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Officials say they’re on the verge of rescuing 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for more than two weeks in northern India, after rescuers drilled their way through debris to reach them. CBC | World News
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India resumes electronic visa services for Canadians
India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Rescue efforts continue to get 41 trapped workers out of India tunnel collapse
The first images emerged Tuesday of 41 men trapped for more than a week in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, showing them standing in the confined space and communicating with rescue workers. CBC | World News
Read More »Australia defeats India for 6th Cricket World Cup title
Australia won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time Sunday, ending India’s dominant run in its home tournament with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring final on the back of Travis Head’s 137. CBC | World News
Read More »Teenager stabbed to death after arriving in the UK from India
The Metropolitan Police says a 23-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Government confirms 41 diplomats have left India as diplomatic tensions remain high
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed Thursday that 41 Canadian diplomats have left India after CBC News reported earlier that a large number of them had departed the country overnight. CBC | World News
Read More »Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh among 8 joining IOC as members after vote in India
Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday despite some “no” votes from her new colleagues. CBC | World News
Read More »Narendra Modi orders ‘total lockdown’ of India to combat coronavirus spread
India will begin the world’s largest lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a TV address Tuesday night, warning that anyone going outside risked inviting the coronavirus inside their homes, and pledging $ 2 billion US to bolster the country’s beleaguered health care system. CBC | World News
Read More »India executes 4 men convicted in 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s politicians have stayed mostly silent about a wave of anti-Muslim violence in India
Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne called his Indian counterpart this week about a recent wave of sectarian attacks which many blame on the Indian government’s anti-Muslim legislation and rhetoric. But the Liberal government, and most other Canadian politicians, have been shy about criticizing the Modi government. CBC | World News
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