India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (Dec 13) that three Indian students were murdered in Canada in the last week or so, adding, it was in touch with the victims' families and the local authorities to ensure a thorough investigation.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (Dec 13) that three Indian students were murdered in Canada in the last week or so, adding, it was in touch with the victims' families and the local authorities to ensure a thorough investigation. Addressing a weekly press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Three Indian students have been murdered in violent crimes. We are saddened by these terrible tragedies that have struck our nationals in Canada. We extend our deepest condolences to the grieving families. Our High Commission in Ottawa and Consulates in Toronto and Vancouver are in touch with the families and extending all possible help in the matter." Jaiswal added that the safety, security, and welfare of Indian nationals, particularly students, in Canada was of paramount importance. India urges its nationals to exercise extreme caution in Canada "We have also issued an advisory for our nationals and Indian students to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant in the way of deteriorating security environment in Canada as a result of the growing incidents of hate crimes and criminal violence," Jaiswal further told reporters. "There are approximately over 450,000 (4.5 lakh) Indian students in Canada. Of all the Indian students studying abroad, Canada makes up the majority of it. Apart from that, the Indian community in Canada is also very huge. We had issued an advisory a while back for Indians in Canada, warning them of the dire situation there," the foreign ministry spokesperson added. 20-year-old Indian student shot dead in Edmonton The identity of only one Indian student out of the total of three who died in the last week or so is known. A report by the news agency ANI on Friday said that the victim was identified as 20-year-old Harshandeep Singh. Singh was shot dead in Edmonton on December 6. Two individuals, Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux, both aged 30, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the crime. (With inputs from agencies)

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India&#39;s Central Information Commission (CIC) has sought files related to foreign travels of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the external affairs ministry (MEA). The MEA had refused to answer a Right to Information (RTI) query requesting access to these documents citing security concerns.

Commodore (retired) Lokesh Batra had sought these details to assess the expenditure incurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s foreign travels.

Chief information commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur directed the MEA to peruse the files to ascertain whether there were any security concerns in the records on the basis of which information can be denied. &quot;The Commission observed that without perusal of the file&nbsp;it cannot be decided that whether the sought for information contains security related information,&quot; Mathur said, directing the ministry to produce one representative file before it.

Batra told the CIC that the case involved&nbsp;substantive public interest as the bailout amount being given to Air India, reported to be in thousands of crores of rupees, is tax-payers&#39; money. He said his RTI application sought information on four points -- details of expenses incurred on air travel during foreign visits of the incumbent Prime Minister and former prime ministers, the laid-down instructions, procedure&nbsp;involved in charting flights for PM&#39;s foreign visits and later filing &#39;flight returns&#39; and raising invoices, and clearance of bills on completion of the visit, copy of bills, etc.

Batra told the Commission that the website of the Prime Minister&#39;s Office (PMO), as on September 13, 2016, was showing that the bills were under process for payment, or were not received for journeys undertaken by the PM between June 15, 2014 and September 8, 2016.

He said there is a need for reforms by understanding the causes of long delays in payments to Air India. In its response, MEA told Batra that the details of PM&#39;s flight expenses contained information with security implications and were exempted from disclosure under section 8(1)(g) of the RTI Act.

The ministry said in view of security reasons, the file inspection by the appellant cannot be allowed.

(PTI)

The details are being sought to assess expenditure, but the external affairs ministry has refused to provide the same

India's Central Information Commission (CIC) has sought files related to foreign travels of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the external affairs ministry (MEA). The MEA had refused to answer a Right to Information (RTI) query requesting access to these documents citing security concerns. Commodore (retired) Lokesh Batra had sought these details to assess the expenditure incurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign travels. Chief information commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur directed the MEA to peruse the files to ascertain whether there were any security concerns in the records on the basis of which information can be denied. "The Commission observed that without perusal of the file it cannot be decided that whether the sought for information contains security related information," Mathur said, directing the ministry to produce one representative file before it. Batra told the CIC that the case involved substantive public interest as the bailout amount being given to Air India, reported to be in thousands of crores of rupees, is tax-payers' money. He said his RTI application sought information on four points -- details of expenses incurred on air travel during foreign visits of the incumbent Prime Minister and former prime ministers, the laid-down instructions, procedure involved in charting flights for PM's foreign visits and later filing 'flight returns' and raising invoices, and clearance of bills on completion of the visit, copy of bills, etc. Batra told the Commission that the website of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), as on September 13, 2016, was showing that the bills were under process for payment, or were not received for journeys undertaken by the PM between June 15, 2014 and September 8, 2016. He said there is a need for reforms by understanding the causes of long delays in payments to Air India. In its response, MEA told Batra that the details of PM's flight expenses contained information with security implications and were exempted from disclosure under section 8(1)(g) of the RTI Act. The ministry said in view of security reasons, the file inspection by the appellant cannot be allowed. (PTI)

India: Information commission seeks details of PM Modi's foreign visit expenses

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