Crime

Malaysia's former PM Najib Razak charged with abuse of power

Razak, 64, was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power in connection with funds from SRC International, a former subsidiary of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Jul 4, 2018

Andhra techie promises to 'surprise everyone,' jumps to death from 9th floor in Chennai

The deceased has been identified as R Priyanka, a native of Andhra Pradesh. The CCTV footage from the building at the Thoraipakkam area showed Priyanka jumping off the building at around 4.45 pm. Her colleagues then found her body and informed the police.

Jul 4, 2018

Indian-origin students given probation for hacking, changing grades at Kansas University

Judge orders 18-month probation for a student who hacked University of Kansas' system to change his failing grades to A.

Jul 3, 2018

Mentally unstable man beheads teacher, walks around holding her head in Jharkhand village

The 45-year-old mentally unstable man had called her out of the classroom during school hours on Tuesday. When the primary school teacher made her way out of the premises, he hacked her to death with a sharp object.

Jul 3, 2018

Child sex abuse cover-up lands Australian archbishop in year-long detention

Philip Wilson, who is the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of concealing child sex abuse in the church, was sentenced to a year in detention on July 3.

Jul 3, 2018

After Mandsaur horror, 4-year-old abducted, raped and left to die in Satna

The accused, who is known to the victim's family, was thrashed by the villagers and handed over to local police.

Jul 3, 2018

Controversial comment lands Telugu film critic Kathi Mahesh in trouble

Kathi Mahesh has been arrested for derogatory comments against Lord Rama and Sita during a television debate causing right-wing activists to attempt an attack on him on Sunday.

Jul 3, 2018

Malaysia arrests former PM Najib Razak as 'Mission Mahathir' comes full circle

The backlash is complete for Najib Razak as the 'Mission Mahathir' is accomplished. Former Malaysian prime minister's arrest finally happens in the multi-billion dollar IMalaysia Berhad corruption scandal.

Jul 3, 2018

Andhra Pradesh techie drowns in North Carolina waterfall

The 33-year-old software engineer, identified as Gogineni Nagarjuna, had fallen on the rocks and slid into the gushing water stream. Local authorities found his body half-an-hour later.

Jul 3, 2018

Sunanda Pushkar murder: Delhi court to take up Shashi Tharoor's anticipatory bail plea on Wednesday

The Congress leader, who has been accused of driving his wife to commit suicide has moved an anticipatory bail plea in a sessions court. The court has said that information in the charge-sheet provide sufficient grounds for Tharoor's arrest.

Jul 3, 2018

Kochi hostel murder: 3 Campus Front activists arrested, SFI calls for a day's shutdown of colleges in Kerala

Abhimanyu, a second-year B.Sc student was stabbed to death in a midnight brawl on the hostel campus of a college in Ernakulam. SFI has called it a planned murder while a CPI(M) MLA has alleged the involvement of trained criminals that resulted in one death two other being seriously injured.

Jul 3, 2018

PNB fraud: Interpol issues red corner notice against fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi

Interpol notice will now allow the agency to arrest the jeweller in all 192 member nations, as India looks to recover Rs 13,500 crore that the businessman scammed from Punjab National Bank.

Jul 3, 2018

RTI activist, his friend shot dead in Bihar's Jamui

Right to Information (RTI) activist and his friend were allegedly killed in Bihar's Jamui on Sunday.

Jul 3, 2018

Burari death mystery: Family member rubbishes spiritual angle

Relative of the Burari's deceased family rubbished the spiritual angle and termed it bogus. Sujata said that the family was a happy and peace loving one who never believed in 'babas'.

Jul 3, 2018

Delhi mass suicide: 10 questions still unanswered in the mysterious Burari family deaths

Various theories have made rounds ever since 11 family members were found hanging ­— blindfolded, gagged and hands tied — inside their house in Delhi's Burari area on July 1.

Jul 2, 2018