Indian High Commission: News
21 Nov 2024
CanadaCanada temple attack: Brampton bans protests near places of worship
After the violent disruption at a Hindu temple earlier this month, the Brampton City Council in Canada has unanimously passed a bylaw prohibiting protests within 100 meters of places of worship.
07 Nov 2024
CanadaIndian consulate in Toronto cancels consular camps
Amid security concerns, the Indian Consulate in Toronto has canceled a number of upcoming consular camps across Canada.
04 Nov 2024
CanadaCanada: Hindu temple attack disrupts Indian consular camp
A violent attack at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Canada, disrupted a consular camp organized by the Indian High Commission.
11 Oct 2024
BangladeshBangladesh: Goddess Kali's crown, gifted by PM Modi, stolen
The silver, gold-plated crown offered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to goddess Kali at the Jeshoreshwari Temple in Satkhira district in 2021 has reportedly been stolen.
07 Aug 2024
BangladeshPolitical unrest: Why you should avoid these countries right now
The Indian government has issued travel advisories for several countries currently witnessing violent unrest.
20 Jul 2024
Bangladesh1,000 Indians return from Bangladesh as protests claim 115 lives
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced the safe return of 778 Indian students from Bangladesh, bringing the total number of returnees to 998.
20 Jul 2024
BangladeshOver 300 Indians return as Bangladesh quota protests turn deadly
Over 300 Indian students studying in Bangladesh have returned home due to escalating protests against the reintroduction of reservation in government jobs.
19 Apr 2024
Scotland2 Indian students drown in tragic hiking incident in Scotland
Two Indian students lost their lives while hiking with friends at the Linn of Tummel, a popular scenic spot in Scotland.
06 Apr 2024
ChinaMaldives thanks India for allowing limited essential exports amid tensions
Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer has publicly expressed gratitude to India for allowing the export of essential supplies to the Maldives for fiscal year 2024-25.
20 Sep 2023
CanadaThreat to Indians in Canada from Khalistani outfits: Intelligence reports
Indian intelligence agencies issued a fresh alert for Indian citizens and officials living in Canada, warning them of potential attacks from "pro-Khalistani entities (PKE)," News18 reported.
13 Sep 2023
National Investigation Agency (NIA)NIA identifies 15 suspects in Indian High Commission London attack
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified 15 individuals allegedly involved in the violent protest and vandalism at the Indian High Commission in London on March 19, The Indian Express reported.
04 Jul 2023
San FranciscoUS 'strongly condemns' torching of Indian consulate by alleged Khalistanis
The United States (US) on Tuesday "strongly condemned" the arson and vandalism attempt at the Indian consulate in San Francisco, which was reported on Sunday.
03 Jul 2023
CanadaIndia flags concern over 'Khalistan freedom rally' in Canada
India strongly opposed the proposed "Khalistan freedom march" slated for Saturday in Canada, claiming it would endanger its diplomats.
15 Jun 2023
KhalistaniAmritpal Singh's close aide, Avtar Khanda (35), dies of cancer
Avtar Singh Khanda, the main orchestrator of the March 19 protest and violence at the Indian High Commission in London and a close aide of Khalistan sympathizer Amritpal Singh, reportedly died at Birmingham's Sandwell Hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday.
10 Apr 2023
United Kingdom'Baseless': India denies halting UK trade talks after Khalistan attacks
India on Monday rubbished reports that it halted trade discussions with the United Kingdom over the attacks at the Indian consulate by Khalistani supporters in London.
24 Mar 2023
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police files case over pro-Khalistan protest in London
The Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with a pro-Khalistan protest staged in front of the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom (UK), on Sunday.
23 Mar 2023
United KingdomUK to review Indian mission's staff safety after pro-Khalistan protest
The United Kingdom (UK) will review the security at the Indian mission in London and the safety of staff members following "unacceptable acts of violence" and vandalism by pro-Khalistan protesters, the UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday.
20 Mar 2023
KhalistaniLondon: Pro-Khalistani supporters remove Indian flag, here's what happened next
After pro-Khalistani supporters pulled down India's national flag in London on Sunday evening, the Indian High Commission responded to this by replacing it with a much bigger tricolor.
10 Nov 2022
Fire AccidentsMaldives: 8 Indians among 10 migrant workers die in fire
At least 10 people including eight Indian migrant workers lost their lives in a fire in Male city of Maldives on Thursday.
13 Oct 2022
CanadaDenounce November 6 Khalistan referendum by SFJ: India tells Canada
India sent a demarche to the Canadian government on Tuesday asking it to stop and denounce the purported Khalistan referendum organized by the proscribed terrorist organization Sikh For Justice (SFJ) in Ontario on November 6.
