India-Canada standoff Highlights: The MEA in a statement called "absurd and motivated" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's charge that it played a role in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar last year. Canada has also expelled a senior Indian diplomat over the issue.
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India-Canada standoff updates: All countries should respect sovereignty and the rule of law, said James Cleverly
We are in regular contact with our Canadian partners about serious allegations raised in the Canadian Parliament, said James Cleverly,Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom.
Important that Canada’s investigation runs its course and the perpetrators brought to justice, he added.
News Updates: Avoid all travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to the unpredictable security situation, according to Canada travel advisory
"Avoid all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir due to the unpredictable security situation. There is a threat of terrorism, militancy, civil unrest and kidnapping. This advisory excludes travelling to or within the Union Territory of Ladakh," says Canada in its updated travel advisory for India.
India News Updates: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today
The governor reported to the President on the steps taken to ensure the autonomy of the universities and improve the quality of education in West Bengal. Also briefed the President about the initiatives of Rajbhavan to promote the recommendations of the Kalakranti mission for the development of soft power, which is now highly regarded as a framework and avenue for promoting art, culture and heritage: Rajbhavan Kolkata
UP News Updates: UP government has formed a 3 member high-level committee for the Advocate Protection Act
This committee will deliberate on various aspects of the Advocate Protection Bill and present its recommendations to the State Law Commission for necessary and appropriate action. Members nominated by the President of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh will be part of this committee.
LIVE News Updates: Sonia Gandhi to be lead speaker of Congress to discuss Women's Reservation Bill
Sonia Gandhi will be lead speaker from Congress Parliamentary Party to debate Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha on September 20. The Women's Reservation Bill seeks to provide 33 percent quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies
LIVE News Updates: Union minister Anurag Thakur handed over cheques to sportspersons under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Welfare Fund
Union minister Anurag Thakur handed over cheques to sportspersons under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) earlier today.
LIVE News Updates: Old Parliament building renamed as Samvidhan Sadan
Lok Sabha Speaker is pleased to notify the building previously known as Parliament House as the Samvidhan Sadan: Lok Sabha Secretariat
LIVE News Updates: Sonia Gandhi will likely be the lead speaker of Congress for the debate on Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will likely be the lead speaker of Congress for the debate on Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow: Sources
ED LIVE News Updates: ED conducted search at 9 locations across Kerala in the case of siphoning off bank funds
ED conducted search and survey operations on Sep 18 under PMLA, 2002 at 9 locations across Kerala in the case of siphoning off bank funds of more than Rs 150 Crore from Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank Ltd: ED
LIVE News Updates: Fishing boat capsized in sea at Paradip in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district
A fishing boat capsized in sea at Paradip in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district earlier today. Several fishermen are reportedly missing. Search and rescue operations are underway.
LIVE News Updates: PM Justin Trudeau says Canada is not looking to provoke India; urges New Delhi to take killing of separatist Sikh leader seriously
Canada is not trying to provoke India by suggesting its agents were linked to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader but Ottawa wants New Delhi to address the issue properly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, reports Reuters
"The government of India needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. We are doing that, we are not looking to provoke or escalate," he told reporters: Reuters
LIVE News Updates: IAF C-17 air dropped a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat of the Indian Navy on high seas
In a remarkable exercise of Jointness, an IAF C-17 air dropped a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat of the Indian Navy on high seas: Indian Air Force
India-Canada standoff live: The claims by the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau are baseless, says Former Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh
Former Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh tweets, " The claims by the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau that there was an Indian hand in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjer are completely baseless... During his visit to Amritsar in 2018, I had brought to the notice of Justin Trudeau as to how the Canadian land was being used against India, still the Canadian govt failed to take any remedial measures so far."
LIVE News Updates: India lose 1-5 to China in football opener at Asian Games in Hangzhou
LIVE News Updates: UN chief opens meeting of world leaders, saying that "we seem incapable of coming together
UN chief opens meeting of world leaders, saying that "we seem incapable of coming together," reports AP
LIVE News Updates: New Parliament building stands as a beacon of hope and progress, posts PM Modi
"Commencing a new chapter in India's vibrant democracy, the new Parliament building stands as a beacon of hope and progress. It symbolises of our nation's aspirations and the boundless possibilities of our future," posts PM Narendra Modi.
