<p>India has called on Canada to prevent misuse of freedom of expression, disallow activities&nbsp;of groups promoting extremism, prevent attacks on places of worship of religious&nbsp;minorities, and work to address hate crime in the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This comes during a meeting in Geneva in November where Canada’s human rights record were examined for the fourth time by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The UPR Working Group, which carries out a regular assessment of the human rights records of all UN Member&nbsp;States, consists of 47 member states of the UN Human Rights Council. However, when it comes to reviewing human rights records for any country, each one of the 193 UN Member States can participate.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>With diplomatic relations between India and Canada at an all-time low, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain, in his remarks at the council, urged Canada to “further strengthen the domestic framework to prevent misuse of freedom of expression for inciting violence and disallow activities of groups which are promoting extremism."&nbsp;</p>

<p>New Delhi at the UN also asked Canada to “effectively prevent attacks on places of worships of religious and racial minorities” as well as&nbsp;“strengthen legislative and other measures to address hate crimes and hate speech”.</p>

<p>Moreover, India took the opportunity to also direct Canada to stand up for indigenous rights and stop any discrimination against the community.&nbsp;“Put an end to structural discrimination against children belonging to indigenous groups. And address disparities in access to services by all children,” the Indian diplomat added.</p>

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<p>In the session, a total of 14 countries were reviewed and the delegation of Canada was led by Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani.</p>

<h2><strong>India-Canada row worsens&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>This comes as Canada continues with its inaction on Khalistani terrorists brewing on its soil, with the latest being a threat issue against an Indian airline by Sikh for Justice's Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.</p>

<p>After Canada's "baseless" and unprecedented accusations against India in connection to Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down outside a Gurdwara in Canada in June,&nbsp;Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma also took a swipe at the country.</p>

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<p>Raising questions over Canada's grave allegations, he urged the nation to show evidence against India proving it is involved in the Nijjar's killing. In an interview with Canadian platform The Globe and Mail on Friday (Nov 3), Verma said, "There is no specific or relevant information provided in this case for us to assist them in the investigation."</p>

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India has called on Canada to prevent misuse of freedom of expression, disallow activities of groups promoting extremism, prevent attacks on places of worship of religious minorities, and work to address hate crime in the country.

India has called on Canada to prevent misuse of freedom of expression, disallow activities of groups promoting extremism, prevent attacks on places of worship of religious minorities, and work to address hate crime in the country. This comes during a meeting in Geneva in November where Canada’s human rights record were examined for the fourth time by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group. The UPR Working Group, which carries out a regular assessment of the human rights records of all UN Member States, consists of 47 member states of the UN Human Rights Council. However, when it comes to reviewing human rights records for any country, each one of the 193 UN Member States can participate. Also Read | Jewish school in Canada’s Montreal targeted by gunfire for second time in a week With diplomatic relations between India and Canada at an all-time low, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain, in his remarks at the council, urged Canada to “further strengthen the domestic framework to prevent misuse of freedom of expression for inciting violence and disallow activities of groups which are promoting extremism." New Delhi at the UN also asked Canada to “effectively prevent attacks on places of worships of religious and racial minorities” as well as “strengthen legislative and other measures to address hate crimes and hate speech”. Moreover, India took the opportunity to also direct Canada to stand up for indigenous rights and stop any discrimination against the community. “Put an end to structural discrimination against children belonging to indigenous groups. And address disparities in access to services by all children,” the Indian diplomat added. Also Read | Hostage negotiations in flux: Netanyahu signals potential deal, while Hamas announces suspension of talks In the session, a total of 14 countries were reviewed and the delegation of Canada was led by Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani. India-Canada row worsens This comes as Canada continues with its inaction on Khalistani terrorists brewing on its soil, with the latest being a threat issue against an Indian airline by Sikh for Justice's Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. After Canada's "baseless" and unprecedented accusations against India in connection to Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down outside a Gurdwara in Canada in June, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma also took a swipe at the country. Watch | Israel-Hamas war: Latest on ground update from Gaza strip × Raising questions over Canada's grave allegations, he urged the nation to show evidence against India proving it is involved in the Nijjar's killing. In an interview with Canadian platform The Globe and Mail on Friday (Nov 3), Verma said, "There is no specific or relevant information provided in this case for us to assist them in the investigation." (With inputs from agencies)

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As India celebrates the Festival of Lights India's Ministry of Earth Sciences warns of another spike in air pollution in the national capital region. After a brief respite from pollution due to rains a thick layer of smoke is taking over the Skies of Delhi again on the day of Diwali. Haze persists on the Festival of Lights with air quality being recorded as very poor but predictions estimate that the air is going to deteriorate further.

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<p>Indian Commerce Minster Piyush Goyal and tech mogul Elon Musk are expected to hold a meeting in US' San Francisco on the sidelines of the third in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting on November 13-17, media reports said citing sources.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reports said that talks between Goyal and Musk may feature discussions around Tesla's investments in India and talks on manufacturing of more Tesla components here.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The potential meeting between Goyal and Musk comes at a crucial juncture as US and China tensions are at an all-time high. Numerous US-based firms are looking for other markets as they plan to pull out of China and amid this, India provides a viable alternative with its emerging markets and a growing economy.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>It also comes months after a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Musk in New York City where the Tesla CEO revealed that he is mulling over another India visit “next year.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk had said at the time that he and Tesla are coming to India and added, “I am confident that Tesla will be in India and will do so as soon as humanly possible.”</p>

<p>The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX also exuded confidence in the Indian market, saying "We're hopefully looking forward to bringing Starlink to India as well. The Starlink Internet, which I think can be incredibly helpful for remote or rural villages in India."</p>

