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| Indian-American couple held guilty of human trafficking | | | | Agencies
Washington: An Indian-American couple from California - Satish Kartan and Sharmistha Barai - has been found guilty to the charges of forced labour of foreign nationals from India and Nepal.
Residents of Stockton in California, Satish Kartan (45) and his wife Sharmistha Barai (45) took advantage of overseas workers, forcing them to work without pay, physically abusing them and threatening them of negative repercussions if they tried to leave, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband said.
The Indian-American couple faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine. The sentencing is scheduled for June 6.
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| | | | China attempts to take credit for toning down India-Pakistan tension | | | | Agencies
Beijing: China played a 'constructive role' in reducing tension between India and Pakistan, the foreign ministry said, after the nuclear-armed rivals almost came to blows last month following a terror attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.
The sparring threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by US officials, including National Security Adviser John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events have told Reuters.
A Pakistani minister said China and the United Arab Emirates also intervened to lessen tension between the south Asian neighbours.
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| | | | Pak violates ceasefire in Sunderbani, Akhnoor sectors along LoC | | | | Pakistan on Monday violated ceasefire from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor and Sunderbani sectors of Jammu and Kashmir. The violation of ceasefire was reported at around 10:45 pm.
Pakistani troops resorted to shelling with mortars and firing of small arms. Indian Army is effectively retaliating to the unprovoked firing.
The Pakistani Rangers have been repeatedly violating the ceasefire, killing security forces as well as civilians.
The year 2018 had witnessed the highest number of ceasefire violations, which is 2,936, by the Pakistani troops in the last 15 years along the Indo-Pak border. | |
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