Crime

Angry hunt worker caught on camera assaulting an activist gets caution

The Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs caught the incident on camera on the 26 November 206 and reported it to the police. A North Yorkshire police spokesman has said “A 54-year-old man was interviewed as a voluntary attendee and has been issued with a conditional caution after he admitted assault and criminal damage against a woman in her twenties.

Feb 1, 2017

Former minister Hari Narayan Rai is the first person to be convicted under India's money-laundering laws

Former Jharkhand minister Hari Narayan Rai has been convicted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), and is sentenced to seven years in prison.

Jan 31, 2017

Quebec mosque shooting: 'Nerdy' Trump-supporting right-wing gunman charged with six counts of murder, not terrorism

Alexandre Bissonnette was "known to several activists in Quebec City for his pro-Le Pen and anti-feminist identity positions at Université Laval and on social networks."

Jan 31, 2017

Govt warns against fraud and identity theft in the name of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

Some individuals and organisations may be looking to commit identity theft and bank fraud with data obtained from people in the name of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.

Jan 31, 2017

Hafiz Saeed arrested: Is this another one of Pakistan's strategies to appease the US on terrorism?

Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, has been put under house arrest along with five others.

Jan 31, 2017

Belgravia squatters attacked with missiles in luxury building

Anarchist squatters were attacked by a gang of men using missiles in a luxury Belgravia flat – close to chef Nigella Lawsons home – in London, on the 28 January.

Jan 30, 2017

SC orders fresh FIR against Asaram Bapu; levies Rs 1 lakh fine

Many witnesses in the rape case against him have been killed, according to reports.

Jan 30, 2017

Canada: At least 6 killed, 8 injured in mass shooting at Quebec mosque in 'terror attack on Muslims'

Three gunmen had reportedly entered the mosque and shot at around 40 people gathered for evening prayers on Sunday, local time.

Jan 30, 2017

Pune: Infosys techie from Kerala murdered in office by Assamese security guard for snubbing his proposal

K Rasila Raju was strangled with a computer wire at her workstation at the Infosys office in Hinjewadi in Pune.

Jan 30, 2017

Texas mosque goes up in flames; authorities urge people not to draw conclusions

An investigation is underway in the mosque fire which was spotted in the wee hours of Saturday.

Jan 29, 2017

Terror on tracks? As NIA takes over Kanpur and Kuneru derailment probes, tragedies averted in Jharkhand and West Bengal

Fittings were noticed to be missing from tracks near Malda in West Bengal and Dhanbad in Jharkhand, and trains on both tracks were stopped.

Jan 27, 2017

Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigns on charges of sexual misconduct; how will it affect BJP?

Shanmuganathan has been accused of turning the Raj Bhavan into a "young ladies' club" and "seriously compromising" its dignity.

Jan 27, 2017

Republic Day 2017 violence: Serial blasts rock Assam; explosions in Manipur as well

It turned out to be a violent Republic Day for the North-East after anti-talk ULFA (Independent) claimed responsibility for the blasts in Assam, though no deaths or injuries have been reported so far.

Jan 26, 2017

Arvind Kejriwal gets death threats on official e-mail; 4 men want to kill Delhi CM

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has received death threats on his official e-mail on two different occasions.

Jan 25, 2017

Goa jailbreak attempt: Gangster Vinayak Karbotkar, who killed a seasoned criminal in prison, gets killed in Sada sub jail

Karbotkar had earlier been accused of killing Ashpaq Abbas Bengre at Colvale Central Jail last year.

Jan 25, 2017