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An Indian man has been charged in the US over alleged plot to kill a Sikh leader

US charges Indian man in alleged plot to assassinate Sikh leader

US charges Indian man in alleged plot to assassinate Sikh leader
US says Nikhil Gupta was directed by an Indian govt employee
US did not name the target of the alleged plot in court

An Indian man has been charged in the US over alleged plot to kill a Sikh leader

The United States has charged an Indian man over an alleged plot to assassinate an Indian-origin American citizen who advocates for a separate Sikh state.
The indictment filed by the United States in the New York district states that Nikhil Gupta has been charged with 'murder-for-hire' with the prosecutors saying he was being directed by an employee of the Indian govt.&nbsp;
'Murder-for-hire' charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.&nbsp;
The indictment has not named the US citizen but The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, last week reported that US authorities thwarted a plot to assassinate banned Sikhs for Justice&rsquo;s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and issued a warning to the Indian government over concerns it was involved in the plot.

35-year-old transwoman Maya Gurung &nbsp;and 27-year-old gay man Surendra Pandey got their marriage legally registered on November 29.&nbsp;

Nepal becomes first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage

35-year-old transwoman Maya Gurung  and 27-year-old gay man Surendra Pandey got their marriage legally registered on November 29. 

35-year-old transwoman Maya Gurung &nbsp;and 27-year-old gay man Surendra Pandey got their marriage legally registered on November 29.&nbsp;

Five months after the Supreme Court legalised it, Nepal on Wednesday formally registered the first case of same-sex marriage, making it the first South Asian country to do so.
Trans-woman Maya Gurung, 35 and Surendra Pandey, 27, a gay, got legally married and their marriage was registered at Dordi Rural Municipality of Lamjung district in Western Nepal, according to Sanjib Gurung (Pinky), president of Blue Diamond Society, an organization working for the rights and welfare of the sexual minorities in Nepal.
Way back in 2007, Nepal&rsquo;s Supreme Court had allowed same-sex marriage. Even the Constitution of Nepal, adopted in 2015, explicitly states that there can be no discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
On June 27, 2023, the Supreme Court issued an interim order to legalise same-sex marriage in Nepal in a writ petition filed by multiple people, including Gurung. But despite the historic order to temporarily register same-sex marriage, Kathmandu District Court four months ago rejected the move citing a lack of necessary laws.
Surendra Pandey and Maya&rsquo;s marriage application was rejected at that time.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great pleasure to learn about this, it is a great achievement for us, the third gender community of Nepal,&rdquo; Pinky told PTI. &ldquo;This is the first case not only in Nepal but also in the whole of South Asia, and we welcome the decision.&rdquo; Married in the traditional manner with the approval of their families, Surendra, a resident of Nawalparasi district, and Maya, a resident of Lamjung district, have been living together as husband and wife for the past six years.
&ldquo;There are many third-gender couples living without their identities and rights and this is going to help them a lot,&rdquo; Pinky said, adding that the door has now opened for other people of this community to get their marriage legalised.
&ldquo;Now their marriage has been temporarily registered and after the formulation of necessary laws, it will get permanent recognition automatically.&rdquo;&nbsp;

It stressed on the illegality of the Israeli settlement construction and other activities in the occupied Syrian Golan and demanded Israel's withdrawal.&nbsp;

India backs UN draft resolution asking Israel to withdraw from Syrian Golan

It stressed on the illegality of the Israeli settlement construction and other activities in the occupied Syrian Golan and demanded Israel's withdrawal. 

It stressed on the illegality of the Israeli settlement construction and other activities in the occupied Syrian Golan and demanded Israel's withdrawal.&nbsp;

