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2 wanted for murder in India arrested in USA roundup of Sikh gangs called ‘Minta’s’ & ‘AK47’ Two men wanted for murder in India have been arrested in California in a multi-agency law enforcement operation against internecine Sikh
violence, according to a local prosecutor. Sutter County District Attorney Jennifer Dupre said on Monday the two men
were “fugitives from India or wanted on a number of murders out of India”. Continued on page 6
Passports, tax returns, immigration applications delayed during massive Federal strike and passport applications. In one of the largest strikes in Canada history, government workers walked off the job as of 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday, hitting the picket lines at some 250-plus locations across the country. The bargaining groups involve some 155,000 federal public servants, including 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency staffers
Canada’s largest federal public-service union and Ottawa are both warning of likely service disruptions as nearly one-third of all federal workers remain on strike. The job action taken by members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada could amount to a complete halt of the tax season, slowdowns at the border and pauses to new EI, immigration
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Indians ditch cash as home-grown apps like PhonePe, Paytm and QR codes make digital payments ‘much easier’ Indians ditch cash as home-grown apps like PhonePe, Paytm and QR codes make digital payments ‘much easier’. On the streets of Kherki Daula, a village outside the tech hub of Gurugram in northern India, Icha Lohar holds her young child, as she prepares for work selling claypots. She is one of millions across the country who make a living selling roadside items – but the old-fashioned routine of trading goods for money is now moving into the digital age. In front of Lohar’s stall is a Continued on page 20
Two arrested for operating secret Chinese Police Station in New York Two men were arrested Monday on charges that they helped establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government, and about three dozen officers with China’s national police force were charged with using social media to harass dissidents inside the United States, authorities said Monday. The cases are part of a series of U.S. Justice Department prosecutions in recent years aimed at disrupting Chinese government efforts to locate Continued on page 6
Rahul’s defamation trial highlights drift away from democracy under Modi Rahul Gandhi, India’s most prominent opposition leader and the principal adversary of the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was recently disqualified as member of parliament. This came after Rahul was found guilty of defamation for comment he made about Modi’s surname at a rally in 2019. Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had also run a furious campaign demanding “Rahul Gandhi maafi mango” (Rahul Gandhi, apologise) after comments Gandhi made during his recent visit to UK.
Budget officer says Trudeau gov’t may have ‘lost control of its spending’ Budget Officer Yves Giroux said the Trudeau government may have “lost control of its spending,” as the department of Finance forecasts halftrillion dollar budgets for the next several years with deficits until at least 2028. “The government projects $500 billion in annual spending over the next two or three years,” Giroux testified at the Senate National Finance committee. “We are going over a psychological hurdle, a very large one.” “Has the government lost control of its expenditures?” asked Sen. Clément Gignac (QC). “This is a good point,” replied Giroux.“Has the government lost control of its spending? I don’t know if they have lost control, but I can certainly say expenditures are rising at a sustained rate,” said Giroux.
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