Crime

Delhi: Friends behead tattoo artist with coconut choppers after he refused to return money

The headless body of 22-year-old Babloo Kumar was found in the bushes at a vacant plot in Mayur Vihar Sunday. Officials said that all the accused in the case has been arrested.

Dec 18, 2018

Vijay Mallya faces bankruptcy proceedings in UK High Court

TLT LLP has been representing the banks in their efforts to recover their dues as part of the worldwide freezing order, with the bankruptcy petition aimed at seizing his assets to recover dues.

Dec 18, 2018

Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs over 1MDB state investment fund scandal

Malaysia filed the charges against Goldman Sachs and its former bankers Tim Leissner and Roger Ng.

Dec 17, 2018

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar convicted, gets life imprisonment

The 73-year-old has been found guilty of murder and promoting enmity between different groups. He has to surrender by December 31.

Dec 17, 2018

Bengaluru City Police disguises as couple to nab kidnappers

On Sunday, 9 December, a team of four from the Shivaji Nagar police station nabbed criminals from Kolar for kidnapping an employee of a private marketing firm and demanding ransom money of Rs 10 lakh.

Dec 16, 2018

Bengaluru: Anonymous caller blackmails JD(S) manager over alleged misuse of party funds

The caller claims to be calling from Dubai and has been harassing the party official, Devaraj for the past one week (since December 4) and has said that he knows how the party funds have been misused and wants the manager to admit to it.

Dec 16, 2018

Kerala: Open firing at controversial actress Leena Paul's luxury salon in Kochi; no casualties reported

No one was hurt during the shocking incident which took place during the afternoon at the city's heartland. The police are searching the CCTV footages to identify the criminals involved in the act.

Dec 16, 2018

Strasbourg shooter killed after 48-hour manhunt, says French minister Christophe Castaner

Cherif Chekatt was killed in the Neudorf-Meinau district of the city, two kilometres from where he shot passers-by and stabbed people on Tuesday.

Dec 14, 2018

US-based Indian techie sentenced to 9 years in prison for sexual assault on flight

Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 35, who came to the US on an H-1B visa in 2015, will be deported after he serves his sentence, a federal court in Detroit said as it sentenced the Indian national to nine years of imprisonment.

Dec 14, 2018

Bengaluru: Mumbai-based CEO of private firm harassed by Ola cab driver' tweets horrifying experience

The incident took place when Akanksha Hazari, a Mumbai-based Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a private company, boarded a cab from Kempegowda International Airport.

Dec 13, 2018

India's death penalty problem: Speed up executions or rethink on judicial murder?

Should the death row convicts be sent to the gallows faster? Should they rather be allowed to rot in the cells awaiting death? Should we convict more criminals to death? Or should India abolish death penalty altogether?

Dec 13, 2018

PNB fraud case: Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi, says CBI

"The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi on the request of CBI," said CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal.

Dec 13, 2018

Italy's strategic analysis committee meets after Strasbourg attack

"This morning the strategic analysis committee convened an urgent meeting," said Matteo Salvini, Interior Minister and Deputy Premier, in a video on Facebook which he posted from Jerusalem during a two-day official visit to Israel.

Dec 13, 2018

Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in jail for campaign finance violations

Prosecutors had asked for a prison term of between 51 and 63 months due to the "seriousness" of Cohen's violations of election laws.

Dec 13, 2018

From luxury yachts to fancy watches, Vijay Mallya no longer owns fabled assets

Most assets including personal valuables of former liquor baron are attached or given to court custody.

Dec 12, 2018