India has voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that expressed deep concern over Israel not withdrawing from the Syrian Golan.
The Syrian Golan is a region in southwest Syria that was occupied by Israeli forces on June 5, 1967.
The 193-member UN General Assembly voted on the draft resolution &lsquo;The Syrian Golan&rsquo; under agenda item &lsquo;The situation in the Middle East&rsquo; on Tuesday. The resolution, introduced by Egypt, was adopted by a recorded vote with 91 in favour, eight against and 62 abstentions.
Apart from India, those voting in favour of the resolution included Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. Australia, Canada, Israel, the UK and the US voted against it. The resolution said it is deeply concerned that Israel has not withdrawn from the Syrian Golan, which has been under occupation since 1967, contrary to the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.
The resolution declared that Israel failed to comply with Security Council resolution 497 (1981), which decided that &ldquo;the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect.&rdquo; Tuesday's resolution also declared the Israeli decision of December 14, 1981, null and void and said it had no validity whatsoever. It called upon Israel to rescind its decision.
The resolution also stressed the illegality of the Israeli settlement construction and other activities in the occupied Syrian Golan since 1967.
It demanded Israel's withdrawal from all the occupied Syrian Golan to the line of June 4, 1967, in implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, and determined &ldquo;that the continued occupation of the Syrian Golan and its de facto annexation constitute a stumbling block in the way of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.&rdquo; The resolution expressed grave concern over the halt in the peace process on the Syrian track and expressed hope that peace talks will soon resume from the point they had reached.&nbsp;

Ukraine's intelligence agency has said that the wife of its chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning

Ukraine spy chief's wife ill after suspected metal poisoning: report

Ukraine's intelligence agency has said that the wife of its chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning

The wife of Ukraine's intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said on Tuesday.
Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency known by its local acronym GUR. Her poisoning was confirmed to The Associated Press by Andrii Yusov, the agency's spokesman.
He did not provide more details about the alleged poisoning, nor did he say who might be behind it.
Earlier this year, Yusov told Ukrainian media that Budanov had survived 10 assassination attempts carried out by the FSB, the Russian state security service.
Previously, Budanov had also told local media that his wife lives with him in his office, which could suggest he was the intended target for the poisoning.
There was no immediate comment from Russia on the claim. Russia media and commentators picked up the Ukrainian reports, with some speculating that it could be part of infighting in Ukraine.
Local media, quoting their sources in GUR, say Budanova is currently hospitalized in Kyiv.
The exact nature of the heavy metals that caused the poisoning has not been made public. However, local media said the metals were not used domestically or in military equipment, so the GUR representatives presume the poisoning was carried out intentionally, possibly through food or drink.
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Apart from Budanova, several GUR personnel were also diagnosed with the same poisoning. An official statement with more details is to be released by GUR.&nbsp;

Woman claiming to be Prabhakaran's daughter posts video, expresses desire to continue LTTE's fight for freedom.

Woman claims to be LTTE chief Prabhakaran's daughter, video viral

Woman claiming to be Prabhakaran's daughter posts a video expressing her desire to continue LTTE's fight for freedom.

A woman, claiming to be the daughter of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Prabhakaran, has posted a video on social media expressing her desire to reveal her identity.&nbsp;
According to an India Today reports, the woman identified herself as Dwaraka Prabhakaran and said she has managed to post the video after numerous difficulties and betrayals. She also said that she wants to visit Sri Lanka and serve her people.&nbsp;
The video surfaced on "Maveerar Naal", a day of remembrance for Sri Lankan Tamils to honour the sacrifice of LTTE cadres.
Speaking in Sri Lanka Tamil, the woman on spoke about continuing the LTTE's fight for freedom.&nbsp;
India Today reported quoting sources that Sri Lankan govt had received information hinting at use of artificial Intelligence to generate the video.&nbsp;
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As 41 trapped workers were pulled out of the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand on November 28 after 17 days,  the global media hailed India's rescue operation.

'Human labour triumphed over machinery': how world media covered Uttarakhand tunnel rescue

As 41 trapped workers were pulled out of the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand on November 28 after 17 days, &nbsp;the global media hailed India's rescue operation.