Nipah Virus LIVE Updates: Kerala Govt has decided to conduct a surveillance study on Nipah
Kerala Government has decided to conduct a surveillance study on Nipah and directed its Health Department to prepare a detailed report on it: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
LIVE News Updates: Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI, has sworn in Sweta Kakkad & Anil Kumar Agrawal as Member, CCI
Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, Competition Commission of India, has sworn in Ms. Sweta Kakkad as Member, CCI, on 19.09.2023.
Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, Competition Commission of India, has sworn in Sh. Anil Kumar Agrawal as Member, CCI, on 19.09.2023.
India-Canada standoff live: US urges India to cooperate with the investigation
US has been in close contact with Canada about murdered Sikh leader, urges India to cooperate with the investigation, reports Reuters, quoting Senior State Department Official
LIVE News Updates: 12th meeting of Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Committee (MIDCOM) was held in New Delhi today
The meeting was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and Deputy Secretary General (Policy), Malaysia Mr Mohd Yani bin Daud. During the meeting, both sides reviewed the outcomes of the two sub-committee meetings namely the sub committee on Military Cooperation held on July 27 and Joint Sub Committee on Defence Science Technology and Industry Cooperation held on September 18. Both sides assessed the existing defence cooperation between the two countries and held wide-ranging discussions on issues of mutual interest including regional issues. They explored effective and practical initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements and agreed to establish a Strategic Affairs Working Group (SAWG) to formulate a consultative mechanism intermediate between the MIDCOM and the two Sub-committees to handle all aspects of the defence cooperation between the two countries: Ministry of Defence
LIVE NEWS Updates: Other crops including pulses, oilseeds should be covered under real time assessment of acreage under cultivation for those crops, said FM Nirmala Sitharaman
- Currently we do assessment of only wheat, rice acreage under cultivation
- It will help in assessing output of pulses, edible oils and help plan import in advance if there is an estimate of shortfall
LIVE News Updates: Funds are not in shortage but a question of access of farmers to KCC, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman:
- Interest subvention loans under KCC should reach the farmers
- Should fully utilise the capacity of KCC for which banks, Nabard need to get more active
- By December 2023 all data should be provided by banks for Kisan Rin portal to prevent govt efficiency getting affected
- Asks DFS to ensure banks work with agriculture ministry for success of ghar ghar abhiyaan for KCC
LIVE News Updates: FM asks DFS to analyse commercial banks' and cooperatives' disbursal and sanction of loans under KCC
- Sanctioned versus disbursal amounts under KCC stand at a large gap
- There is sharp difference seen in amounts disbursed and sanctioned by banks for interest subvention loans provided under KCC
- Within a month would expect report from Department of Financial Services on why the difference between sanctioned and disbursal of KCC loans
-FM Asks DFS to ensure digitisation, internet banking of regional rural banks and cooperative banks
LIVE News Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launches ghar ghar KCC Abhiyaan
Under ghar ghar abhiyaan farmers under PM Kisan beneficiaries will be targeted who are not covered under KCC: Agri Ministry Presentation
Even during lockdown, the agri sector didn't get affected and farmers ensured food safety, said FM Sitharaman.
India-Canada standoff live: Work on the trade negotiations will continue as before, says UK PM Sunak's spokesperson
"Work on the trade negotiations will continue as before. The Canadian authorities will now conduct their work and I'm not going to preempt them," UK PM Rishi Sunak's spokesperson told reporters.
"When we have concerns about countries we are negotiating trade deals with, we will raise them directly with the government concerned. But with regards to the current negotiations with India, these are negotiations about a trade deal, and we're not looking to conflate them with other issues."
LIVE News Updates: Over 1.5 lakh PM Kisan beneficiaries still remain to be covered under KCC, says Agri Minister Tomar
Kisan RIN portal will enable efficacy, address challenges, increase transparency for KCC.Over 1.5 lakh PM Kisan beneficiaries still remain to be covered under KCC. Going to start campaign for KCC cards, saidAgriculture MinisterNarendraSinghTomar. "Rs 20 lakh crore loans can be given underKCC, govt still has not reached that level."
He also said that Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is a 'kawach' for farmers.
India-Canada standoff live: Work on a trade deal with India will continue, says UK PM Sunak's spokesperson
UK PM Rishi Sunak's spokesperson, asked about Canada’s claims of India’s involvement in the murder of Sikh leader, says work on a trade deal with India will continue, reports Reuters.
