Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian national Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to participating in a plot to assassinate a U.S.-based Sikh separatist leader in New York City, in a case that has drawn significant diplomatic attention between India and the United States, the Department of Justice said. Gupta, also known as “Nick,” admitted guilt to three charges: murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, before U.S. Ma…
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New York, Feb 6 (IANS) In a major collaboration with Indian law enforcement in the war on drugs, US authorities have cracked down on online drug-traffickers linked to the country who are allegedly responsible for six overdose deaths in the US. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said that they arrested four people in the US and seized 200 websites linked to a “transnational criminal organisation” (TCO) based in India during “Operation Meltdown”. “Leveraging its global reach, DEA actively collab…
Windhoek, Jan 4 (IANS) Namibia on Sunday called for respect for international law and the sovereignty of Venezuela after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by the United States. Describing the incident as a “great shock” and a violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law, the Ministry of International Relations and Trade said that the territorial integrity and political independence of all nations must be respected in accordance with the United Nations C…