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Sikh temple. Clutching a box of sweets and a shiny blue-and-white toy airplane, Singh and his teenage daughter, Navpreet Kaur, bowed outside the place of worship, Talhan Sahib in the North Indian state of Punjab. For Singh and many others, a diplomatic crisis has caused a personal one, too.

Australia and the UK. As Indians students explore alternative destinations amid heightened India-Canada tensions, the trio is likely to benefit the most if the situation doesn't improve soon, more than half-a-dozen educational consultants told ET. All of them said a large number of Indian students who were looking to study in Canada are now looking at other options due to the deteriorating situation, lack of safety and uncertainty about the immediate future. The US is the first choice for many. «Given the speed at which the situation has escalated, almost every student who was considering Canada is keeping a back-up option,» said Karan Gupta, founder of study abroad career consultancy Karan Gupta Consulting.Variety of Courses in US «A majority of these students will apply to the US,» he said.

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The West Block by Global News. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! “We understand that this can be, and has proven to be, a challenging issue with respect to our relationship with India," he was quoted as saying by Global News. “But at the same time, we have a responsibility to defend the law, defend our citizens, and at the same time make sure that we conduct a thorough investigation and get to the truth." New Delhi expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar's alleged involvement in «organising secret training camps for Sikh extremist groups associated with Khalistan movement in Milligan Hills in British Columbia». The Indian authorities are said to have provided training videos to their Canadian counterparts, but no action was taken, officials told ET. Nijjar, whose killing in Canadian soil in June has snowballed into a row between India and Canada, was affiliated with separatist group by the name of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). ET takes a look at Nijjar's journey from his involvement in Punjab militancy in the 1990s to spearheading the Khalistan secessionist movement, running a criminal gang from Canada and heading a Gurudwara...CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

Mint explains: In 2022, an estimated 277,291 foreign tourists landed from Canada in India. This makes the country the fifth largest source nation for tourists behind the US, Bangladesh, UK and Australia. The number of tourists from Canada has grown over three-fold from 2021, when only 80,437 tourists had come.

NEW DELHI : India is in the process of cancelling the registration of more than a dozen Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders for carrying out pro-Khalistan activities and anti-India propaganda, said two people aware of the development. The move comes in the backdrop of India suspending visa services in its Canadian missions, and directing Canada to cut its diplomatic staff in India.

Canadian authorities have not stopped issuing visas to Indian nationals looking to enter the north American country. This comes even though India's foreign ministry has suspended issuing visa to any Canadian citizen, irrespective of their domicile. India and Canada have found themselves at diplomatic logger heads, as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levied ‘credible allegations’ that Indian government and India's intelligentsia was involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia's Surrey in June, 2023.

Portugal Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho said that both countries share friendly relations with Portugal and expressed hope that the issue between the two countries will be quickly resolved. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday alleged that Ottawa had credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the killing of Khalistterrorist Nijjar in Vancouver. India, however, dismissed the allegations as «absurd and motivated». However, this triggered diplomatic tensions between the two countries, with both New Delhi and Ottawa taking diplomatic steps and India suspending visa services to Canada. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of 'India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development' event in New York City, Cravinho said, «It is a matter between India and Canada.

MotoGP descends to Greater Noida for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix. The world’s fastest and most high-profile motorcycle racing championship will stage the 13th round of its 2023 edition in India, just a year after plans for MotoGP Bharat were first announced. The addition of India to the calendar is part of MotoGP’s expansion plans into Asia’s major two-wheeler markets.

₹68,000 crore for education in just Canada itself. While the firestorm between Ottawa and New Delhi emerged owing to contradicting approach to extremists of a particular religion, it seems followers of the same have contributed to the large influx of immigrant student pool in the North American country.

NDTV quoted Shami as saying as he was addressing the press after India's victory over Australia in the first ODI on Friday. The management of the Indian cricket team has already mentioned that they will go with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj when it plays at full strength during the upcoming World Cup. ALSO READ: Visa not granted for Pakistan cricket team: Babar Azam’s boys cancel pre-World Cup plans However, Shami's match-winning figures of 5 for 51 shows rotation isn't bad when you play so many matches on the bounce.

world's number one ODI team, overtaking Pakistan. Presently holding the top spot, India boast an impressive rating of 116, amassing a total of 4,864 points.

Here are the latest developments on this BIG story:On allegations by Canada, Michael Rubin, former Pentagon official and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute said, "Justin Trudeau was very short-sighted, and no one should trade, their short-term political convenience for the long-term relationship with the world's largest democracy".Experts have pointed out that the talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Canada may have taken a pause but will resume once the political row between the two countries is resolved.However, they said that India may not hurry for the trade agreement as 60% of New Delhi's exports are already entering Canada at zero duty.In March last year, the two countries re-launched negotiations for an interim agreement, officially dubbed as Early Progress Trade Agreement (EPTA).Over half a dozen rounds of talks have been held between the two countries on the trade pact so far.In such agreements, two countries significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them. They also liberalise norms for promoting trade in services and attracting investments."I do not think that the current diplomatic row would impact the resumption of FTA talks.

Also Read: India-Canada row LIVE updates: ‘Indian govt should cooperate in investigation,’ says US Earlier on September 20, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a cautionary advisory to Indian citizens, particularly students in Canada and those intending to visit the country, due to the recent tensions in bilateral relations between India and Canada. Also Read: India suspends visa services in Canada citing ‘operational reasons’ As per a statement released by the MEA on Wednesday, Indian citizens and Indian students residing in Canada are encouraged to refrain from visiting areas and locations within Canada that have witnessed an increase in anti-India activities.

ALSO READ: Hardeep Singh Nijjar Killing: Canada possesses Indian diplomats' communications in probe: Report As per details, the marriage arrangement was also rejected by Canada as the woman arrived in Canada in 1997 under the sponsorship of a different husband. "Nijjar appealed against the rejection in courts of Canada although he kept claiming himself to be a citizen of Canada. He was later granted Canadian citizenship, the circumstances of which are not clear," the report said.

Vivek Ramaswamy to have become the most popular Republican presidential candidate after Donald Trump. Recently, Ramaswamy had pledged to overhaul the H-1B visa system, advocating for a merit-based selection process, instead of the current lottery system. The US immigration system is widely recognised as broken. But issues at the US-Mexico border take precedence over much-needed reforms for legal immigrants, including skilled workers, entrepreneurs and students.

The U.S. economy’s prospects of a soft landing are getting a boost from an unexpected source: a historic rise in immigration. The inflow of foreign-born workers, which had slowed to a trickle in the years up to and including the pandemic, is now rising briskly as the U.S.

IndianOil Grand Prix of India with you and we're loving our first taste of Buddh International Circuit." The inaugural MotoGP round in India welcomed the racing team on 22 September. In the three-day thrilling action event -- September 22-24, 2023, motorsport racers would test their mettle at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, when they would pull the throttle of their superbikes over 300kmph to be the first one to cross the chequered flag. ALSO READ: MotoGP Bharat 2023 kicks off today at Buddh International Circuit; here's all you need to know As per the details, on 22 September, motorsport racers would participate in Practice 1 from 4:00 pm to 5:10 pm (IST), while on 23 September, Practice 2 would begin at 10:40 am to 11:10 am (IST).

AFP report. India in lodging its opposition said, “China's action violates both the spirit of the Asian Games and the rules governing their conduct, which explicitly prohibits discrimination against competitors from member states." External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said in a statement that Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur's trip to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games was cancelled in lodging protest over China's action. The three women wushu fighters are from the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.