LIVE News Updates: PMFBY has seen record enrolments in kharif this year at 2.4 lakh from 1.63 lakh in previous year
- Expect 4 cr farmer subscriptions for full year underPMFBY
-Acreage of 6 lakh acre is expected underPMFBYthis year
-PMFBYis pivoting more towards being subscription based rather than loan based.
LIVE News Updates: FM Nirmala Sitharaman launches WINDS manual, tool for weather forecasting ecosystem
- Govt. aims for 'One nation, One Weather Portal'
- Aim to create centralised platform WINDS for database of weather forecasting ecosystem
- Govt to tie up with private players for WINDS in collaboration with IMD
LIVE News Updates: DPIIT notifies Quality Control Order for ‘Flux Cored Solder Wire’
- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified a new Quality Control Order (QCO) namely ‘Flux Cored Solder Wire’ yesterday, on 18th September 2023, which will come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of notification in E-Gazette.
- Flux Cored Solder Wire (Quality Control) Order, 2023 includes a specific type of solder wire that has flux in the centre of the wire. Without flux, wire solder would be difficult to use. It is used in soldering electronic components, automobiles, telecommunication and diverse engineering industries.
- Soldering process, although sounds simple, is a critical process, where quality of flux cored solder wire is of paramount importance as any failure will impact quality and safety of the products soldered particularly in electronic and automobile industry. The implementation of the QCO for this product is crucial not only for safety of the consumers, but it will also improve the manufacturing quality standards in the country and curb the imports of sub-standard products into India.
LIVE News Updates: FY22, FY23 data for kisan credit card (KCC) accounts are being digitised on Kisan Rin portal, according to Agri Ministry
- Data of KCC prior to FY22 will remain in manual form
- Left out PM Kisan beneficiaries who do not have KCC will be identified
- Willing PM Kisan beneficiaries to be added to KCC
- The 3 month drive for saturation of KCC will begin on Oct 1, 2023
ED LIVE Updates: ED has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs. 71.48 Crore in a fraud case
ED has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs. 71.48 Crore which includes non-agricultural Lands and Residential properties, situated in the Mysore, Bengaluru South (Karnataka) and Ananthpura (Andhra Pradesh) belonging to M/s Hindustan Infracon (India) Private Ltd in a fraud case under the provisions of PMLA, 2002.
LIVE News Updates: Challenges in Kisan credit cards outlined by stakeholders include monitoring and beneficiary identity
Challenges in Kisan credit cards outlined by stakeholders include monitoring and beneficiary identity: Agri Ministry presentation
LIVE News Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins WhatsApp Channels
India-Canada standoff live: Trudeau’s “baseless allegations” put India, Canada ties on thin ice
After the recent “unfounded” accusations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the relationship between India and Canada, two great democracies stand on thin ice, author Dr Jasneet Bhatti wrote in Khalsa Vox. According to the author, the “abrupt declaration that India could have had a hand” in the killing of a Sikh extremist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, is not only “bewildering” but might also signify a “new low in the bilateral relations of these countries”. (ANI)
LIVE News Updates: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare to launch automated system Kisan Rin Portal and Ghar Ghar KCC Abhiyan
- Union Finance and Corporate Affairs, Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar to Launch Kisan Rin Portal and Ghar Ghar KCC Abhiyan today at 3:30 pm at A P Shinde Hall, NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi.
- Union Ministers of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje and Shri Kailash Chaudhary will be present on the occasion.
India News LIVE Updates: Anantnag gunfight over after 7 days, says J&K Police ADGP Vijay Kumar
Anantnag gunfight over after 7 days, LeT commander Uzair Khan among two terrorists killed: J-K Police ADGP Vijay Kumar
IOB News Updates: Indian Overseas Bank Increases Foreign Currency Deposit Interest Rates
Chennai based Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has increased interest rate onForeign Currency deposits.For USD denominated deposits, under FCNR and RFC schemes. IOB is offering 5.50% for a tenor of 1 to 2 years.
India News LIVE Updates: Search operation to continue as many areas still left, says ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar on anti-terror operation at Anantnag
"The search operation will continue as many areas areas are still left...We would appeal to the public to not go there...We had the information about 2-3 terrorists. It's possible that we find the third body somewhere that's why we will complete the search operation. We found the body of the LeT Commander and retrieved it, we could also spot another body...We're looking for the third body," ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar on anti-terror operation at Anantnag
India News LIVE: Canadian envoy to India brushes away media after high-tension meeting with MEA
Moments before India officially expelled a top Canadian diplomat after the row over Justin Trudeau's allegation of New Delhi's role in killing of pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, High Commissioner of Canada to India Cameron Mackay was summoned by the government to have a meeting over the matter. Soon after Trudeau's remark, Canadian foreign minister expelled an Indian diplomat who alleged to have been involved in the killing.
