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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicUS Justice Department

Topic: US Justice Department

Jailed for threats to Sikhs, story of Indian-American Bhushan Athale & his descent into hate

Athawale, originally from Nanded in Maharashtra, has been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for issuing threats against employees of a Sikh non-profit.

Meta to face lawsuit over claims of cheaper foreign labour preferences

US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco says 3 US citizens, who accused Meta of refusing to hire them though they were qualified, may pursue a proposed class action.

‘Enough is enough.’ US president Joe Biden does U-turn to pardon son Hunter in gun and tax cases

'I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,' US president says in a statement released by the White House.

Code name for Adani, PPT on bribes, cellphone notes on corrupt officials—Inside US indictment

Criminal charges unsealed by US Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of New York accuse Adani Group & Azure Group of offering Rs 2,029 cr in bribes to Indian govt officials.

US Judge halts proceedings in 2020 Trump election subversion case after poll victory

Trump pleaded not guilty to four charges of conspiring to obstruct vote certification after his 2020 defeat. His efforts led to the deadly 6 January Capitol attack following a speech.

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.

US charges ‘CC-1’ Vikash Yadav for orchestrating Pannun murder plot. A timeline

The thwarted plan, which was first investigated by US law enforcement in May 2023, has led to charges against the former R&AW official as well as another Indian citizen, Nikhil Gupta.

US files charges against ex-RAW officer in Pannun case. FBI issues ‘wanted’ poster, may seek extradition

India is mum on whether US has sought Yadav’s extradition. Officials say that Yadav is now no longer a govt employee. A federal warrant of arrest against him was issued by FBI on 10 October.

20-yr-old Pakistani arrested in Canada for plotting ‘largest terror attack on US soil since 9/11’

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan admitted to two undercover agents that he planned to target a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, New York, on 7 Oct to mark one year since Hamas attack on Israel.

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India is the world’s first successful poor democracy

Most poor countries that experimented with democracy failed to sustain it. While some collapsed into military rule, others slid into one-party states or ethnic autocracies.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.