Come From Away is staying in Toronto a few months longer than expected. Mirvish Productions has extended the musical’s run through to March. Performances of the latest run, which started Sunday, had been scheduled to go until Dec. 22, but Mirvish says it’s extending the run for a second block of performances due to popular demand, with … Read more
A Chandigarh court has issued notices to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and others involved in the production of the film Emergency. The notices come in response to a complaint alleging that the film, directed by Ranaut, maligns the Sikh community and portrays the former Jathedar of the Akal Takth, a supreme religious authority of Sikhs, … Read more
The federal government is expanding a list of Iranian officials that are inadmissible to Canada. Ottawa first introduced measures under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in November 2022 that barred a number of senior Iranian officials from entering Canada. Those measures applied to people who were senior members of the Iranian government from … Read more
Bhagalpur: Attacking Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over the statements he made in the US about the condition of Sikhs in India, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday said that if those “manufacturing bombs” were supporting him, he is the “number one terrorist”. Bittu, the MoS for railways, made the remark in Bihar’s Bhagalpur … Read more
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other senior government officials will be in the hot seat later this morning as MPs begin their investigation into the circumstances surrounding an alleged foiled terrorist attack planned for Toronto — a case that’s raised questions about Canada’s security screening process. Last month, police charged Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, … Read more
New Delhi: The CBI has coordinated with the NIA and Interpol for the return of Babbar Khalistan International terrorist Tarsem Singh, who is wanted in connection with an RPG attack on the intelligence headquarters of the Punjab Police in Mohali and other terror cases, officials said Friday. Singh, who was facing an Interpol Red Notice, … Read more
Groups representing minority communities are warning that a recently introduced law giving Canada’s intelligence agency and the federal government new powers to counter foreign interference is open to abuse. Bill C-70 received royal assent on June 20. The law introduces new criminal provisions against “deceptive or surreptitious acts” done “for the benefit of or in association … Read more
A committee meeting is to be held on Sunday about the investigation of soldiers for the murder of a Nukhba terrorist. State Attorney Amit Isman stated: “I approved the investigation after determining that the evidentiary basis was solid and justified to open one. There is reasonable suspicion; that’s what we followed and will continue … Read more
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court on Wednesday sentenced 43 dissidents to life in prison for operating what it said was a Muslim Brotherhood group that aimed to commit attacks in the country, state news agency WAM reported. Eleven others received lesser sentences and six companies were convicted of money laundering to support a … Read more
Reasi: Army personnel conduct search operation after a bus carrying pilgrims was ambushed by terrorists, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, Monday, June 10, 2024. At least 9 people were killed and 33 others suffered injuries in the terror attack on the bus, according to officials. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_10_2024_000168B) Jammu: A soldier was injured in … Read more
