Mahesana: A 31-year-old Indian man from Kalol, Gujarat, has been deported from the United States after illegally entering the country using a fake passport and assuming a Muslim identity. Jignesh Jagdishbhai Patel, who initially traveled to Canada before crossing the border into the US, was apprehended by immigration authorities within a month of his arrival. Patel's case highlights the lengths to which individuals go in their pursuit of the "American Dream," often resorting to illegal means ...Read More

Orlando: A Canadian citizen has been charged with three counts of illegally using a drone to capture images of critical defense sites and equipment, as part of an ongoing multi-agency probe involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to a criminal information filing, 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan allegedly used a drone to photograph sensitive military locations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. On three separate occasions in January 2025, he took aerial images ...Read More

Surat: In a tragic incident, an elderly couple in the city committed suicide on Wednesday. The alleged reason for this step was that their son, who had settled in Canada, neglected them, failing to maintain contact for four years after his departure. Chunibhai Gediya, 66, and his wife Mukta, 64, who used to live in Meera Avenue in the Sarthana area, left behind a suicide note expressing their feelings of abandonment by their son, Piyush. Despite depleting their resources to cover his busi...Read More

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport Police has booked a Mehsana resident after he was deported back from Canada, and pages from his passport were found to be torn. The 25-year-old Nirmal Patel from Visnagar in Mehsana was caught at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in the National Capital. It was found that he tore pages from his passport to eliminate evidence of his illegal travel abroad. According to an FIR filed with the IGI police, Patel arrived at the New Delhi air...Read More

Ahmedabad: With the Christmas-New Year holidays and the surge in NRI travel, the flight fares from Ahmedabad to the US and Canada have risen by approximately 30%, resulting in increased travel expenses for students. One-way airfares, which previously ranged from Rs 70,000 to Rs 90,000 per person, have now escalated to as much as Rs 1.7 lakh per person, according to data provided by travel operators. A student from Ahmedabad, who is scheduled to leave for Toronto next week to pursue her postgr...Read More

Mumbai: Canada will put pause on all in-person services in its Consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bengaluru in India. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly made this announcement today. Amid India-Canada diplomatic tensions, she said India's decision to unilaterally remove diplomatic immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats and dependents in Delhi by October 20 will impact the levels of services to citizens in both countries. Melanie Joly said "As of now, I can confirm that India h...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, has issued an advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada. The advisory emphasizes the importance of exercising extreme caution due to the rising instances of anti-India activities, politically-endorsed hate crimes, and criminal violence in Canada. In recent times, there have been specific threats targeting Indian diplomats and members of the Indian community who oppose the anti-India agenda. Therefore, Indian national...Read More

Surat: A team of Mumbai customs officers held a youth from Rustampura in Surat for ordering hybrid weed (Ganja, cannabis, or marijuana) online from Canada. A team from Mumbai's customs department raided Rustampura after receiving information that someone had ordered hybrid weed online from Canada. A 22-year-old man named Fenil Lekhadiya living in Faras Mohalla in Rustampura allegedly ordered the weed. A tussle occurred between the customs officials and the locals in the area after the locals s...Read More

Ahmedabad: Three individuals, including two current employees and one former employee of VFS Global Private Limited, have been booked for allegedly forging documents and fraudulently enrolling the biometrics of 28 individuals who were applying for visas to Canada. Vyomesh Thakar, a deputy general manager at VFS Global, filed a complaint with the city crime branch regarding the matter. According to the First Information Report (FIR), Mehul Bharwad, a former employee, along with employees Sohil...Read More

Bhavnagar: In a tragic incident, a young man hailing from Bhavnagar who had been missing for more than a week in Canada has been found dead in Toronto. The young man, identified as Ayush Rameshbhai Dakhra hails from Sidsar village in Bhavnagar and was studying at York University in Toronto, Canada. Ayush had been reported missing since May 5. However, his body has now been recovered. Ayush Dakhra's father, Rameshbhai Dakhra, is a Deputy Superintendent (DySP) of the Police currently serving...Read More