Rana betrayed by Headley, says his attorney
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 23 (IANS) US attorney Charles Swift, who is representing Canadian-Pakistan Tahawwur Hussain Rana in his trial here for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, says ... Read more...
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Canada to allow skilled immigrants without degrees
February 25th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) People who do not possess university degrees or have not cleared language proficiency tests but have the skills in required trades will now find seeking immigration to Canada ... Read more...
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Canada bars entry to Indian Airlines hijacker
February 24th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 24 (IANS) Canada has refused to re-admit the mastermind of the 1984 Indian Airline hijacking who was deported to India last year.Parminder Singh Saini, 47, who was ... Read more...
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US court postpones Rana’s trial in Mumbai attack (Lead)
January 9th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 9 (IANS) A US court has put off by three months, at the request of the defence, the trial of Pakistani Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with helping ... Read more...
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US trial of Pakistani-Canadian in Mumbai attacks postponed
January 9th, 2011 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 9 (IANS) The US trial of Pakistani-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is charged with helping David Headley in masterminding the Mumbai terror plot, has been postponed ... Read more...
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“No law to make visa consultants accountable to any Pak law enforcement agency: FIA
August 13th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 13 (ANI): Human smugglers have impersonated themselves as visa consultants in Lahore as there is no law to make visa consultants accountable to any law enforcement agency in Pakistan, the ... Read more...
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Australia, Canada change immigration rules
June 28th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 28 (IANS) Australia and Canada have announced major changes in immigration rules which could favourably affect the prospects of future immigrants from India, especially Punjab, immigration experts feel.
Both countries have ... Read more...
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New emigration law to safeguard interests of Indians abroad
March 25th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is drafting a new emigration legislation to safeguard the interests of Indians settled abroad, union Minister of State for Planning and ... Read more...
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Indian Airlines hijacker deported to India
January 27th, 2010 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 27 (IANS) Canada Tuesday deported the mastermind of the 1984 Indian Airline hijacker to India.Parminder Singh Saini, 46, who took refuge here 15 years ago and faced deportation ... Read more...
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Rana says no ill will towards India, cites his work for Hindu community
November 30th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, who was arrested last month in the US for his alleged role in the Mumbai terror attacks, has denied any role in the plot. ... Read more...
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Did Rana facilitate terrorist entry into US and Canada?(Lead)
November 19th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, suspected of having had a role in the Mumbai terror attacks, may have used his immigration consultancy service to help ... Read more...
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Rana’s Canadian connections traced, journalist brother devastated by arrest
November 19th, 2009 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is suspected of having had a role in the Mumbai terror attacks, may have used his immigration consultancy service ... Read more...
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Visa to Tahawwur Rana did not violate rules: Indian diplomat
November 18th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Ashok Easwaran
Chicago, Nov 18 (IANS) Even as the Indian government announced it was investigating the issue of a visa by the Indian consul general in Chicago to terrorism suspect Tahawwur ... Read more...
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New Zealander of British ancestry sponsors Bhagat Singh memorial
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hamilton (New Zealand), Oct 2 (IANS) A mega function would be held here Saturday by the Indian community in New Zealand to mark the birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. ... Read more...
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Indian Airlines hijacker seeks nod to practise law in Canada
September 29th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 29 (IANS) The mastermind of the 1984 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight to Lahore, who took refuge here 14 years ago and faces deportation to India, has now sought ... Read more...
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Canada, Czech Republic open doors to Indian farmers
September 7th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Nearly 130 farmers, including sarpanch (village headmen) and members of panchayat (village councils) from Punjab and Haryana, were Monday informed of various opportunities in the agriculture sector in ... Read more...
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Faced with shortage, Canada woos skilled Indian workers
December 3rd, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) Here's good news for engineers, technicians and other skilled workers wanting to work abroad. Canada is trying to attract young talent from countries like India by relaxing norms ... Read more...
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New Zealand beckons Punjabi students for higher studies
September 19th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil SharmaChandigarh, Sept 19 (ANI): Foreign academic institutions are lining up to encourage Punjabi students to study abroad.New Zealand, regarded as a key global destination for higher education, is ... Read more...
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10,000 Keralites apply annually to migrate to Canada
August 28th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (IANS) There has been a spurt of applications for migration to Canada from Kerala in the past five years with as many as 10,000 applications submitted every ... Read more...
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‘South Indians lead in migration to the West’
May 14th, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) South Indians now lead the rest of the country in migrating to Canada and Australia and with a new set of rules coming out in these countries migration ... Read more...
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Bad law and order situation affecting tourism in Pakistan
April 2nd, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr 2 (ANI): Due to the recent bomb blasts in major cities, including Lahore, a declining trend in tourists inflow was witnessed in March in Pakistan, while the number of ... Read more...
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