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More than 100 people were killed and more than 150 others injured in a wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, quoting preliminary reports.

The shocking accusation that India carried out an extrajudicial murder on Canadian soil -- an allegation that has been denied by India -- has prompted a re-examination of threats against Sikh separatists around the world, as well as Sikh activists' claims of suspicious deaths in the UK and Pakistan in the weeks before the murder, the media outlet reported.

Around 25 people gathered at Denny Park on Sunday to perform a 'shanti puja', or peace prayer, to invoke peace and blessings for Kandula.

For killing of Duneke, an associate of the Devinder Bambiha Gang who escaped to Canada in 2017 on forged documents, rival gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria separately claimed responsibility.

The majority of businesses agree that hybrid work presents diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) benefits. 

The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, claimed as the world’s largest hand-carved Hindu temple outside India in the modern era is all set to be inaugurated for devotees in New Jersey on October 8.

World Rivers day is a day to celebrate world's waterways. It is observed on the fourth Sunday of September each year.

Security forces and medical teams are on the ground to support the victims of the suicide bomb attack, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Alasow.

Responding to the hate-filled comments, Fort Bend County Judge KP George, an Indian-American who has been a victim of xenophobic comments in the past, said there is no room for hate in the community.

Stoltenberg said, "The fact that the war is in an active stage does not allow us to invite them (Ukrainians) tomorrow or today."

Semeru volcano, as high as 3,676 meters above sea level, remained in the third danger level, below the highest level of IV. Its eruption in December 2021 caused tens of thousands of people to flee home and claimed more than 50 lives.

India has angrily rejected Turdeau's allegations as "absurd" and "motivated" and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

The Ministry of External Affairs said Canada did not share any specific information with India on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case.

Eight suspects are suspected to be operating from within Canada, including individuals such as Lakhbir Singh, also known as "Landa", and Arshdeep Singh a.k.a. "Arsh Dalla", among others.

On Thursday, India took a major decision by indefinitely halting its visa services for Canadians amid escalating diplomatic dispute. This dispute was triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who levelled accusations about potential involvement of Indian agents in the killing of a Khalistani separatist back in June.

Citing his own case, Arya said he has been repeatedly attacked for raising a flag with Hindu religious sacred symbol Aum on Canadian Parliament hill. 

The pilot was on board the aircraft when it crashed and was forced to swim to shore after the helicopter began to sink, 7NEWS quoted police as saying.

On Tuesday, Pannun told Vancouver-based Global News that protests are slated to take place outside Indian consulates in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver on September 25.

Assessing how Republican candidates would fare in a race against Vice President Kamala Haris, the poll found that Trump was the only candidate who would defeat Harris in a head-to-head race (46 per cent - 40 per cent).

"The government of India needs to take this matter with utmost seriousness. We are doing just that... We are not looking to provoke or escalate," Trudeau said in the morning briefing before the House of Commons started.