The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the alleged involvement of some Canadian colleges and a few Indian entities in a money laundering case linked to the trafficking of Indians into the US from the Canada border. The investigation is linked to the death of a four-member Indian family, hailing from Dingucha village in Gujarat. The four […]
Where does Santa live? It’s a trickier question to answer than you may think – CNBC TV18
Sending a letter to Santa can be difficult as no one can agree on where exactly Santa lives. Several countries are competing to claim Santa as one of their citizens. Finland’s tourism industry suggests Korvatunturi in Lapland is where Santa keeps his workshop, and the link between Santa and Lapland brings in hundreds of millions […]
Canada’s Trudeau faces increasing pressure from his own MPs to quit – CNBC TV18
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose party looks set to lose power early next year, is under increasing pressure from his own legislators to step down and let someone else take over. The ruling Liberals face obliteration in the next election after more than nine years in office amid voter fatigue as well as anger […]
Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement – CNBC TV18
A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The outlets said in a joint statement on Friday that OpenAI regularly breaches copyright by scraping large amounts of content […]
Germany overpower Canada to set up Davis Cup semi with Netherlands – CNBC TV18
Germany beat Canada 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the Davis Cup semi-finals where they will face the Netherlands who advanced with a stunning upset of hosts Spain. Without world number two Alexander Zverev, Germany went ahead when Daniel Altmaier beat Gabriel Diallo 7-6(5) 6-4 and Jan-Lennard Struff fought back to overcome Denis Shapovalov 4-6 7-5 […]
Canada discontinues Student Direct Stream visa program: How it impacts Indians – CNBC TV18
Canada has discontinued the Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa program for international students. Launched in 2018 to expedite study permit applications for international students from 14 nations, including India and Pakistan, the program is no longer functional. Among other countries from where the immigrant students could apply under the program were Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, […]
Khalistanis protest turned violent as devotees thrashed near temple in Canada; Trudeau, MPs condemn it – CNBC TV18
A protest by alleged Khalistani extremists near the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Canada, turned violent on November 3, with devotees being reportedly attacked. In the videos, a group of men holding Khalistani flags can be seen thrashing people with sticks outside the temple. Hindu Sabha Temple is under attack by #KhalistaniTerrorists #khalistan Kids, […]
Canada names India in cyberthreat list, accuses it of ‘likely’ spying – CNBC TV18
Canada has for the first time named India in a list of cyberthreat adversaries, suggesting that state-sponsored actors could be spying against it. Amid an ongoing diplomatic row, India is named fifth after China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in the National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026 (NCTA 2025-2026) report. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber […]
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau vows to lead Liberals into next election despite legislators’ discontent – CNBC TV18
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he would lead his Liberal Party into the next election despite mounting unhappiness among some of legislators about his performance. That vote must be held by the end of October 2025 and polls indicate the Liberals would lose badly to the official opposition Conservatives of Pierre Poilievre. […]
BEL set to enter space sector, signs agreement with Canada’s Reliasat – CNBC TV18
Navaratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a teaming agreement with Canada-based Reliasat Inc to collaborate in the space domain. This agreement, which paves the way for BEL to explore space sector, “in line with the Government of India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India initiatives,” BEL said. BEL today signed a Teaming Agreement […]