadian companies, activists and government agencies.But three years ago, Xu obtained permanent residence in Canada and moved into a newly built suburban home in the Manitoba capital.Questioned by immigration officers when he landed at Vancouver airport, the 43-year-old said he and his wife left China because “the air quality was getting bad.”“Through the internet, we found out that the air quality is better in Canada.”He denied involvement in, or knowledge of, China’s cyber warfare and espionage programs, and insisted he was only a PLA instructor.But the army school in Henan where he taught is the training centre for the PLA hacking units that target Canada and the United States.It is also on the Canadian government’s list of “research organizations and institutions that pose the highest risk to Canada’s national security.”In addition, it has been rated a “very high risk due to its record of training signals intelligence and political warfare officers and carrying out offensive cyber operations.”Xu’s wife worked at the same PLA facility, as a language instructor, he told immigration officials.

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Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said the TMC government will not complete its full term till 2026 if the saffron party gets even one more seat than the Mamata Banerjee-led party. Claiming that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an ideological issue for Bengal BJP akin to the Ram Mandir issue for the central unit, Majumdar said the Act will help the party sweep the elections in the state. In an interview with PTI, Majumdar said the people of the state have decided to defeat the corrupt and anarchic TMC in the LS polls. «We have set a target of winning 35 seats from Bengal. We are confident about it. If we get even one more seat than that of the TMC, which we will get, the Mamata Banerjee government will not complete its full term till 2026. Its government would collapse,» he said.

Australia and Britain said in a joint statement on Friday there were potentially devastating consequences of an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in Gaza. «Given the large number of displaced persons taking refuge in the area and lack of safe spaces in Gaza, ministers shared deep concern at the potentially devastating consequences for the civilian population of an expanded Israeli military operation in Rafah,» the statement said. Israel says a ground invasion of Rafah is necessary to eliminate Hamas, despite countries including the United States warning of dire consequences for the more than a million Palestinians who have sheltered there since being displaced elsewhere in the Gaza Strip during the five-month-old war.

Canada is set to implement measures to curb the influx of temporary foreign workers for the first time, as announced by officials on Thursday. Ottawa aims to reduce the number of temporary residents to five percent of the population over the next three years, down from the current 6.2 percent, which translates to 2.5 million people. The proposed target will be solidified following consultations with Canada's provinces, some of which have expressed concerns over significant migrant inflows amid housing shortages and increased demands for services. Restrictions on temporary foreign worker permits are scheduled to commence on May 1. This decision comes on the heels of a recent announcement imposing a cap on new permits for international students and introducing visa requirements for certain Mexican travelers.

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CAA rules, the Matua community's umbrella organisation on Tuesday asked its members to apply for citizenship only after the formation of a new government at the Centre if they don't have the necessary documents required to prove their previous residential addresses in Bangladesh. The Centre has launched a portal for applying for citizenship under the CAA but many Matua members have faced difficulty in Column 5 of the portal during application. All India Matua Mahasangha has asked its members to not apply for citizenship under the new law for now as many of them do not have required documents. Mahasangha's general secretary Mahitosh Baidya told ET: «Many Matua members tried to fill the online application but have faced difficulties. In column 5, documents related to Bangladesh have been sought like Bangladeshi passport, birth certificate, land deeds or business or job related documents. This column cannot be skipped as 'Not Applicable' and thus they cannot go to the next level.»

Lok Sabha elections 2024 campaign. - Tata Steel Board will meet on Tuesday to consider fundraising through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis, the company said in an official statement. - Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli is expected to attend the RCB Unbox event in Karnataka today.

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Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a piece of legislation that seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who have fled religious persecution in neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. The act has been the subject of much controversy and debate, with some arguing that it discriminates against Muslims and violates India's secular Constitution. However, supporters of the act argue that it is necessary to provide a safe haven for those who have faced persecution due to their religious beliefs.

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immigration Minister, Marc Miller, recently announced two new pilot immigration programs aimed at benefitting the rural and Francophone minority communities. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will also work toward creating a permanent rural immigration program, states a release. The two pilots announced are the Rural Community Immigration Pilot and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot.

Indian Express, the Matua community has 1.75 crore legal voters in India. This is a crucial demographic for Lok Sabha polls in constituencies of Bangaon, Barasat, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar, and Cooch Behar. In 2019, BJP had won Bangaon, Ranaghat, and Cooch Behar.

Arvind Kejriwal are indulging in 'jhooth ki rajneeti' (politics of lies) over CAA. ‘CAA does not violate constitutional provisions’, Amit Shah on citizenship law He said CAA was one of the poll promises by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 manifesto which they have fulfilled. "BJP has made it clear in its 2019 manifesto that it will bring CAA and provide Indian citizenship to refugees (from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan).

CAA. The remarks came after the Centre notified the rules for implementing the act. Speaking to ANI, Amit Shah said, “This is our sovereign right to ensure Indian citizenship in our country, we will never compromise on it and CAA will never be taken back.

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empowered committee on citizenship will consider a report by security agencies on the application made by refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before granting them citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019. «The empowered committee may make such inquiry as it considers necessary for ascertaining the suitability of the applicant, including obtaining a report from the security agency, to be uploaded online by the agency and accessible to the committee,» stated the detailed order. The committees at the state and Union Territory level are required to maintain an «online register containing the details of persons so registered or naturalised as a citizen of India, which shall be accessible to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the security agency,» the CAA rules noted. The CAA 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to refugees who had sought shelter in India before December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution in three neighbouring countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Citizenship Amendment Act on Monday, March 11, weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. The Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, enabling the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed by the Parliament in 2019, grant Indian citizenship to refugees who had sought shelter in India before December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution in three countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Follow Live Updates on CAA Rules here The contentious Act passed in 2019 faced many delays amid criticism for excluding Muslims.

Modi government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Act's (CAA) rules, preparing for its implementation. With this move, GoI makes it easier for minorities from neighbouring countries who came to India before December 31, 2014, to become citizens of this country.

Pakistani Hindu refugees residing in Delhi expressed hope and happiness on the implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Monday, saying they are elated that «we will be called Indian citizens finally». Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Centre announced the implementation of the contentious CAA 2019 for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014. Dharamveer Solanki, who is considered the chief of the Pakistani Hindu refugee community in Delhi, told PTI that around 500 from the community will receive citizenship now. «I and my family have been waiting for this for over a decade now. We are extremely happy that finally we will be called Indian citizens now. I am glad I decided to return to my homeland in 2013,» Solanki said.