Indian-American federal prosecutor Bharara sacked

Washington, March 12 – A day after being asked to quit by US President Donald Trump’s administration, Preet Bharara, a high-profile Indian-American federal prosecutor was sacked on Saturday, a media report said. Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was asked by President Trump to remain in his post shortly after the election, was fired after he refused an order to submit his resignation, The New York Times reported.