03 Oct 2022
CanadaIndia condemns 'hate crime' at Bhagavad Gita Park in Canada
India has raised objections to an alleged hate crime at Shri Bhagavad Gita Park in Brampton, Canada, where a name board inside the park was reportedly damaged.
23 Sep 2022
Ministry Of External AffairsHate crimes, anti-India activities rising: MEA cautions Indians in Canada
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released an advisory for Indians in Canada to maintain caution against "rising hate crimes."
21 Sep 2022
LeicesterEngland: Mob gathers outside Hindu temple, communal tensions rise
A mob of 200 people, purportedly belonging to the Muslim community, assembled outside a Hindu temple in Smethwick, England on Tuesday, reports said.
16 Jul 2022
PunjabAfter Canada, another Gandhi statue vandalized in Punjab's Bhatinda
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalized in Punjab's Bhatinda by a group of unidentified miscreants on Thursday.
11 May 2022
Sri LankaIndia not sending troops to Sri Lanka: Indian High Commission
The Indian High Commission in Colombo on Wednesday firmly denied rumors that New Delhi was sending soldiers to Sri Lanka.
28 Jan 2022
CanadaIndian family that froze to death near US-Canada border identified
The bodies of four Indian nationals, who were found dead in Canada near the border with the United States, have been identified.
16 Jul 2020
IndiaPakistan: India gets second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
India on Thursday received the second consular access from Pakistan to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer who was arrested and sentenced to death by a Pakistan Army court.
08 Jul 2020
IndiaKulbhushan Jadhav didn't seek review of his death sentence: Pakistan
Ex-Indian Navy Officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, who faces death sentence in Pakistan didn't file a review plea pertaining to his punishment, Islamabad said on Wednesday. Jadhav, who was picked up by Pakistani agencies in 2016, has instead chosen to go ahead with his pending mercy plea, which was filed on April 17, 2017.
24 Jun 2020
IndiaReduce High Commission staff by 50%: India tells Pakistan
Already at loggerheads with Pakistan for several years, India on Tuesday decided to reduce the presence of the neighboring country's staff at the High Commission in New Delhi.
15 Jun 2020
Pakistan NewsPakistan to release 2 'missing' Indian High Commission officials: Report
Hours after two Indian High Commission officials had gone missing in Pakistan, reports emerged that the officials had been arrested.
19 Aug 2019
BCCIIndia receive 'hoax' security threat during Windies tour: Details here
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday said that it had received security threats to the national team during the ongoing Windies tour.
14 Aug 2019
IndiaWill Sunil Subramaniam lose Team India's managerial job?
The Indian cricket team's current manager Sunil Subramaniam's job could be on the line following the conclusion of the ongoing tour of Windies.
21 Apr 2019
Sushma Swaraj#SriLankaBlasts: Three Indians among those killed, says Sushma Swaraj
Three Indian nationals were among those killed in the bomb blasts in Sri Lanka today, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
24 Mar 2019
IndiaSwaraj seeks report into kidnapping of Hindu girls in Pakistan
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought details from the Indian envoy in Pakistan into the reported abduction of two Hindu teenaged girls and their forcible conversion to Islam on the eve of Holi in Sindh province.
17 Mar 2019
New Zealand#NewZealandTerrorAttack: Indian High Commission issues helpline numbers for victims' families
Releasing the list of five Indians who were brutally killed along with 45 others in New Zealand Christchurch attack on Friday, the Indian High Commission today announced a set of helpline numbers to help the families of victims.
17 Mar 2019
New Zealand5 Indians among 50 dead in New Zealand terror attack
The Indian High Commission in New Zealand has confirmed that five Indians died in the terror attack which happened on Friday.
22 Feb 2019
IndiaIOC suspends discussions with India on hosting future events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended all discussions with India on hosting future sports and Olympic-related events in the country.
22 Jan 2019
IndiaIndia lodges protest with Pakistan over diplomat harassment, terrorism speech
Days after a Delhi woman lodged a complaint against a Pakistan High Commission staffer for allegedly touching her inappropriately, India has accused Pakistan of taking retaliatory action against two staff members of its High Commission.
21 Jan 2019
India#PNBScam: Mehul Choksi gives up Indian citizenship to avoid extradition
In what is being seen as a move to avoid extradition to India, fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has surrendered his Indian passport to the Indian High Commission in Antigua and Barbuda.
