Indian Police opened an investigation after a 65-year-old man was attacked with a machete before being shot in the back of the head in Punjab last year.
His housemate and long-time friend Gurmeet Singh told 9news.com.au that the 22-year-old had come to Australia to secure a better future for his family back home in India.
Three Indian nationals in their 20s identified as Kamalpreet Singh, Karan Brar and Karampreet Singh were arrested in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday morning in the slaying of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar by masked gunmen outside Vancouver, police said.
Polls opened Friday for the first and largest phase of India's marathon general election, kicking off a vote in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to win a rare third consecutive term.
Dozens of exotic wildlife, including an endangered red panda, have been found inside the luggage of a group of passengers attempting to depart Bangkok's international airport.
Millions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist ambitions months before he seeks to win a rare third term in elections.