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‘Drugs, guns & a meeting with Amanat’: NYPD had been watching Pannun plot accused Nikhil Gupta for 10 yrs

Court filings reveal Gupta was on NYPD and DEA radar since 2013, with agents tracking his alleged money laundering, drug links, and (finally) conversations tied to Pannun murder plot.

Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against R&AW ex-officer Vikash Yadav in 2023 abduction case

The matter pertains to the abduction and attempted murder case lodged against Vikash Yadav and others on the complaint by a Delhi-based businessman.

Introduced co-accused in abduction case against R&AW ex-officer Vikash Yadav—new suspect’s bail plea

Guwahati resident Gogoi says in anticipatory bail plea that he introduced Jalaluddin to Abdullah Khan, both accused in 2023 abduction case along with former R&AW officer Vikash Yadav.

R&AW’s secret war on LeT in Pakistan secures India some retribution, but Kashmir problem far from over

Earlier this week, a top Lashkar commander was shot dead in Pakistan. The killing is being seen as part of a long-running R&AW campaign to degrade the Lashkar’s leadership.

MEA slams WaPo reporting on ‘anti-Muizzu plot’, Pakistan killings. ‘Nurse compulsive hostility’

MEA spokesperson responds to Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s comments urging mutual willingness to normalise ties, saying that 'the relevant T-word is terrorism and not tango.'

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.

In Vikash Yadav’s village, code of silence shields Pranpura’s ‘role model’. Family ‘never knew’ of RAW link

Family of ex-spy Vikash Yadav, charged by US in Pannun case, is left bewildered. Mother says entire family has been in govt service, father was BSF officer, brother is with Haryana Police.

R&AW must answer why it tolerates poor tradecraft, recruitment standards, officer oversight

The alleged plot to kill Khalistan propagandist and lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had all the comic elements of an old-fashioned Bollywood cop movie.

Businessman who accused Vikash Yadav of kidnapping, assault was once booked for abduction himself

Ex-spy Yadav, named in Pannun murder plot in US, was arrested by Delhi Police in December 2023. The complainant in this case, a cafe owner, was an accused in another case from 10 yrs ago.

Indian spy Vikash Yadav was fighting R&AW in CAT for his job while ‘targeting’ Pannun

Questions have arisen over how a junior officer, denied permanent appointment despite nearly 9 years in service and ongoing litigation, became involved in highly sensitive case.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.