10 Dec 2018
IndiaSAARC meet: PoK minister present, Indian diplomat walks out
An official of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan staged a walkout of a SAARC meeting over the presence of a minister from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) at the event.
28 Oct 2018
IndiaFar greater India-UK cooperation on issue of fugitives: Indian envoy
India's outgoing High Commissioner to the UK, YK Sinha, believes he is concluding his tenure at a time when there is far greater cooperation between both governments.
05 Oct 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan cancels Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria's lecture in Lahore
Amidst the chill in bilateral ties, Pakistan canceled at the last minute Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria's scheduled lecture at a training institute in Lahore for not taking prior permission from the Foreign Office, according to sources.
18 Aug 2018
SingaporeSingapore will remember Vajpayee as a good friend: Singapore's minister
Singapore's Foreign Minister has condoled the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the former Indian PM will always be remembered as a good friend of the country.
08 Aug 2018
BCCIWhy is Anushka in Indian team's picture, ask furious Twitter-users
The BCCI faced the wrath of Twitter users after they posted a picture which included Anushka Sharma with the Indian Cricket Team.
15 Jul 2018
IndiaWon't allow our soil to be used for terrorist-activities: Bangladesh
Bangladesh today has reassured India that it will not allow its soil to be used for any terrorist activities against the neighboring country as visiting Home Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan on security-related issues.
01 Jul 2018
IndiaIndia receives list of 471 Indians lodged in Pakistani jails
Pakistan today handed over a list of 471 Indian prisoners lodged in various jails across the country to Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
29 Jun 2018
IndiaDespite video proof, Pakistan denies surgical strikes calling it 'farcical'
Reacting to videos of September 2016 surgical strikes which aired on Indian news channels on Wednesday, Pakistan has once again said that no operation happened in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
31 May 2018
IndiaUpset with UK's visa-policies, Modi refuses to sign illegal-immigration MoU
An MoU to facilitate return of illegal Indian immigrants from Britain was left unsigned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the European country didn't ease visa policies.
19 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsIndian Sikh woman accepts Islam after marrying Muslim in Pakistan
An Indian Sikh woman, who went to Pakistan to attend the Baisakhi festival, has sought an extension of her visa after marrying a man in Lahore and embracing Islam, said media reports.
15 Apr 2018
IndiaPakistan blocks 1,800 Sikh pilgrims' access to Indian diplomats
India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan on Sunday over the blocking of access of 1,800 visiting Sikh pilgrims to Indian diplomats in that country and even "compelling" the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan to return while on way to Gurdwara Panja Sahib there, for unspecified "security" reasons.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaThe blame game: India-Pakistan bilateral ties under strain once again
Pakistan on Friday withdrew participation from the World Trade Organization's ministerial meeting in India on March 19-20, striking another blow on ongoing diplomatic standoff between the two nations.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaPakistan calls back Indian envoy after alleged harassment incidents
Pakistan recalled its High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood, to discuss the increased incidents of alleged intimidation.
12 Mar 2018
IndiaIndia-Pakistan newest spat after ISI raids Indian residential complex
After a rather serious bout at UN, India and Pakistan are involved in another spat. Both sides have accused each other of ill-treating diplomats and their respective families.
14 Feb 2018
India'Debt-ridden' Vijay Mallya allowed to spend Rs. 16L a week
Vijay Mallya owes Rs. 9,800cr to Indian banks. Another Rs. 577cr was just added to his debts after Kingfisher Airlines lost a case against Singapore's BOC Aviation.
17 Dec 2017
IndiaPakistan tries to seduce Indian officials, but plans foiled
It seems Pakistan's latest attempt to beat India has failed. This time, they used the oldest trick in the book: they tried to lure away Indian officials with women.
19 Oct 2017
Ministry Of Home AffairsSushma Swaraj's Diwali gift: Medical visas to all deserving Pakistanis
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has a delightful gift for Pakistanis this Diwali: she announced India will grant medical visas to all citizens in deserving cases.
16 Aug 2017
IndiaAll Pakistanis genuinely in need will get Indian medical visas
The MEA has announced that it will grant medical visas in all genuine cases pending with the Indian High Commission in Pakistan.
18 Jul 2017
IndiaSushma allows medical visa to PoK resident, slams Pakistan
Trust EAM Sushma Swaraj to hit the bull's-eye and you won't be disappointed.
13 Jun 2017
Pakistan NewsSushma Swaraj comes to the help of four-month-old Pakistani infant
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is well-known for the helping hand she extends to those in need of diplomatic assistance. This time, she has come to the aid of four-month-old Rohaan of Pakistan.
