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Topic: Pannun

Indicted by US Justice Dept in Pannun plot, Vikash Yadav seeks court exemption citing threat to life

According to his plea in a Delhi court, Vikash Yadav's details including his photograph are available to public, & he is monitored by hostile elements which puts his life in danger.

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.

Nikhil Gupta, Indian at centre of Pannun plot, pleads not guilty. Case to be heard on 17 January, 2025

On 18 October, Gupta was arraigned before a judge in a US district court. He has been in a US prison since June 2024, after spending nearly a yr in a Czech prison.

Why has India reacted differently to Canada & US? Trudeau did politics, America hard diplomacy

Canadians have kept Nijjar case on a high political & emotional plane. US meanwhile has pushed for accountability in the alleged attempt on Pannun's life, without emotional outrage.

Russia rubbishes allegations against India in Pannun case, cites lack of evidence by US

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that US does not understand the 'historical context of the development of the Indian state and it disrespects India as a state'.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.