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India-origin founder of Hells Angels-linked ‘Punjabi Devils’ gets 5 yrs prison in US illegal arms case

27-yr-old Jashanpreet Singh attempted to sell weapons to undercover officer in 2025. Officers found grenade, anti-personnel mine, assault weapons in his house. Was arrested trying to escape to India.

Indian employee, cargo ship operator facing criminal charges in deadly Baltimore bridge crash

Six construction workers were killed after cargo ship Dali, registered in Singapore, crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on 26 March 2024.

Paramount seeks quick antitrust review of Warner Bros bid

Warner Bros, in December, chose to sell its studios and streaming businesses to Netflix over Paramount. Paramount has been trying to undercut the deal.

‘Will learn a lot from u’—excerpts from Anil Ambani & Jeffrey Epstein chats featuring Modi, Trump

According to excerpts made public by US DoJ, Ambani travelled to the US in May 2019 to meet Epstein. Earliest purported exchange between them dates back to February 2017.

US says Chinese-origin engineer confessed to espionage, ‘stole’ missile detection tech blueprints

Chenguang Gong (59) also had links with Chinese Communist Party’s controversial ‘talent programmes’ that US authorities have tied to corporate espionage.

Hours after Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India, US calls it a ‘critical step toward justice’

Rana, 64, was brought to India Thursday and sent to 18-day judicial custody of the NIA. The US DoJ referred to him as a Canadian citizen with Pakistani nationality.

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.

US lawmaker slams Biden govt over ‘reckless’ Adani indictment, asks if Soros entities linked to probe

Lance Gooden of the Republican Party wrote to the Attorney General that the pursuit against its top industrialists could start a harmful narrative against the growth of India, a key ally.

How an American corporate corruption scandal in 1974 laid the foundations for Adani US indictment

ThePrint Explorer looks at high-profile corruption cases around the world that preceded the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in the US, which has stirred up trouble for Adani Group.

Delhi man indicted by US for seeking to supply aircraft equipment to Russia

The case is the latest in a series of actions against Indian firms accused of helping Russia evade Ukraine war-related sanctions. Sanjay Kaushik was arrested last month in Florida.

On Camera

Adnan Sami’s ‘Lipstick’ refuses to smash patriarchy. It only talks about ‘buri nazar’

In the song, Adnan Sami is not trying to ‘save’ women or become some aggressively woke mascot. He simply changed the lens around a taboo object.

Fuel, gold, fertiliser, foreign travel: Data & 9 charts reveal what’s behind Modi’s appeal | Cut The Clutter

In ep 1838 of Cut the Clutter Shekhar Gupta explains economic concerns behind PM Modi’s appeal to cut gold purchases, fuel use, foreign travel and fertiliser consumption.

CDS & Navy chief picked out, the next key defence & security appointments Centre is set to decide on

One of the key and far-reaching appointments will be that of the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Current IB chief Tapan Deka’s second extension ends in June.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.