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South Asian man shot dead in Surrey A South Asian man, has been killed in Surrey in an incident of shooting allegedly related to organised crime, local media reported. The shooting incident was reported from a townhouse complex in Surrey’s Sullivan Heights on Saturday night, in which a man was shot dead, Global News reported. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said in an update on Monday that the victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jasman Sekhon, CTV News reported. “Sekhon had previous interactions with the police and was believed to be involved in the drug trade. Early indications suggest this was a targeted incident related to organised crime," the report said, quoting the IHIT’s statement. According to witnesses, Sekhon was first chased by a dark SUV after which two men stepped out of it and started shooting at him, the report said. Officials found Sekhon with gunshot wounds when they arrived and failed to revive him, it added. A burning vehicle was found nearby after the shooting incident, which police say is the hallmark of gang killings. Continued on Page 8...
Judge stops deportation of woman who murdered stepson
A Jamaican woman ordered deported from Canada more than five years ago after she was convicted of killing her stepson has won a reprieve. Rowe argued successfully that the immigration officer who refused to stay her removal last November didn’t properly consider an expert report on how deportees are treated in Jamaica when he turned down her pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) — Rowe’s last-ditch bid to stay in Canada — and her separate bid to regain her Canadian permanent resident status, based on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) Continued on Page 7... grounds.
Why India is quietly deepening its engagement with the Taliban As tensions simmer along the PakistanAfghanistan frontier – fuelled by disputes over the contested Durand Line, recurring
cross-border strikes and the persistent threat of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters operating from Afghan soil – a subtle but consequential geopolitical shift is under way. India is quietly but steadily stepping up its engagement with the Taliban. The urgency of this recalibration was underscored on March 16, when Pakistani military forces carried out one of the deadliest strikes on civilians in Afghanistan, hitting a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul. In a swift humanitarian response, India dispatched a 2.5 tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical supplies and equipment. Continued on Page 4...
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15-year-old Indian whom cricket can no longer ignore
As the world's richest cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) returns on Saturday, there will be a lot of attention on the big names. Some of it will also be on a teenager. A day before the IPL starts on 27 March, Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi turns 15. And with that, one of Indian cricket's most intriguing questions sharpens into focus: is he ready for the big stage? Suryavanshi first turned heads three years ago when he was a 12-year-old batter taking bowlers old enough to be his father to the cleaners. Since then, however, the quality of his batting, consistency and hunger for tall scores at an extreme strike rate have taken centre-stage. Continued on Page 10...
Energy ‘vulnerable’ India seeks U.S. help to produce more oil and wean itself off Russia, Middle East reliance amid geopolitical turmoil India imports nearly 90% of its crude oil— largely from Russia and the Middle East. With geopolitical trouble making both of those sources less reliable and leaving it vulnerable, the world’s most populous country is inviting more foreign investment to help it boost its domestic oil and gas supply, a top energy executive from India told Fortune. While India is acquiring more alternative supplies to help it ride out the war in Iran, it typically imports most of its oil from Saudi
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