Crime

Karnataka Minister's wife in 'bribery' sting operation by local TV channel

The 'bribe' of Rs 7 lakh was regarding a tender pertaining to the Social Welfare department.

Nov 6, 2015

India takes tough line on trafficking victims who get special US visas

Move said to be a fallout of the Devyani Khobragade arrest and strip-search incident.

Nov 5, 2015

Egypt: Isis car bombing at police building kills three in Sinai

Several police forces are said to be among the dead.

Nov 4, 2015

Delhi: Ola cab driver sacked, booked for threatening female passenger, daughter

The woman passenger is a joint-secretary rank official posted with the railway ministry.

Nov 4, 2015

Syria: Isis burns oil to create smoke screen against US bombers

Isis wanted to create clouds of smoke to confuse fighter planes and lead them to miss their targets.

Nov 4, 2015

Gold worth Rs 2 crore seized at Goa airport

The catch is one of the "big seizures" made at the Goa airport.

Nov 3, 2015

Chicago: Nine-year-old boy fatally shot in street fight crossfire

A nine-year-old boy was fatally shot in a Chicago neighbourhood on Monday, apparently caught in the crossfire of a street fight, police said. The boy, whose name has not been officially released, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Nov 3, 2015

Uber driver who raped woman executive gets life imprisonment

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday hailed the court verdict awarding life imprisonment .

Nov 3, 2015

Taslima Nasreen tops hit list of Bangladeshi Islamist group that killed bloggers

Islamist militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team named 14 writers on the hit list.

Nov 3, 2015

Brixton shooting: Man shot in face and eyes with pellet gun in south London robbery

Detectives from the Mets Flying Squad have released CCTV footage of two men they wish to find.

Nov 3, 2015

Afghanistan: Horrific video shows Taliban stoning woman to death for premarital sex

19-year-old Rokhsahana is seen trapped in a pit as men surround her and start pelting her with stones.

Nov 3, 2015

Al Shabaab militants hack giraffe in 'tourism' video to call new recruits to join jihad in Kenya

The terror group promotes the 'tourism' of Kenya to entice Kenyans and foreigners to join the jihadist movement.

Nov 3, 2015

'Some Mumbai cops working with Dawood Ibrahim,' Chhota Rajan warns Government

The government is considering handing over Rajan's custody to Delhi Police, which reports to the Centre.

Nov 3, 2015

Gujarat: 2 BJP leaders shot dead in Bharuch ahead of civic polls

Shirish Bangali, who was a prominent RSS leader, and Pragnesh Mistry of BJP Yuva Morcha have been killed.

Nov 3, 2015

FBI launches tool to recognize extremists, draws flak for being 'completely Islamic'

"Don't Be a Puppet" features a series of games and tips to identify who is most likely to become a violent extremist.

Nov 2, 2015