India Canada News LIVE Updates: Our diplomatic approach & military records with Canada continue, says Major Gen Rai
10:56:47 AM IST, 20 September 2023
TCS enters into a strategic partnership with Norway’s national payment and electronic identity systems BankID BankAxept AS, to set up and manage an operations command center that will enhance the resilience, security and availability of the country’s critical financial infrastructure
10:53:21 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Venus Remedies secures marketing authorisation from Serbia for gemcitabine and docetaxel, widely used chemotherapy drugs for treatment of various types of cancer
10:52:40 AM IST, 20 September 2023
India Canada News LIVE: Major General Abhinaya Rai, Additional Director General (Strategic Planning), Indian Army on India Canada dispute
“It doesn’t impact us. the Canadian chief is coming in here, his delegation is coming in here. Our diplomatic approach, and also our military records with Canada continue to be there,” said Major General Abhinaya Rai, Additional Director General (Strategic Planning), Indian Army when asked whether India-Canada diplomatic situation will have an impact on the defence relationship between the two countries and the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference in New Delhi on September 26 and 27.
10:36:00 AM IST, 20 September 2023
India Canada News LIVE: Research expert weigh on the India Canada row
On Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s claim of India’s role in the killing of Khalistani leader HardeepSinghNijjar, Dinsha Mistree (Research Fellow at Stanford Law School) said “I think there are several lessons that can be drawn from this, specifically to the US-India relationship. What is the Canada-India relationship now? It has deteriorated over something that didn’t necessarily need to deteriorate…We should be proactive to prevent something like that from even coming to anybody’s mind. That takes an aggressive approach to Khalistani activism, it takes some deep conversations, I really liked the idea of sitting down with the Indians and thinking how we should define terrorism, more collaboration – if we do not do it we could end up in a situation like what we are seeing right now transpire with Canada-India or worse.”
10:31:41 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Data pattern says news report stating that an Income Tax raid being carried out at the premises of co situated at Siruseri IT Park, Chennai is false
10:15:32 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Chennai
Income Tax Department conducting searches in Chennai on the contractors and suppliers of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and TANGEDO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation). Searches are underway at multiple locations: Sources to ANI
10:14:05 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Strike at 3 major Auto Companies, namely GM, Ford and Stellantis in the US: Suprajit Engineering
Matamoros plant of Suprajit in Mexico supplies to all these 3 majors which forms around 50% of Matamoros business. “Unless there is an early resolution, operations at Matamoros can be affected to the extent of reduction in volumes by these customers,” the company said.
10:13:15 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Suprajit Engineering says United Auto Workers (UAW) Union has resorted to strike at 3 major Auto Companies, namely GM, Ford and Stellantis in the US
09:58:58 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Aviation: Akasa Air gets nod to operate international flights
India’s low-cost airline Akasa Air has got permission to fly on international routes.Sources said that the airline is likely to start international flights by December with first destinations in the Middle East countries. The government is yet to allot traffic rightsrights, following which it will have to gain approval from the respective countries.
09:43:33 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Garden Reach Shipbuilders signs MoU with Lloyd’s Register for development of a hydrogen fuel cell ferry and Caterpillar Inc for potential collaboration in production sale and service of medium speed engines particularly for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
09:22:37 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Rupee early trade
Rupee rises 6 paise to 83.26 against US dollar in early trade.
09:01:08 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Karnataka Deputy CM meets Central Minister over Cauvery water issue
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar along with several ministers met Union Minister Prahlad Joshi and discussed the Cauvery issue last night in Delhi. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, Minister TB Jayachandra, MP DK Suresh, and MP GC Chandrashekar met Prahlad Joshi and discussed the ongoing Cauverywater issue between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Karanataka chief minister Siddaramaiah also reached Delhi late Tuesday night. Siddaramaiah’s arrival in the national capital comes ahead of a meeting that is slated to be held today and will be attended by Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, MPs and ministers from his state.
