Crime

Demonetisation: Flight of capital, gold detected at Indian airports

The cash and gold seizures were made by CISF at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and other airports.

Dec 14, 2016

Bengaluru RBI officer arrested on Tuesday laundered money for 30% cut

Michael Kattukaran and his accomplices allegedly exchanged Rs 1.51 crore worth of demonetised notes for new currency.

Dec 14, 2016

Geetanjali 'dowry death': After Rs 51 lakh, 101 gold coins, two luxury cars, Garg wanted more

Geetanjali, a 30-year-old resident of Sector 8, Panchkula, was shot dead at the Police Lines parade ground in Gurgaon on July 17, 2013.

Dec 13, 2016

Kolkata terror threat: Jaish-e-Mohammed issues threat to blow up Howrah station, 'kill Mamata Banerjee'

IBTimes, however, cannot verify the authenticity of the threat to Mamata Banerjee's life.

Dec 13, 2016

Dramatic CCTV footage shows woman being abducted and robbed in Manchester

The Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV footage from a dramatic kidnapping and robbery in Astley on 19 September. A woman was grabbed by two men off the street, forced into a van, and then taken to the Old Boathouse pub on Higher Green Lane where they demanded money from her. She was punched twice in the head, and the men threatened to throw her in a nearby canal. The two suspects then escaped in the van, which was later found burnt out. Police are now appealing for witnesses.

Dec 13, 2016

Legion says it will now hack government website sansad.nic.in

In the past two weeks, the group targeted Barkha Dutt, Ravish Kumar, Vijay Mallya and Rahul Gandhi.

Dec 13, 2016

6 held in anti-terrorism raids across UK

Five men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism in Britain.

Dec 12, 2016

Nigeria: 17 injured as 2 girls blow themselves in market near Boko Haram epicentre

Though the militant group did not claim the attack, it has used women and young girls regularly in the past to carry out suicide attacks.

Dec 11, 2016

Egypt church attack: 25 dead, 35 injured in bomb explosion inside Coptic Church in Cairo

The church has been attacked earlier in 2013 as well.

Dec 11, 2016

Istanbul bombings: At least 38 killed, 166 wounded in double explosions outside soccer stadium in Turkey

The first was a car bomb that exploded outside the soccer stadium, while the second was a suicide bomber who exploded 45 seconds after the first one.

Dec 11, 2016

Filipino activists protest against Dutertes drug war killings

Activists have protested against the Philippines anti-drug operations on International Human Rights Day.The rally took place outside Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential palace.Since Duterte took office on 1 July he has imposed a bloody crackdown on drug dealers and users.Several thousand suspects are said to have been killed by police and assassins.The activists believe drug use could be fought more effectively by eradicating poverty.

Dec 10, 2016

AgustaWestland chopper scam: CBI arrests former air force chief SP Tyagi and 2 others for Rs 450 crore bribery

The other two people arrested are a Delhi-based lawyer named Gautam Khaitan and an individual named Sanjeev Tyagi alias Julie Tyagi.

Dec 9, 2016

International Anti-Corruption Day 2016: Theme, 15 best quotes by famous personalities on corruption and bribery

The theme of this year's anti-corruption day is "Corruption: An impediment to the Sustainable Development Goals."

Dec 9, 2016

Germany: Iraqi asylum-seeker's arrest for raping and assaulting students may further harm refugees

An Afghan migrant had just days ago been arrested over the rape and murder of an EU official's daughter.

Dec 8, 2016

Comedians stand up set cut short by gunmen

At least six people were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a sports bar in New Jersey, USA, on 2 December. Comedian Toni Bryd was about five minutes into her stand up routine when bullets rang out into a room with about 30-40 people in it. Bryd wasnt injured and posted to social media that I was able to get on the floor and make it in the back room.

Dec 7, 2016