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<p>To give an impetus to India's economic ties with the US and boost its investments, the minister would also be meeting with CEOs of multinational companies, the startups community, among others.</p>

<h2><strong>Engagements during APEC Summit&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>The Indian minister Goyal will also be holding engagements in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC Summit) in San Francisco, US.<br />
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<p>Additionally, Goyal is anticipated to meet US officials, including US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Launched in May 2022, IPEF is an economic initiative that has fourteen participating founding member nations in the Indo-Pacific region.&nbsp;During the ministerial meeting, the Commerce minister will also interact with ministers from other IPEF partner countries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Goyal and Raimondo will further participate in the United States-India Business Council (USIBC).&nbsp;"We're going to be talking in that meeting with a number of companies, USIBC members, but also with startups in the innovation space to talk about how to foster even more unicorn-like startups between the United States and India," USIBC&nbsp; president&nbsp;Atul Keshap reportedly said.&nbsp;</p>

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Indian Commerce Minster Piyush Goyal and tech mogul Elon Musk are expected to hold a meeting in US' San Francisco on the sidelines of the third in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting on November 13-17, media reports said citing sources.

Indian Commerce Minster Piyush Goyal and tech mogul Elon Musk are expected to hold a meeting in US' San Francisco on the sidelines of the third in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting on November 13-17, media reports said citing sources. Reports said that talks between Goyal and Musk may feature discussions around Tesla's investments in India and talks on manufacturing of more Tesla components here. The potential meeting between Goyal and Musk comes at a crucial juncture as US and China tensions are at an all-time high. Numerous US-based firms are looking for other markets as they plan to pull out of China and amid this, India provides a viable alternative with its emerging markets and a growing economy. Also Read | US President Biden set to meet China's Xi on November 15 to 'stabilise' ties It also comes months after a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Musk in New York City where the Tesla CEO revealed that he is mulling over another India visit “next year.” Musk had said at the time that he and Tesla are coming to India and added, “I am confident that Tesla will be in India and will do so as soon as humanly possible.” The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX also exuded confidence in the Indian market, saying "We're hopefully looking forward to bringing Starlink to India as well. The Starlink Internet, which I think can be incredibly helpful for remote or rural villages in India." Also Read | Myanmar: Military junta says offensive by rebel groups funded by drug trade To give an impetus to India's economic ties with the US and boost its investments, the minister would also be meeting with CEOs of multinational companies, the startups community, among others. Engagements during APEC Summit The Indian minister Goyal will also be holding engagements in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC Summit) in San Francisco, US. Additionally, Goyal is anticipated to meet US officials, including US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Watch | India-US defence ministers discuss China, Indo-Pacific × Launched in May 2022, IPEF is an economic initiative that has fourteen participating founding member nations in the Indo-Pacific region. During the ministerial meeting, the Commerce minister will also interact with ministers from other IPEF partner countries. Goyal and Raimondo will further participate in the United States-India Business Council (USIBC). "We're going to be talking in that meeting with a number of companies, USIBC members, but also with startups in the innovation space to talk about how to foster even more unicorn-like startups between the United States and India," USIBC president Atul Keshap reportedly said. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>During an election rally in the Indian state of Telangana, a girl sought to speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tried to catch his attention by climbing a light tower.</p>

<p>In Secunderabad, amidst Modi's speech, this surprising move by the girl prompted the Prime Minister to pause and earnestly request her to descend.</p>

<p>Amid concerns, Modi halted his address and appealed to the girl, referring to her as "beti" (Hindi for daughter), urging her to get down from the tower.</p>

<p>He was seen assuring the girl that he would listen to whatever she wanted to say and also said that resorting to such measures would not benefit her in any way.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Modi continued persuading the girl to climb down, even mentioning that there was a short circuit and the bad condition of the wire.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Reassuring her that he was there to listen to her, Modi maintained a compassionate tone as the girl waved from the top of the tower.</p>

<p>PM Modi also said he had come to address the concerns of the people.</p>

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<p>Later, Police officials deployed at the election rally assisted the girl in descending safely from the light tower.&nbsp;Upon her descent, Modi thanked the girl, and the rally, which saw the presence of hundreds of people, went on as usual.&nbsp;</p>

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During an election rally in the Indian state of Telangana, a girl sought to speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tried to catch his attention by climbing a light tower.

During an election rally in the Indian state of Telangana, a girl sought to speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tried to catch his attention by climbing a light tower. In Secunderabad, amidst Modi's speech, this surprising move by the girl prompted the Prime Minister to pause and earnestly request her to descend. Amid concerns, Modi halted his address and appealed to the girl, referring to her as "beti" (Hindi for daughter), urging her to get down from the tower. He was seen assuring the girl that he would listen to whatever she wanted to say and also said that resorting to such measures would not benefit her in any way. Also Read | Delhi shakes again as 2.6 earthquake jolts amid Diwali festivities, third in a week Modi continued persuading the girl to climb down, even mentioning that there was a short circuit and the bad condition of the wire. #WATCH | Secunderabad, Telangana: During PM Modi's speech at public rally, a woman climbs a light tower to speak to him, and he requests her to come down. pic.twitter.com/IlsTOBvSqA — ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2023 × Reassuring her that he was there to listen to her, Modi maintained a compassionate tone as the girl waved from the top of the tower. PM Modi also said he had come to address the concerns of the people. Watch | Ayodhya sets Guinness record by lighting over 2.4 million diyas × Later, Police officials deployed at the election rally assisted the girl in descending safely from the light tower. Upon her descent, Modi thanked the girl, and the rally, which saw the presence of hundreds of people, went on as usual. (With inputs from agencies)

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