From campus politics in Punjab to an alleged global criminal empire spanning India, Canada, the United States and beyond, this episode of Post Mortem traces the rise of Lawrence Bishnoi and other Punjab-origin crime syndicates. We examine newly unsealed U.S. federal indictments, the international crackdown under Operation Hardball, and the alleged links between organized crime, narcotics trafficking, extortion, contract killings and high-profile cases involving Sidhu Moosewala, Salman Khan and Hardeep Singh Nijjar. With investigations still underway and the allegations yet to be proven in court, this episode explores how local gangs evolved into transnational crime networks and what the latest developments could mean for law enforcement across the world.
In this episode of Unpolitics, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh joins us for an in-depth conversation on the state of Indian politics, the Opposition's strategy, the Congress party's future, and the road to 2029.
Australia refused to sell uranium to India for years because New Delhi is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). So what changed?
Why are women still expected to excel at both work and home while caregiving responsibilities remain unequal?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday brought back a muffler gifted to him during his first visit to New Zealand nearly three decades ago, recalling the warmth and affection he received on that trip. Addressing a community event in Auckland, PM Modi said that although it was his first visit to the country as Prime Minister, he had travelled there 25-30 years ago before entering public life. He shared that a New Zealander had gifted him a muffler, a cap and a pair of gloves during that visit, and revealed that he had brought the same muffler to the event. "I used it several times over the years and I take care of it even today, just like I take care of your love for me," PM Modi said, drawing applause from the audience.