08:46:03 AM IST, 20 September 2023
US FDA declines to approve ARS’ emergency nasal spray for allergic reactions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declined to approve ARS Pharmaceuticals’ nasal spray for allergic reactions, the company said on Tuesday.
08:20:41 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Kochi, Kerala: An explosion took place in a gelatin company yesterday due to which a person died and four others were injured. An FIR has been registered under section 174 of CrPC.
08:11:26 AM IST, 20 September 2023
China says more attention should be given to yuan exchange rate against other currencies
More attention should be given to the exchange rate of the yuan against a basket of currencies, a China central bank official said on Wednesday. China will resolutely curb disruptions to the market order, and resolutely guard against the risk of exchange rate overshooting, Zou Lan, head of the monetary policy department at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), said. “People usually discuss more about the exchange rate of the yuan against the dollar, but in fact, the exchange rate of the yuan against a basket of currencies can more comprehensively reflect the changes in the value of the currency,” Zou said.
07:49:47 AM IST, 20 September 2023
“BJP and Prime Minister have given a portfolio for her to abuse Congress party and Gandhis: Congress MP KC Venugopal on Smriti Irani
On Union Minister Smriti Irani, Congress MP KC Venugopal says, “BJP and Prime Minister have given a portfolio for her to abuse Congress party and Gandhis. She is doing that duty to appease her master…”Earlier, Union Minister Smriti Irani has said, “Gandhi Family is only interested in empowering the women in their family. They are not interested in empowering the women in poor or Dalit women. It is unfortunate that Sonia Gandhi was absent today. Her son also left when the discussion on the bill was underway. it is even more unfortunate that when the Speaker asked who supported the bill, BJP and NDA supported it but the Congress party did not…”
07:32:07 AM IST, 20 September 2023
New Zealand hit by magnitude 6.0 quake, no serious damage reported
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Geraldine in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island on Thursday, government seismic monitor Geonet said on Wednesday, but initial reports indicate no injuries or significant damage. The earthquake, the largest in the country this year, hit at 9.14 a.m. (2114 GMT) Wednesday at a focal depth of 11 km (7 miles). GeoNet said more than 14,000 people had reported feeling the shake, some as far north as Auckland in the North Island.
07:27:40 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Boeing says China will need 8,560 new planes over next 20 years
U.S. planemaker Boeing said on Wednesday that it expects China to need 8,560 new commercial planes through 2042, driven by economic growth and increasing demand for domestic travel. That compares with its previous 20-year forecast last year when it said Chinese airlines will need to buy 8,485 aircraft.
07:24:22 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Canada updates its travel advisory for India: ‘Avoid all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir due to the unpredictable security situation
“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
07:17:41 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, other leaders met Union Minister Prahlad Joshi to discuss Cauvery water issues last night
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Minister TB Jayachandra, MP DK Suresh, and MP GC Chandrashekar met Union Minister Prahlad Joshi in Delhi and discussed the Cauvery water issue last night: Office of Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
07:09:48 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Russia urges parties to ‘stop the bloodshed’, hostilities in Karabakh
Russia called Wednesday for an immediate halt to the fighting and bloodshed in Azerbaijan’s breakaway Armenian-majority Nagorno-Karabakh region. “We urge the conflicting parties to immediately stop the bloodshed, stop hostilities and eliminate civilian casualties,” Moscow’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
06:29:46 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Ex-Deutsche Bank investment banker pleads guilty to crypto fraud
A former Deutsche Bank investment banker, who was charged in April with misappropriating funds from investors he wooed with promises of big returns from cryptocurrency trading, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said. Rashawn Russell faces up to 30 years in prison when sentenced, the Justice Department said in a statement. As part of his plea agreement, Russell will be required to pay restitution in the amount of more than $1.5 million. “Russell leveraged investor interest in cryptocurrency markets to perpetrate a scheme to defraud clients who trusted him,” said United States Attorney Breon Peace.
