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New Delhi: Canada rolled back its standard operating procedures for extra screening of travellers flying to India, days after the move was implemented “out of abundance of caution”. The revised measures, that come amid souring ties between India and Canada, mandating that travellers to India will not be subject to extra screening. Canada’s Transport Minister Anita Anand on Monday, had earlier said that the “temporary additional security screening measures” may cause passengers some delays. The back-and-forth comes at a time a diplomatic crisis plagues India-Canada ties after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused “agents” of Delhi of being involved” in…

New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda today slammed his Congress counterpart Mallikarjun Kharge for seeking President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention to restore peace in Manipur, calling it an attempt to “sensationalise” the situation in the northeastern state. Manipur has been hit by a fresh wave of violence over the last week, in the ongoing cycle of inter-communal clashes that broke out in May last year between the ethnic Meitei and Kuki communities, and led to more than 200 deaths and displaced around 60,000 people. Mr Kharge on Tuesday wrote to the President and sought her intervention, accusing both the Centre and…

New Delhi: The Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government on Friday denied a report linking top Indian leaders to criminal activities in Canada, saying it is “speculative and inaccurate”. In a statement days after a strong rebuttal from New Delhi, National security and intelligence advisor to Justin Trudeau, Nathalie G Drouin, said the Canadian government is “not aware” of any evidence of the claims made by a Canadian media house citing unnamed officials. “On October 14th, because of a significant and ongoing threat to public safety, the RCMP and officials took the extraordinary step of making public accusations of serious criminal activity…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: An Indian fishing vessel collided with an Indian Navy unit near Goa on Thursday evening. Immediate Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts led to the rescue of 11 out of 13 crew members, while operations continue to locate the remaining two. “An Indian fishing vessel Marthoma with a crew of 13 reportedly collided with an Indian Naval unit PM 21 November 2024 about 70 nm North West of Goa. Search and Rescue efforts were immediately launched by the Indian Navy with six ships and aircraft. 11 crew have been rescued so far,” Indian Navy said in a press brief. “Search and Rescue…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Two defendants in the alleged Cunchelim land swindle were placed under 14 days of judicial custody by a Mapusa court on Thursday. In relation to the scam, the Mapusa Police had already filed a complaint against six individuals. Shakil Sheikh and Ramesh Rao, a Mapusa Municipality employee, were taken into custody by police late on Wednesday night. Nobert, Ravi, Raju Mandrekar, and Raja Anthony are the other four defendants who are still at large. Police sources claim that attempts are being made to track down and capture the fugitive criminals. The four fugitive defendants have already submitted…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Police’s Crime Branch detained a 20-year-old Porvorim youngster on suspicion of narcotics possession and confiscated money, a motorcycle, and a cell phone from him. Nihal Panwale is the name of the accused Police claim that after the accused was allegedly caught in possession of a suspected MDMA substance weighing 15.640 grams, he was placed under custody. According to the police, the suspects also had one scooter, Rs 1,200 in cash in various denominations, and a cell phone, which together were valued at almost Rs 2.5 lakh on the global market. An offence has been registered and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Puneet Kumar Goel, the former chief secretary, has denied that he corrected the zone in accordance with Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act 17(2). Additionally, he has denied knowing of any purported building on the land he purchased in Aldona after turning it into a community. Goel in his affidavit filed before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, has stated that in October 2023, he sold his flat at Gurgaon for Rs 3.10 crore and decided to invest the said amount in buying a residential property in the State since he had plans to settle down…