As rescuers in India on Tuesday successfully pulled out all 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in Uttarakhand after 17 days, the global media hailed the rescue operation and provided live coverage of the dramatic development.
"Outside the tunnel, there have been celebrations at the news of the first man coming out of the tunnel," the BBC reported while providing regular updates on the rescue operation.
It uploaded on its website a photograph that showed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami and Union Minister VK Singh meeting the first worker rescued from the tunnel.
"Video footage from the scene showed Pushkar Singh Dhami, chief minister of Uttarakhand state meeting the workers, who appeared to be in good health, as they were removed from the tunnel amid jubilant scenes," CNN reported.
The first workers were removed following a series of agonizing setbacks, during which rescue efforts were halted when the heavy machinery used to drill through the debris broke down, forcing workers to partially dig by hand and adopt other riskier methods to bring them to safety, it said.
The evacuation of the men to safety began more than six hours after rescuers broke through to end an ordeal that began on November 12 when the tunnel caved in, Qatar-based news channel Al-Jazeera reported.
It said the ambulances with their lights flashing lined up at the mouth of the tunnel to transport the workers to a hospital about 30km away.
"The labourers are being pulled out through a passageway made of welded pipes that rescuers had previously pushed through dirt and rocks," it said.
British daily 'The Guardian' reported that the dramatic scenes of the first men emerging on stretchers from the entrance of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel came after over 400 hours, during which the major rescue operation hit multiple obstacles, delays and false promises of imminent rescue.
"Human labour triumphed over machinery as the specialists managed to manually drill through the final 12 metres of rubble to reach the men. An 'escape passage' pipe was inserted, enabling the rescuers &ndash; carrying wheeled stretchers and oxygen cylinders &ndash; to enter and finally reach those inside," the paper said in its detailed report.
Military engineers and miners drill 'rat hole' through debris to complete a painstaking extraction mission, said London-based daily 'The Telegraph' in its lead story.
A portion of the tunnel collapsed on November 12, blocking the exit for the workers who were inside.
Food, medicines and other essentials were sent to them through a six-inch pipe pushed through the rubble of the collapsed portion.
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On the fifth day of truce, Hamas released 12 hostages in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas releases 12 more hostages in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners

On the fifth day of the truce, Hamas released 12 hostages in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas released 12 hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday, the fifth day of a fragile cease-fire that has enabled humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza and that mediators hope to extend even as Israel pledges to resume the war.
Israel said 10 of its citizens and two Thai nationals freed by Hamas returned to Israel. Soon after, Israel released the Palestinian prisoners. The truce is due to end after one more exchange on Wednesday night.
CIA director William Burns and David Barnea, who heads Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, were in Qatar, a key mediator with Hamas, to discuss extending the cease-fire and releasing more hostages, a diplomat said on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. A US official confirmed Burns was in Qatar, speaking anonymously because the director's travel plans are not publicised for security reasons.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit the region this week, also with an eye to extending the truce.
Israel has vowed to resume the war with "full force" to destroy Hamas once it's clear that no more hostages will be freed under the deal.
The Biden administration has told Israel it must avoid "significant further displacement" and mass casualties among Palestinian civilians if it resumes the offensive, and that it must operate with more precision in southern Gaza than it has in the north, according to US officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
Hamas and other militants are still holding about 160 hostages out of the 240 seized in their October 7 assault into southern Israel that ignited the war. Israel has said it is willing to extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages that Hamas releases, according to the deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US. But Hamas is expected to make much higher demands for the release of captive soldiers.
Israel has vowed to end Hamas' 16-year rule in Gaza and crush its military capabilities. That would almost certainly require expanding the ground offensive from northern Gaza to the south, where most of Gaza's population of 2.3 million is now crowded. It's unclear where they would go if Israel expands its ground operation, as Egypt has refused to accept refugees and Israel has sealed its border.
The latest group of Israeli hostages freed from Gaza &mdash; nine women and a 17-year-old &mdash; was flown to hospitals in Israel, the Israeli military said.
Tuesday's hostage release brought to 60 the number of Israelis freed under the terms of the truce between Israel and Hamas. An additional 21 hostages &mdash; 19 Thais, one Filipino and one Russian-Israeli &mdash; have been released in separate negotiations since the truce began.
Earlier in the war, Hamas released four Israeli hostages, and the Israeli army rescued one during its offensive in Gaza. Two other hostages were found dead in Gaza.
The latest swap brought to 180 the number of Palestinian women and teenagers freed from Israeli prisons. Most have been teenagers accused of throwing stones and firebombs during confrontations with Israeli forces. Several released women were convicted by Israeli military courts of attempting to carry out deadly attacks. The prisoners are widely seen by Palestinians as heroes resisting occupation.
The freed hostages have mostly stayed out of the public eye, but details of their captivity have started to emerge.
In one of the first interviews with a freed hostage, 78-year-old Ruti Munder told Israel's Channel 13 television that she was initially fed well in captivity but that conditions worsened as shortages took hold. She said she was kept in a "suffocating" room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days.
Israel imposed a siege on Gaza at the start of the war and only allowed a trickle of food, water, medicine and fuel to enter prior to the cease-fire, leading to widespread shortages and a territory-wide power blackout.
Tuesday saw the first major exchange of fire between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters in northern Gaza since the cease-fire began Friday. Each side blamed the other for the outbreak, but no further violence followed and the swap went ahead. Still, it underscored the fragility of the truce, with the warring sides holding their positions in close proximity to each other.
The cease-fire has allowed residents who remained in Gaza City and other parts of the north to venture out to survey the destruction and try to locate and bury relatives.
In northern Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp, which Israel bombarded heavily for weeks and which troops surrounded in heavy fighting with militants, "you come across whole city blocks that have been demolished, just a pancake of concrete layered as buildings have collapsed", said Thomas White, the Gaza director for the UN agency caring for Palestinian refugees.
More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, roughly two-thirds of them women and minors, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. More than 1,200 people have been killed on the Israeli side, mostly civilians killed in the initial attack.
At least 77 soldiers have been killed in Israel's ground offensive. Israel says it has killed thousands of militants, without providing evidence.
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing: Five Eye intelligence backs Canada's probe, says report