India News LIVE: Proud of moment when women get equal share in India's future: Maneka Gandhi
BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said she is proud to be part of the moment when the government will be giving women "an equal share in future of India."
Maneka Gandhi, who has served as minister for women and child development in past, talked about the power of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' slogan of the government, and social schemes like Jan Dhan and Ujjwala Yojana.
India-Canada standoff Live: Nuh CJM court sends Congress MLA Maman Khan to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with Nuh violence case
India-Canada standoff Live: Canadian government can't distinguish between freedom of expression, and promoting hatred, says Tahir Gora
Senior journalist based in Toronto, Tahir Gora has termed as “shocking” the allegations made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India played a role in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Chief of Khalistan Tiger Force. Gora described the current situation as a very "tough phase" for ties between the two countries. He also said that the Canadian government has not been able to distinguish between “freedom of expression” and “propagation of hatred.”
India-Canada standoff Live: UK clears its stand on Hardeep Singh Nijjar allegation
Britain's government spokesperson cleared its stand on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar allegation row. He said Britain is in close touch with its Canadian partners about "serious allegations" from Ottawa that the Indian government was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. "It would be inappropriate to comment further during the ongoing investigation by the Canadian authorities.”
India-Canada standoff Live: Trudeau has made ‘unprecedented allegation’: Foreign policy expert Vivek Dehejia
Canada-based professor of Carleton University and foreign policy expert Vivek Dehejia on Tuesday said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an “unprecedented sort of allegation" against India and that it is hard to judge the credibility or the quality of the information.
India-Canada standoff Live: Pro-Khalistani outfit to hold peaceful protests after Trudeau's remark
- Calling for a 'shutdown' of Indian consulates in Canada, a pro-Khalistani outfit has said it will hold peaceful protests beginning next week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
- Nijjar, who was spearheading the Khalistani referendum in Canada, was gunned down in the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey city of British Columbia after evening prayers on June 18 this year.
- The Sikhs for Justice, which is outlawed in India, said protests are slated to take place outside Indian consulates in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver on September 25, the Vancouver-based Global News reported.
- “We will not allow the Indian consulates to function and we’re going to push the Canadian government to name the individuals who are responsible for assassinating and giving the orders to hit Nijjar,” Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, SFJ's legal counsel, told Global News.
- “He has been assassinated outside the gurdwara -- that was being done to give a very strong message to pro-Khalistan Sikhs that they will be hunted, even in the Western world,” Pannun said.
India-Canada standoff Live: The impact of Nijjar allegation row on both the countries
The negotiations for a free trade agreement between India and Canada have been stalled, ANI sources said on Friday. The sources cited “certain political developments” in Canada as the reason for the pause in the negotiations, and added talks will resume once issues are settled between both the governments. There were reports earlier that the two countries could reach an interim trade deal by the end of this year. The increasing anti-India activities by pro-Khalistan elements in Canada have cast a shadow on the bilateral ties.
India-Canada standoff Live: BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal's comments after Canada expels Indian diplomat
"Ever since Justin Trudeau became the PM of Canada, Khalistani activities have increased there, and there is no attempt being made to stop them. This is actually an issue of their own country, and this is their PM's attempt to divert people's attention from that," says BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal after Canada expels an Indian diplomat.
India-Canada standoff Live: Interference Claims Wrong, Trudeau Failed to Act Against Khalistani Terrorists
- Canada’s allegations that the Indian government could be involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on its soil are baseless and wrong, top Indian government sources told News18 on Tuesday, also rejecting Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau’s claims of " violation of sovereignty".
- Dealing another blow to diplomatic ties, Canada has said it is “actively pursuing credible allegations linking Indian government agents" to the murder of 45-year-old Nijjar in British Columbia in June. It also expelled a senior Indian diplomat.
- “The allegations are baseless and wrong. The Trudeau government failed to take action againstKhalistaniseparatists who are sitting in Canada and carry out killings in India,” a top government official said. “We also reserve the right to response and it will be given diplomatically at the right time.”
- “Canada should respond to our investigations and handover all perpetrators immediately,” the official added.
