Probe accuses India of influencing Canadian politics, communities

Probe accuses India of influencing Canadian politics, communities

Sunday, 05 May 2024 | PTI | OTTAWa

Indian officials, including Canada-based proxies, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians to “align” Ottawa’s position with New Delhi’s interests on key issues, particularly concerns over Khalistani separatists in Canada, an official probe has found. The findings in the interim report by Commissioner Marie-Josee...

India agrees to enhance collaboration with Indonesia during defence meet

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India and Indonesia on Friday here reviewed the entire spectrum of their bilateral defence ties and agreed to enhance collaboration in areas of defence industry, maritime security and multilateral cooperation. These were the key takeaways from the seventh India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee(JDCC)meeting, defence ministry said. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary...

PM Modi likely to file nomination for Varanasi constituency on May 14

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to file his nomination on May 14 for Varanasi constituency for Lok Sabha polls and will hold a road show a day earlier.  Congress has fielded Ajay Rai against him. Varanasi will go to poll in the seventh phase on June 1. The process of...

Parents to sue Serum Institute over daughter death after Covid jab

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), the manufacturer of Covishield, finds itself potentially entangled in legal troubles as the parents of a 21-year-old woman, who allegedly died ten days after receiving the vaccine in 2021, are contemplating suing both the company and UK-based AstraZeneca, the developer of the jab. The British...

Dutee Chand joins sports icons in anti Vaping campaign

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Dutee Chand, a national sprint champion and Olympian, has joined a group of influential sports icons, including Baichung Bhutia, Deepa Malik, and Neha Dhupia, in supporting Mothers Against Vaping in their campaign against the rising trend of vaping among Indian youth. The Mothers Against Vaping is a collective of women dedicated...

Give no dues certificate to people wanting to contest polls within 48 hours: EC to States

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Election Commission on Friday directed States to ensure that those intending to contest polls are provided with ‘no dues certificate’ within 48 hours of the request as those who do not submit the document while filing nominations face the prospect of their papers being rejected. If a candidate is not...

From Feroze Gandhi to Rahul: Raebareli's tryst with Congress

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The surprise nomination of Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli brings the focus back on the VVIP segment which was first represented in the Lok Sabha by the former Congress president’s grandfather Feroze Gandhi, who held the seat in the first two elections after Independence. The strong foundations that Feroze Gandhi laid...

BJP takes dig at Rahul

Saturday, 04 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/ Hukkeri (Karnataka)/Rohtak

The BJP on Friday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he filed nomination to contest from Raebareli with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying he will lose the polls against the BJP candidate by a huge margin. Mocking Rahul Gandhi as someone who runs away from the battlefield,...

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