New York, Feb 14 (IANS) Nikhil Gupta dramatically admitting in a federal court here that he participated in a murder-for hire plot ends the trial against him without testimony from witnesses or the trove of what the prosecutors assert were evidence against him being aired in court.Gupta, who was accused of plotting against a Khalistani leader, pleaded guilty on Friday to three charges against him — murder-for-hire, and conspiracies to commit that crime and launder money.This was a reversal from…
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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…
Seoul, Jan 4 (IANS) North Korea on Sunday “strongly” denounced the US military strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calling his ouster “the most serious form of encroachment of sovereignty.” The North’s Foreign Ministry made the remarks as US President Donald Trump said Washington has captured Maduro and his wife in a large-scale military strike.It said that it “strongly denounces the US hegemony-seeking act committed in Venezuela as the most serious form of encroachment of …
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has been locked in a notorious federal jail in New York after his capture by the US forces at a military base in his country, from where he had been taunting President Donald Trump.As he was escorted into the local office of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Saturday night before being jailed, he said sarcastically, looking at the camera, “Good night. Happy New Year”.Once the unquestioned ruler of the oil-rich South American nation, …