An Indian-origin doctor has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with his unlawful prescription of powerful opioids, which led to the deaths of two patients due to overdose. The doctor, Sanjay Mehta, had minimal experience with chronic pain patients and no training in prescribing Schedule-II narcotics when he was recruited at a clinic in…
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JULY 05: Harry Brook of England avoids a short ball from Akash Deep of India during day four of the 2nd Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Edgbaston on July 05, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has pleaded with Ben Stokes…
Bryan Kohberger, a graduate student in criminology, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. The plea deal allows him to avoid the death penalty in exchange for four life sentences without the possibility of appeal. The killings took place in Moscow, Idaho — a community…
Lorenzo Tangira, 28, has pleaded guilty to the murder of 25-year-old India-born security guard Ramandeep Singh, who was brutally attacked and killed nearly two years ago while finishing his shift at Massey’s Royal Reserve in West Auckland. Tangira and his teenage accomplice assaulted Singh at the park, leading to his death on the spot. The…
Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release NEW YORK: A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release. Mahmoud Khalil said in court filings unsealed Thursday that the…
NEW DELHI: A week after being expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and disowned by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday shared an emotional message on social media, addressing his parents Lalu and Rabri Devi. In the heartfelt note, he pleaded for their love and blamed political conspiracies for his…
Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death (Photo: AP) A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the December death of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating at the Marcy Correctional Facility was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of…
Haji Najibullah, a former Taliban commander, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a US journalist and supporting deadly attacks on American soldiers. The plea was made in a Manhattan federal court on Friday, in which Najibullah pleaded guilty to providing weapons and assistance to Taliban militants between 2007 and 2009. Through an interpreter, he informed Judge…
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, federal prosecutors said. The man, Lauren H. DeLoach, 69, of St. Helena Island, S.C., pleaded guilty to Lacey Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act charges for importing and selling sperm…
NEW DELHI: Former Bahujan Samaj Party leader Akash Anand on Sunday pleaded before party supremo and his aunt Mayawati to take him back into the party after he was sacked from the party.In a social media post on X, Akash said that Mayawati is his only political guru and claimed that he would not let…