Crime

Assaulted, then murdered: 19-year-old India-American student breathes her last in Chicago

She was found dead in the back seat of her family-owned vehicle in a campus garage on Saturday.

Nov 26, 2019

Thieves grab priceless jewels, 41 ct 'Green Diamond' in German museum heist

Reports suggest the haul was worth up to 1 billion euros and was caused after a nearby electricity junction box was set on fire, cutting the power supply to the whole area before the heist.

Nov 26, 2019

Shocking details of how Nithyananda reached South America

Sources in the Gujarat Police said that Nithyananda's passport (Number Z-1864348) was issued from Bengaluru office on October 1, 2008, and was valid till September 30, 2018.

Nov 24, 2019

After JMB, NIA unearths another Bangladeshi terror group Ansarullah Bangla in Bengaluru

Ansarullah Bangla's presence in Bengaluru came into light after the NIA team from Kolkata arrested a man named Mahmood Hassan from Guwahati, who told NIA that he was previously staying in Bengaluru.

Nov 24, 2019

7 Pakistan-based terrorists enter India via Nepal; holed up in Uttar Pradesh

These terrorists are making attempts to enter Jammu and Kashmir and also trying to get in touch with their local contact in the Valley.

Nov 24, 2019

Honey and money traps: Army cracks down on WhatsApp, FB use by key personnel

Officers on sensitive missions have been asked to delete Facebook accounts to prevent critical information and movement history from falling in the hands of enemy cyber sleuths.

Nov 23, 2019

Shocking: Airports may have more tipplers than thought among air-side staff

DGCA tightens breath analyzer tests for staff after surprise checks reveal the high number of drunken employees handling operations of major Indian airports including on the air-side.

Nov 23, 2019

Spy discloses China's political interference in Hong Kong, Taiwan; seeks asylum in Australia

Wang "William" Liqiang admitted to entering Taiwan under a false identity to run undercover operatives to interfere in the 2018 municipal elections as well as the upcoming presidential polls in January.

Nov 23, 2019

Turkey arrests Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, IS leader behind bomb attacks in 20 countries

The IS leader codenamed Yusuf Huda is the mastermind in the attacks in Russia in 2018 and a shopping centre in Germany's Hamburg,

Nov 23, 2019

Modi distributes black money? SBI customer receives lumpsum amount, believes PM gave away recovered cash

Hukum Singh from Madhya Pradesh was freeloading the amount deposited in his account every month without questioning it, believing that PM Modi was fulfilling his election promise of distributing black money.

Nov 22, 2019

CBI grants clean chit to Karnataka MLA KJ George, senior IPS officers over DySP Ganapathy's suicide

The CBI had submitted a report to Madikeri JMFC court in October 2019, exonerating charges against MLA KJ George and senior IPS officers Pranav Mohanty and AM Prasad.

Nov 22, 2019

Andhra Pradesh: 35 injured after bus overturns in East Godavari

No casualties were reported at the time of filing the report but all the passengers sustained injuries.

Nov 22, 2019

Israel PM Netanyahu charged with corruption, says he won't resign

Netanyahu, in power continuously since 2009 and before that in the 1990s, has dominated Israeli politics for a generation, decisively turning the country to the right.

Nov 22, 2019

KPL scandal: Cricketers were blackmailed, honeytrapped by bookies, SIT formed

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, IPS revealed that foreign cricket players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are also a part of the scandal.

Nov 21, 2019

Prince Andrew steps down from royal duties after Epstein sex scandal comment backfires

Blaming Jeffrey Epstein's suicide of having left many unanswered questions particularly for his victims, Prince Andrew called his association with the sex offender "ill-judged".

Nov 21, 2019