Crime

Gunman on run after killing three at Strasbourg Christmas market

President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting with cabinet officials in Paris shortly after midnight.

Dec 12, 2018

Brazil shooting: 5 dead as gunman opens fire in church

The gunman was armed with two weapons and fired at least 20 times before police confronted him and he committed suicide in front of the altar.

Dec 12, 2018

PNB fraud: Debt Recovery Tribunal serves notice to Nirav Modi, family to recover Rs 7,000 crore

They have been allowed time till January 15, 2019, to reply to the notice, failing which the PNB plea would be decided ex-parte.

Dec 10, 2018

Ramachandra Guha gets death threat over 'beef' tweet

A known critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Guha said the controversial tweet was aimed at "flaying" the saffron party's "hypocrisy" on beef, while claiming that he had received threatening calls.

Dec 10, 2018

'I can't breathe,' Jamal Khashoggi's last words disclosed in transcript

The transcript begins at the moment Jamal Khashoggi enters the Saudi consulate in a quiet residential district of Istanbul at lunchtime on October 2.

Dec 10, 2018

Maharashtra minister's ex-PA, suspended cop held for diamond trader's murder

Rajeshwar Udani, a diamond trader and resident of Mahalaxmi Society in suburban Ghatkopar, had gone missing on November 28. The 57-year-old's decomposed body was found at Panvel in Raigad district on Friday.

Dec 10, 2018

Vijay Mallya's extradition case edges towards ruling

If the judgment goes ahead as scheduled on Monday, it would mark a significant point in this high-profile extradition trial that has lasted over a year.

Dec 9, 2018

Mexico's new government takes aim at drug cartel finances

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is taking aim at the finances of the powerful Jalisco cartel in what a top anti-money laundering official said was an opening salvo in the fight to stop criminal gangs from flourishing with impunity.

Dec 8, 2018

Bulandshahr violence: Two police officials transferred in the aftermath of mob attack

Circle Officer (CO) Satya Prakash Sharma and Suresh Kumar, the in-charge of Chingravathi police chowki, have been transferred "for their failure in responding in time to the situation arising on Monday in that area".

Dec 8, 2018

Delhi: 12-year-old student hangs self, blames her science teacher in suicide note

Daisy Rathore, 12, who hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her home on December 1, ensured that her tormentor was punished, as she wrote the teacher's name on her palms and hands and also the reason for her extreme step.

Dec 6, 2018

Wanted Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Musa spotted in Bathinda; Punjab on high alert

The intelligence reports have suggested that Musa could be disguised as a Sikh and wearing a turban. He is the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind chief and is said to be aligned with a global terror group.

Dec 6, 2018

Bulandshahr violence: Family of slain police officer Subodh Kumar meets UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The meeting was held at 5, Kalidas Marg residence of the Chief Minister, where Sunita, the widow and her two sons Shreya and Abhishek were present.

Dec 6, 2018

2015 Paris attacks: French team in Kochi to probe NIA undertrial Subahani Haja Moideen

The November 2015 Paris attack was a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that took place at a few places which left 130 dead and over 400 injured.

Dec 5, 2018

Punjab, Karnataka CMs in list of leaders with pending criminal cases

The list featuring 4,122 criminal cases pending against serving and ex-legislators was submitted before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Dec 5, 2018

AgustaWestland scam: Key accused Christian Michel extradited to India from UAE

The operation code-named 'Unicorn' was carried out under the guidance of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and being coordinated by interim CBI Director M Nageswar Rao

Dec 5, 2018