Crime

Chinmayanand case: SC allows former union minister to access victim's statement

The victim had filed an appeal in the apex court against the November 7 order of the Allahabad High Court, which held that Chinmayanand was entitled to get a certified copy of her statement.

Nov 17, 2019

Prince Andrew says 'no recollection' of meeting Epstein accuser, denies having sex with her

Virginia Giuffre had stated that Epstein paid her $15,000 after she was coerced into having sexual intercourse with the prince when she was 17.

Nov 16, 2019

Father-son kidnapped by cab driver, held hostage for hours in Delhi

The businessman was forced to hand over his belongings to the captors, who also withdrew cash through his ATM cards.

Nov 16, 2019

CBI raids Amnesty International's Delhi, Bengaluru office for violating FCRA norms

Amnesty India had allegedly received Rs 36 crore as foreign funds through commercial route after it was denied permission from the Home Ministry.

Nov 15, 2019

California school attack: On 16th birthday, student opens fire at high school, killing two; shoots self

A high school student, celebrating his 16th birthday, opened fire outside Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, killing two teens and wounding three other teens before shooting himself in the head.

Nov 15, 2019

Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf.

Kashmiris trained in Pakistan to fight against Indian Army, Pervez Musharraf admits [Video]

Pakistan former president Gen Pervez Musharraf can be seen calling terrorists like Osama bin Laden and Jalaluddin Haqqani "Pakistani heroes" in an unverified video clip.

Nov 14, 2019

EPF scam: Abhinav Gupta, son of arrested UPPCL General Manager, in EOW custody

Abhinav reportedly took a commission for investing the EPF money of UPPCL employees in DHFL.

Nov 13, 2019

Indonesian police headquarters struck by suspected suicide bombing

Footages broadcasted on Indonesian television channel showed people rushing out of the buildings near the blast site.

Nov 13, 2019

Infosys row: CEO Salil Parekh under fire again after another whistleblower guns at firm

Claiming to be an employee in the $11-billion company's finance department, the whistleblower complained that he was unable to disclose his identity fearing retaliation.

Nov 12, 2019

Ayodhya aftermath: 77 people arrested in UP over inflammatory social media posts

A five-member SC bench had given the ownership of the 2.77-acre disputed site to the Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas.

Nov 11, 2019

IMA scam troubled waters: Big govt fish in CBI net for accepting bribes

Then Deputy Commissioner BM Vijay Shankar, IAS, suspended assistant commissioner LC Nagaraj and Manjunath, who is an accountant, have been named in the FIR.

Nov 10, 2019

'Missing' American tourist returns to Goa from Maharashtra hill station

The 20-year-old American tourist returned to Goa from Panchgani by taxi, according to the Goa Police and her family.

Nov 10, 2019

Facebook deletes posts with Ukraine whistleblower's name; Twitter says no rules violated

Despite Twitter's stating that 'personally identifiable information about any individual, including the alleged whistleblower' is prohibited from sharing, several posts containing the whistleblower's name were reported to be circulating.

Nov 9, 2019

IMA scam: CBI raids 15 locations including residences of top officers in Karnataka and UP

Out of the 15 locations, the raids were carried out at 11 places in Bengaluru and each in Mandya, Ramanagara, Belgaum and one place in Meerut, UP.

Nov 8, 2019

Trump calls misusing charity 'small technical violations' after judge fines him $2 million

President Trump defended the charity in a statement on Twitter, saying the foundation was an "incredibly effective philanthropy" that had made "some small technical violations."