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TopicCrime cartel

Topic: crime cartel

It took 4 states’ police to track her down. Who is ‘Ransom Queen’, booked for murder, extortion, fraud

According to Gurugram Police, Manisha Chaudhary was also operating syndicate on behalf of husband Kaushal Chaudhary, associated with Bambiha gang, known rivals of Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

19 suspected gang members killed, one arrested during shootout in Mexico’s Sinaloa

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A shootout near the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico's defense ministry

The sunrise of President Claudia Sheinbaum won’t end Mexico’s long drug war nightmare

Cartel violence marked this year's elections in Mexico, where killings are frequent. It is a cautionary tale for nations like India about the need to invest more in internal security.

Myanmar Generals’ nuclear dreams are Asian crime bosses’ hope to defend their last citadel

The case is entwined with the story of centuries-old criminal clans in Southeast Asia, who forged empires in the crucible of the colonial era using drugs, guns, sex, and political power.

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.