Turkish authorities detained prominent independent journalist Fatih Altayli on Saturday over social media comments allegedly threatening President Tayyip Erdogan, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said. Altayli, who has more than 1.51 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, posted a video on Friday referencing an unnamed poll showing 70% of Turks opposed Erdogan ruling for life, saying…
Riots erupted in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland on Monday night after two 14-year-old boys appeared in court over an alleged attempted rape — a case that has inflamed local tensions, particularly after it was revealed the teens required a Romanian interpreter. An estimated 2,500 people gathered for a protest march in the…
Raja Raghuvanshi; Sonam Raghuvanshi NEW DELHI: Meghalaya Police has secured seven-day transit remand of the men arrested for allegedly killing an Indore businessman in the northeastern state, a senior officer said on Monday.They will be taken to Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, he added.“The men were presented before the CJM (chief judicial magistrate) judge, and Shillong Police…
MANGALURU: An FIR was registered against an RSS leader on Monday for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech that could incite communal tension, police said.The accused, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, delivered the speech on May 12 during a condolence meeting organised in memory of a Hindutva activist and a known rowdy-sheeter Shuhas Shetty who was murdered in…
An attack in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday left multiple people injured after a man reportedly threw Molotov cocktail-like liquid near a group attending a walk in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Police said the male suspect has been arrested. FBI Director Kash Patel later called the incident a “targeted terror attack,” though local…
US President Donald Trump is pulling back his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to serve as Nasa administrator just days before he was set to receive a confirmation vote in the senate, said a person familiar with the decision on Saturday.The individual spoke on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak…
NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging that the Assam government has launched a “sweeping and indiscriminate drive” to detain and deport people suspected to be foreigners without proper verification of their nationality or exhausting legal remedies.Filed by the All BTC Minority Students Union through advocate Adeel Ahmed, the petition…
The Trump family’s $500 million luxury hotel project in Serbia, slated to be built on the site of a bombed-out Defense Ministry building, has run into an embarrassing complication. A key document the Serbian government has relied on to deliver this deal was forged, officials there said this week. Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and…
A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron on a train journey to Ukraine has gone viral for all wrong reasons on social media after some users alleged that he was hiding a pouch of cocaine. The short clip sparked a flood of rumours online. A Russian official added fuel to the fire by indirectly accusing…
Kasaragod: Police on Tuesday seized alleged unaccounted money of Rs 1.17 crore from an NRI man at Trikkanad near Bekal. The accused, identified as Abdul Khader, 46, of Melparamba, was taken into custody while he was transporting the cash.According to police, the seizure was made after receiving a tip-off. Khader claimed he was delivering the…