06:14:14 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Yellen says US growth rate needs to slow amid full employment
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday U.S. growth needed to slow to a pace more in line with its potential rate to bring inflation back to target levels since the economy was operating at full employment. But demand-supply imbalances in the labor market have abated, she said, which was a healthy sign for the economy. “Growth has to slow. I mean, you want growth to slow, you want it to be in line with potential when you’re operating at full employment,” Yellen told reporters on Tuesday after a climate finance event in New York during the U.N. General Assembly week.
06:14:00 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla notifies renaming old Parliament building as ‘Samvidhan Sadan’
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla issued an official notification on Tuesday specifying that the old Parliament building will now be known as ‘Samvidhan Sadan’ as the sitting members have now shifted to a new complex. “Lok Sabha Speaker is pleased to notify the building previously known as Parliament House as the Samvidhan Sadan,” read the notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Tuesday.
06:13:47 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Chinese EV maker Nio raises $1 bln in convertible bond deal
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc said on Wednesday it had raised $1 billion in a two-tranche convertible bond from which it intends to use the proceeds to pay down debt and strengthen its balance sheet. The company raised $500 million in a six-year put-four convertible bond and the same amount in a seven-year put-five bond. The bonds will be senior, unsecured notes. The shorter dated bond has a 3.875% interest rate, while the seven year bond’s rate is 4.625%, Nio said in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement.
06:13:27 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Trudeau’s claim of India’s link to Nijjar’s killing a ‘shameless action’, Washington shouldn’t be part of it, says US expert
A US expert has termed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim of a “potential link” between Indian government agents and the killing of a Khalistani leader a “shameless and cynical action” and urged the United States not be part of it. Participating in a panel discussion at the Hudson Institute think-tank, Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute, claimed Trudeau is playing into the hands of people who are looking at the Khalistani movement as a movement of ego and profit. Canada and India have expelled a senior diplomat each after Trudeau alleged the involvement of “agents of the Indian government” in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in Surrey in June, claims outrightly rejected by New Delhi as “absurd” and “motivated”.
06:13:01 AM IST, 20 September 2023
“Concerning reports coming from Canada”: British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh
Amid the sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions, triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader on its soil, British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi on Tuesday said many “anxious, angry and fearful Sikhs” from Slough and beyond have contacted him. He added that the reports coming out of Canada were “concerning”. Taking to his official handle on X, the British Labour MP posted, “Concerning reports coming from #Canada. Many #Sikhs from #Slough and beyond have contacted me; anxious, angry or fearful. Given Canadian PM Trudeau stated they’ve been working with close allies, we’re in touch with UK Gov to ensure justice is delivered.”
06:12:46 AM IST, 20 September 2023
“Seems they won’t implement it”: Udhayanidhi questions Centre’s intent behind women’s reservation Bill
While the controversy around his statement on Sanatan Dharma is yet to die down, DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday said he had doubts if the Centre was willing to implement the women’s reservation Bill once it becomes law as they were only talking about a census and delimitation exercise. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, the minister for Sports and Youth Affairs in the Tamil Nadu government said, “It seems they (Centre) are not going to implement it (draft women’s reservation law) for the time being. For the last 10 years, we have been demanding such a law. They are saying that they will only do a census and delimitation exercise for now. There is no clarity on when they would implement it.”
06:12:29 AM IST, 20 September 2023
Canada’s call for accusations against India met with reluctance from allies: Report
Weeks before Canada made an explosive allegation implicating Indian officials in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian officials sought public condemnation of the murder from their allies, including the United States, but were met with reluctance, The Washington Post reported. The same highlights the diplomatic challenges faced by the Biden administration and its allies as they try to navigate relations with India, a crucial player in the region, the report noted. The alleged assassination of Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, on June 18, led to behind-the-scenes discussions among senior officials from the Five Eyes countries in the weeks leading up to the September Group of 20 summit in New Delhi.
