A US Air Force pilot has questioned why the Dubai Airshow continued after the Tejas fighter jet crash that killed IAF Wing Commander Namansh Syal. Major Taylor “Fema” Hiester said his team cancelled their final show “out of respect” for the Indian pilot. He wrote on Instagram that he was shocked to see flying displays continue soon after the crash. Syal died when his Tejas aircraft went down during a manoeuvre. His remains were brought to Sulur and later taken to his village in Himachal Pradesh, where he was cremated with full military honours. His family and colleagues paid emotional tributes. (PC: India Today)

Bangladesh’s interim government has sent a new request to India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. She was recently given the death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal. Hasina has been living in India since August 2024 after the student-led “July Uprising” forced her from power. Officials said this is Dhaka’s third formal request. Bangladesh has also asked India to return former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was sentenced in the same case. Dhaka said the extradition treaty requires India to send back convicted people. India has noted the verdict but has not commented on the request. (PC: AFP)

A 51-year-old Indian man visiting Canada has been convicted of criminally harassing two teenage girls in Ontario. Jagjit Singh arrived in July on a six-month visa to meet his newborn grandchild. Police said he repeatedly approached girls outside a high school between September 8 and 11, tried taking photos with them, and entered their personal space. One girl pushed him away after he tried to put his arm around her. Singh was arrested twice and later pleaded guilty to criminal harassment. A judge ordered his deportation and banned him from returning to Canada. He also received three years’ probation with strict restrictions. (PC: X/@TheDeportReport)

An Arunachal Pradesh–born UK resident has said she was detained and harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Pudong Airport. Pema Wangjom Thongdok was travelling from London to Japan on November 21. She said officers declared her Indian passport “invalid” because it listed Arunachal Pradesh as her birthplace. Officials allegedly told her, “Arunachal is part of China.” Pema claimed she was mocked, denied food, blocked from boarding her flight, and held for nearly 18 hours. Her passport was not returned until she bought a new ticket. She later contacted the Indian Consulate. She has asked India to take up the issue with China. (PC: India Today)

Russian Knights aerobatics team honored fallen Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal with the "Missing Man" maneuver following his death in a Tejas crash at Dubai Air Show on November 21. The tribute, described as honoring "brothers who did not return from the last flight," came as Syal's mortal remains were cremated in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district with full military honors. His wife, accompanied by their six-year-old daughter, performed a farewell salute. Syal's father called him one of only four aerobatic pilots in India and "the best student." This marks the second Tejas accident in two years, following a March 2024 Jaisalmer crash during the indigenous aircraft's operational history.

An Indian family with a toddler were among eight people pepper-sprayed during a violent attack on a San Antonio River Walk boat tour on November 15. The incident began when a woman became agitated after the boat operator asked her to lower her phone volume. After disembarking, she verbally attacked passengers before pepper-spraying them from a nearby bridge, with the spray hanging from her bag. Disturbing footage shows the distressed toddler crying and wiping their eyes. The woman fled and remains at large, according to San Antonio Police Department. A family friend confirmed on social media they plan to file charges. Tourist Andy Moran called the unprovoked attack "absolutely wild."

A 51-year-old Indian man, Jagjit Singh, visiting Canada on a temporary visa to see his newborn grandchild has been convicted of criminally harassing two teenage schoolgirls in Sarnia and faces deportation with a permanent entry ban. Between September 8-11, Singh repeatedly appeared at a high school's smoking area, approaching girls and persistently photographing them despite refusals. He inappropriately touched one victim, prompting her to push him away. Initially charged with sexual interference and assault, Singh pleaded guilty to criminal harassment. Both victims described severe emotional trauma and safety concerns. Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski condemned his behavior as unacceptable. Singh received jail time, three-year probation, and immediate deportation by Canadian Border Services. (PC: Sarnia Police)

Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, UK's eighth richest person worth £15.4 billion, is leaving Britain for Dubai amid feared tax increases on the super-rich. The ArcelorMittal founder, already a Swiss tax resident, has purchased property on Dubai's Naïa Island. His exit precedes Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Wednesday budget addressing a £20 billion fiscal deficit. Advisers cite inheritance tax concerns, with UK levying 40% death duties on worldwide assets versus zero in Dubai and Switzerland. Mittal joins other wealthy entrepreneurs like Herman Narula fleeing Britain. Despite scrapping proposed 20% exit taxes, Treasury's policy flip-flops have undermined investor confidence, with billionaires departing to avoid potential capital gains and inheritance tax liabilities. (PC: The Hindu)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg on Sunday. Meloni expressed solidarity with India over the November 10 blast outside Delhi’s Red Fort and reaffirmed Italy’s support in fighting terrorism. Both leaders adopted the “India-Italy Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism,” which will boost cooperation against terror funding and strengthen work at global bodies like FATF and GCTF. They also discussed expanding ties in trade, investment, technology, space, defence, and culture. Meloni backed the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and supported India’s AI Summit planned for 2026. (PC: News18)

Canada is set to change its citizenship law, bringing relief to many Indian-origin families. The new Bill C-3 ends the old 2009 rule that allowed citizenship by descent only if one parent was born or naturalised in Canada. This rule had created “lost Canadians,” who believed they were citizens but were left out. The new law restores their citizenship and introduces a “substantial connection test.” A Canadian parent born abroad can now pass citizenship to their child if they have lived in Canada for 1,095 days. The changes follow a court ruling that called the old rule unfair. (PC: NDTV)