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Visa refusals due to 'fake papers' in Canada, Australia skyrocket

When the pandemic began, student visa refusals in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US reached an all-time high due to closed borders.

Singapore Airlines to increase India services in bid to reach pre-pandemic numbers

Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced plans to recover to pre-pandemic traffic numbers. Today, it announced increased services and flights to...

Canada-based NRI wanted in Jagdish drug case dies of cardiac arrest

Ranjit Singh Aujla alias Dara Muthada, a Canada-based NRI who was wanted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the multi-crore Jagdish...

Canada-based Sikh gang member claims responsibility for Sidhu Moosewala’s killing

Goldy Brar, known to be a member of the Canada-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang, allegedly claimed responsibility for the killing of popular...

Russia draws flak from G7 over impeding global hunger fight, fuelling food crisis

G7 leaders, joined by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky targeted Russia over the food crisis across the globe.

Indian High Commission in Canada issues advisory over anti-vaccine mandate protests

As protests against the Canadian government's vaccine mandate continue in the country's capital, Ottawa, the city-based High Commission of...

Closure of three Canadian colleges leaves Indian students in the lurch

Indian students were left in a vulnerable and unsupported position after the sudden closure of three private colleges in Canada’s Montreal...

Indian-origin MP Anita Anand appointed Canada's Defence Minister

Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand has been appointed as the new Defence Minister in Justin Trudeau's cabinet.

Sikh men in Canada use turbans to rescue stranded hikers; video goes viral

A video showing a group of Sikh men in Canada using their turbans to rescue two hikers stranded in a waterfall pool has gone viral.

Canada's tourism spending contracts by record 2.6% in Q1

Canada's tourism spending dropped further to 2.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, after witnessing a 48.8 per cent year-over-year...

Indo-Canadian body sponsors billboards thanking India, PM Modi for COVID-19 vaccines

A series of billboards across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are thanking India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19...

From Kerala to Canada, anti-CAA protests ring in the New Year

Protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act continued into the new year. A day after the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution seeking...

20 Indian-origin candidates win in Canadian polls, including ‘kingmaker’ Jagmeet Singh

Indian-origin Canadian Jagmeet Singh is likely to emerge as the “kingmaker” after his New Democratic Party (NDP) won 24 seats in the...

Mindy Kaling, Lilly Singh among world’s most ‘badass women’

Indian-origin Hollywood actress and producer Mindy Kaling and Canadian-Indian YouTube star Lilly Singh are featured in a list of the world's...

In Pics: African Safari in Canada

Unlike the traditional zoo where visitors freely roam the grounds observing animals in cages, the African Lion Safari, near Toronto,...

In Pics: A Day at Niagara Falls, Canada

Niagara Falls, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, can only be described as breathtaking.

Sunny Leone has many more stories to tell in ‘Karenjit Kaur’s’ new season

Catch up with Sunny Leone as Connected to India asks her about the upcoming final chapter of her biopic 'Karenjit Kaur' a new season of her...

Microsoft HoloLens makes debut in Singapore

Microsoft’s holographic headsets HoloLens has made its debut in Singapore. This headset is a holographic computer running Windows 10...