Reports say the Five Eye Network which is led by the US appears to back Canada's claim that the Indian government was behind the murder of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canada's claims that actors linked to the Indian government were behind the assassination of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar seems to have gained traction among the five eyes intelligence network which comprises of the US, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Canada.&nbsp; The Times of India reported that the Five Eye intelligence network has called the allegations serious but at the same time declined to jointly condemn the murder that took place in June this year.&nbsp; The Washington Post quoted a source to say that the Five Eyes led by the US refused to publicly condemn the killing of Nijjar in a joint statement, leaving Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to announce his "credible&rsquo;&rsquo; allegations alone, but "privately raised&rsquo;&rsquo; the issue before the G20 summit.

The truce between Israel and Hamas has been extended by another day to facilitate prisoner-hostage swap.

Israel, Hamas truce extended by another day

The truce between Israel and Hamas has been extended by another day to facilitate prisoner-hostage swap.

Israel and Hamas, said agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, said Qatar, which has been mediating between the two sides.
The truce was set to expire Thursday morning. Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute disagreements over the hostages to be freed by Hamas in exchange for another day of a halt in fighting.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry said the truce was being extended under the same terms as in the past, under which Hamas has released 10 Israeli hostages per day in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners.
Earlier, before the truce was to expire, Israel released several Palestinian prisoners after Hamas freed 16 hostages.
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While the US indictment does not mention the target, reports say that it was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the Sikhs for Justice organisation. 

Indian Nikhil Gupta charged by US: what indictment says about 'assassination' plot

While the US indictment does not mention the target, reports say that it was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the Sikhs for Justice organisation.

While the US indictment does not mention the target, reports say that it was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the Sikhs for Justice organisation.

