Crime

California has NOT legalised child prostitution; in fact, the new law protects minors

The law essentially means that child prostitutes will now be considered victims rather than perpetrators of a crime.

Dec 30, 2016

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's office burgled; computers and documents stolen

According to reports, computers and several documents were stolen.

Dec 30, 2016

Bengaluru man arrested for Capgemini software engineer's murder in Pune

The Bengaluru-based man's romantic overtures were turned down by Antara Das.

Dec 29, 2016

Demonetisation: Lawyer Rohit Tandon arrested in money laundering case

Tandon was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate and will be presented in court on Thursday.

Dec 29, 2016

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's assistant arrested by Iraqi forces in Nineveh

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had said recently that ISIS would be driven out of the country in three months.

Dec 29, 2016

LeT's Al-Muhammadia student wing is a terrorist organisation, says US

The US also put sanctions on two of LeT's senior leaders.

Dec 29, 2016

From Philip Green to Mike Ashley: Bad city boys of 2016

Who are the bankers and business figures that have been in trouble this year? From Mike Ashley to Philip Green, IBTimes UK has a look at a few who have hit the headlines.

Dec 28, 2016

News Roundup: New fine on old demonetised notes, Sunburn Pune under a cloud, Emily Ratajkowski's nude Christmas card, and more

Read about Iraq saying it will kick out ISIS in three months, and ammonia being detected in Earth's atmosphere above India and China.

Dec 28, 2016

Demonetisation: Robbers increasingly turning to gold heists as currency notes promise lower yield

Gold robberies have been reported from various parts of India, with jewellery stores and financial institutions providing gold loans being targeted.

Dec 28, 2016

Delhi: Police constable suspended after being caught on CCTV accepting object from pickpockets at metro station

According to the CISF, more than 91 percent nabbed pickpockets were women.

Dec 28, 2016

Berlin: Seven suspects arrested after setting homeless man on fire

Berlin police released footage of seven suspects who may have set a homeless man on fire on Christmas eve.The 37-year-old man had been sleeping on a bench in the Schönleinstraße Station. The 15 to 21-year-old suspects fled the scene after the attack around 2am.Subway drivers and passers-by managed to extinguish the fire and the victim was unhurt. Following the release of CCTV footage on 26 December all suspects handed themselves in.

Dec 27, 2016

Watch: Bengaluru priest abducted by ISIS urges Pope Francis, Indian government to save him [VIDEO]

"If I were a European priest, I would have been taken more seriously," says Father Tommy George in a video posted on the Christmas Eve.

Dec 26, 2016

Punjab acid attack: In this village, women attacked other women with acid

At least nine women were injured in the acid attack in Punjab's Kapurthala district.

Dec 26, 2016

Demonetisation: Surat businessman Kishore Bhajiawala held with Rs 1.45 crore in new notes

Bhajiawala used 700 people to withdraw and deposit cash into his 27 bank accounts of which 20 were benami to launder huge amounts of money.

Dec 26, 2016

Syrian man who filmed daughters before sending them on suicide mission is killed in Damascus

Al-Nusra and al-Qaeda operative Abu Nimr, alias Abdurrahman Shadad, had reportedly sent his two young daughters on suicide bombing mission.

Dec 26, 2016