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Kash Patel’s defamation suit against former FBI employee is ‘hyperbole’, says US judge

A US Judge in his ruling on Kash Patel's defamation suit said, 'A person of reasonable intelligence and learning would not have taken his statement literally.'

India’s CBI is FBI’s key partner-in-crime: 475 arrests in 27 joint ops against cyber crime over 4 yrs

India not only cog in global cybercrime ecosystem, but also partner in efforts to dismantle it. Illegal call centres a major concern, with many of them operating out of India, targeting victims abroad.

‘Robbery victims’ as visa applicants, flights costlier than loot: How FBI cracked staged crime racket  

The visa scam, where applicants claimed to be victims of robberies, was exposed after the FBI found that one of the 'robbers' flew in on a ticket costlier than what he ended up ‘stealing’.

Russian hackers targeting WhatsApp, Signal users in phishing campaign—FBI & global agencies warn

Earlier this month, Dutch intelligence agencies had alleged that Russian hackers were carrying out a large-scale cyber campaign.

Fake guns, fake victims, real visa scam—FBI busts robbery script fit for Bollywood, arrests 12 Indians

FBI says group of Indian nationals staged dramatic liquor store 'robberies' in Massachusetts, with 'threats' & CCTV footage—only so clerks and store-owners could apply for visas as crime victims.

‘Tech support’ made US woman move $6.5 million to ‘Federal Reserve’ account. It was a scam run from NCR

California resident Michele Finch's millions landed in Hong Kong-based bank accounts controlled by businessmen allegedly running a fake call centre from NCR that duped foreign nationals.

Kunal Mehta ‘Shrek’ is no ordinary criminal. Hisar born man was money launderer in $260 mn cypto fraud

45-year-old served as money launderer for sophisticated criminal enterprise that began before October 2023 & continued through at least March 2025, according to US court papers.

How suppressed FBI note freed Indian-origin man who spent 4 decades in US jail for 1980 murder

Freed from prison on 3 October, 64-yr-old Subramanyam Vedam has now been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and faces possible deportation to India.

FBI raids ex-Trump NSA John Bolton’s house, days after he criticised ‘penalty’ tariffs on India

A fierce critic of the American President, Bolton has long been considered a Republican hawk. Bolton was Trump’s national security adviser for roughly 17 months between 2018 and 2019.

Charged in US for killing 6-yr-old son, FBI most wanted Cindy Rodriguez Singh arrested in India

The 40-year-old flew to India in 2023 after lying to police about her son, last seen in October 2022. She allegedly starved him, believing he was 'possessed' and a danger to her twins.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.