The United States has charged an Indian man for allegedly being involved in a plot to kill an American citizen in New York. The documents submitted by US say that the target was a Sikh activist who advocated for separate state of Khalistan.&nbsp;
US has claimed that Indian government employee contacted Nikhil Gupta in May 2023 and &lsquo;recruited GUPTA to orchestrate the assassination of the Victim in the United States. &lsquo;
&lsquo;In or about May 2023, CC-1 recruited GUPTA to orchestrate the assassination of the Victim in the United States. &nbsp;The Victim is a vocal critic of the Indian government and leads a U.S.-based organization that advocates for the secession of Punjab, a state in northern India that is home to a large population of Sikhs, an ethnoreligious minority group in India,&rsquo; a press release on the US Justice Department website says.&nbsp;
The document adds that Gupta contacted an individual he believed to be a &lsquo;criminal associate&rsquo; but he was a &lsquo;confidential source&rsquo; working with the American Drug Enforcement Agency. Gupta wanted the associate to help him contract a hitman for the alleged assassination plot.&nbsp;
The associate introduced Gupta to a &lsquo;purported hitman, who was in fact a DEA undercover officer&rsquo;.&nbsp;
The indictment filed by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York says that the India government employee agreed through Nikhil Gupta to pay the &lsquo;hitman&rsquo; $100,000 for assassination.
&lsquo;In or about June 2023&rsquo;, the Indian govt employee gave Gupta personal information about the target including his number, address and schedule. Gupta then passed the details to the &lsquo;hitman&rsquo;. The US document says Gupta sent the Indian government employee regular surveillance photographs of the target.&nbsp;
US prosecutors have said that Gupta asked the &lsquo;hitman&rsquo;, who was a US undercover agent, to carry out the murder as soon as possible but asked him not to do anything &lsquo;around the time of anticipated engagements scheduled to occur in the ensuing weeks between high-level U.S. and Indian government officials.&rsquo;
On June 20, 2023 &ndash; two days after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in Canada &ndash; Gupta sent the &lsquo;hitman&rsquo; a news article on the target and said the assassination was now a priority.&nbsp;
The indictment has not named the US citizen but The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, last week reported that US authorities thwarted a plot to assassinate banned Sikhs for Justice&rsquo;s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and issued a warning to the Indian government over concerns it was involved in the plot.
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What US indictment of Indian Nikhil Gupta says about Nijjar killing

While the US indictment does not mention the target, reports say that it was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the Sikhs for Justice organisation.

The United State has charged an Indian national named Nikhil Gupta for being involved in an alleged plot to assassinate a Sikh leader who is also an American citizen on American soil.&nbsp;
A press release on the indictment posted on the US Department of Justice's website also mentions the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.&nbsp;
It says that on June 19, 2023 - a day after Nijjar's killing - Nikhil Gupta told the 'hitman' he had allegedly hired to kill the US Sikh leader that Nijjar was also one of the targets and that they have many targets. US has said that the 'hitman' was their undercover agent. The US statement also says that Gupta told the 'hitman' that there was no need to wait to kill the target in the light of Nijjar's murder.&nbsp;
The indictment has not named the US citizen but The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, last week reported that US authorities thwarted a plot to assassinate banned Sikhs for Justice&rsquo;s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and issued a warning to the Indian government over concerns it was involved in the plot.
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Former US top diplomat Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

Former US top diplomat Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on 29th November died at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100.
As America's top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations, Kissinger played a key role in US foreign and security policies.
A controversial Nobel Peace Prize, the Jewish-American was born in Nazi Germany and fled to the US with his family in 1938.
Kissinger had a troubling relationship with India. Under his advise, the US supported Pakistan against India in the 1971 war.
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The superseding indictment filed in the alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist notes that the arrested Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta had reached out to a mole of the law enforcement agencies to hire a hitman for the assassination.

What are charges against Nikhil Gupta, man accused by US in 'assassination' plot

The superseding indictment filed in the alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist notes that the arrested Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta had reached out to a mole of the law enforcement agencies to hire a hitman for the assassination.

The US government affidavit in a New York court has noted that arrested Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta allegedly conspired with a number of others, at least one of whom is believed to be an official in India.
The charges against Gupta will build on a bare-bones indictment, filed in mid-June and unsealed in July, which alleged that he coordinated a USD15,000 advance payment to a purported hit man&rsquo;s associate.
It said Gupta was hired by the unnamed Indian official in or about May this year to orchestrate the assassination of a vocal critic of the Indian government and leads a U.S.-based organization that advocates for the secession of Punjab Gupta. It said Gupta then contacted an individual whom he believed to be a criminal associate, for assistance in contracting a hitman.
It said Gupta was given personal information of the person to be killed by the unnamed Indian official. The indictment stated that Gupta specifically instructed the hitman not to commit the murder around the time of anticipated engagements scheduled to occur in the ensuing weeks between high-level U.S. and Indian government officials.
On or about June 18, masked gunmen murdered Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia in Canada. Nijjar was an associate of the person who was to be killed in the US Gupta is charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.
Each count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The indictment has not named the US citizen but The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, last week reported that US authorities thwarted a plot to assassinate banned Sikhs for Justice&rsquo;s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and issued a warning to the Indian government over concerns it was involved in the plot.

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