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TopicGurpatwant Singh Pannun

Topic: Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Pressured to plead guilty in Pannun case, says Nikhil Gupta from US prison, recalls ‘20 days in cage’

In exclusive interview with ThePrint, Indian national Nikhil Gupta says he doesn’t know former R&AW officer Vikash Yadav & that all he needs is a ‘good lawyer to turn this around’.

Pannun murder plot: Govt panel recommends legal action against ‘individual with criminal links’

'Individual' referred to is most likely Vikash Yadav, former R&AW officer whose involvement US had alleged in its first indictment in 'foiled plot to assassinate' the Sikh separatist.

Pannun murder plot accused Nikhil Gupta ‘puts on brave face’ on Skype calls with kids, family in debt

The family has claimed that no one from the Indian government has reached out to them, even his kids have written multiple emails to the authorities, but received no response.

My question on Canada: Are these spies really the best India can find in the 21st century?

Senior officers at R&AW do not know how to conduct covert operations. Many are police officers who don’t seem to understand the difference between an encounter and a covert hit.

What next for Vikash Yadav—patriot thrown under the bus or Hollywood-style spy gone rogue

39-year-old Vikash Yadav, a former CRPF and former R&AW agent, made it to the FBI’s most wanted poster, charged with ‘murder for hire’ in connection with an alleged assassination plot against US lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Watch CutTheClutter: Canada border employee on NIA wanted list brings back Punjab’s darkest era

In Episode 1540, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks back at the assassination of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, his family, & their stirring 1990-1991 story.

US Justice Dept draws link between PMO & Vikash Yadav, RAW ex-officer accused in Pannun plot

Though Indian govt has conveyed that it no longer employs Vikash Yadav, US wants speedy probe into plot to assassinate SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, it is learnt.

No CCTV or weapon of offence, chargesheet relies on Vikash Yadav’s disclosure in 2023 extortion case

Chargesheet against Vikash Yadav states that ex-RAW official accused by US in foiled plot to assassinate Pannun admitted to kidnapping and extorting Delhi-based cafe owner.

US says won’t be satisfied without ‘meaningful accountability’ from India’s ‘Pannun plot’ probe

State Dept says ‘valuable engagement’ took place between US authorities & Indian high-level inquiry committee looking into alleged murder-for-hire plot, and expects to see further steps.

Trapped in yrs-long probation battle, Vikash Yadav wrote to RAW chief about ‘humiliation, mental agony’

Cabinet Secretariat delayed Yadav's confirmation after he transferred from CRPF in 2013. In 2023, he was suspended in light of US's 'Pannun plot' allegations & later arrested in local case.

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Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.