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“In the context of recent developments in Canada and in India, there are calls for protests and some negative sentiment towards Canada on social media. Please remain vigilant and exercise caution,” the Canadian government said in an update.India had issued a similar advisory for Indian nationals and students living in Canada last week, and also announced its decision to stop all categories of visas, including e-visas, for Canadian nationals.The strongly-worded advisory said that in “view of growing anti-India activities and politically-condoned hate crimes and criminal violence in Canada, all Indian nationals there and those contemplating travel are urged to exercise…

Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), made the remarks on Monday while delivering a speech at the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the Austrian capital Vienna, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency.Iran will continue the peaceful design and development of nuclear research reactors, accelerators, and irradiation systems as planned, and is committed to increasing its nuclear electricity generation to 20,000 megawatt per year by 2040, he added.He said Iran stays committed to its obligations under the safeguards agreement Iran reached with the IAEA and the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and has…

The decision is aimed at giving a boost to women empowerment.”The women Station House Officers should be given a team of qualified and hardworking police personnel. All Superintendents of Police and Police Commissioners should ensure compliance with the order as soon as possible,” the Chief Minister said while reviewing the law and order situation in the state through video conference, late on Monday evening.Adityanath communicated with police officers posted in all the police stations, circles, ranges and zones of the state during the review.He said that a different phase of ‘Mission Shakti’ will be launched in the state from the…

Only a few minutes after filing of the suit by Vyas’s lawyer Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, another lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain filed an application before the court of district judge to direct for transfer of the suit to his court, mentioning that it will be deemed fit in the interest of justice.Chaturvedi said the district judge fixed Tuesday (September 26) for next hearing.Making Anjuman Intejamia Masjid Committee, the Gyanvapi mosque management committee, as defendant, Vyas, in his suit, mentioned that worship of deities was performed within cellar of the southern side of the building till 1993.However, his ancestor and priest Vyasji…

In the past two days, the UNHCR has delivered essential medicine to treat more than 10,000 patients at the field hospital in Derna, the city hardest hit by the floods, and given two rub halls and two generators to a hospital and an emergency room of Libya’s Health Ministry to help them better respond to emergencies, according to a UNHCR statement on Monday.The UN agency for refugees added that more than 18,355 people affected by the floods have so far received relief items such as hygiene kits, plastic sheets, blankets, kitchen sets, and solar lamps, adding that more help is…

Speaking in Parliament to open the Autumn session, the Hungarian leader said on Monday: “There is no urgency from the government to push for support regarding Sweden’s NATO accession, and Sweden’s security is not under threat.”The issue of Swedish NATO accession has been under discussion for more than a year. Within the military alliance, only the Turkish and Hungarian Parliaments are yet to approve Sweden’s membership, Xinhua news agency reported.Divergences between Hungary and Sweden have escalated in recent weeks as a past film resurfaced, shown in Swedish schools, presenting Hungary as a bad example of democracy in the European Union.On…

Talking to reporters on Monday at the House of Commons of Canada, Trudeau termed the incident as “extremely upsetting”.”The Speaker has acknowledged his mistake and has apologised,” Trudeau told reporters, adding “but this is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians”.Trudeau’s remarks came amid revelation that Canadian lawmakers gave the special honour to Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian- Canadian, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the House of Commons on Friday as part of his visit to the country. However, two days later, it came to limelight that the man…

Federal Judge David Guaderrama has approved the agreement between prosecutors and Patrick Crusius, a white supremacist targeting Latino immigrants, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Western district of Texas on Monday.Under the agreement, Crusius will pay $5,557,005.55 to victims of the shooting, one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history, local media reported, citing new court filings.The shooter pleaded guilty to all the 90 federal charges, including hate crimes in February, and was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July, Xinhua news agency reported.Crusius also faces a potential death penalty in a separate state…

In a meeting held at Shah’s residence on Monday, BJP National President J.P. Nadda, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santosh, Union Minister Jitendra Singh, J&K BJP In-charge Tarun Chugh, J&K BJP Co-Incharge Ashish Sood, State BJP Presidents, Ravinder Raina, former J&K Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta as well as other top J&K BJP core group leaders were present.According to party sources, in the meeting with J&K BJP leaders, the Union Home Minister discussed the security and the political situation in the state.Sources said that the party’s preparations for the upcoming elections in various local bodies are scheduled to be…

After coming to know that Nitish Kumar is set to visit the statue of Deendayal Upadhyaya, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also rushed to offer his tribute but reached seven minutes late.Sources have said that Tejashwi Yadav was not scheduled to visit there but since he learnt about Nitish Kumar going there, he also paid a visit there.This incident has fuelled BJP leaders to target Tejashwi Yadav and the Mahagathbandhan-led government in Bihar.Union Minister and BJP MP, Giriraj Singh, claimed that it was a tactical ploy by Nitish Kumar to put pressure on Tejashwi Yadav that he is still keeping…