NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday met and felicitated officers of the Chhattisgarh Police who played a key role in the recent anti-Naxal operations in Bijapur and Narayanpur that led to the elimination of top CPI(Maoist) leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju and 57 others.On X later, Shah said, “Met the officers who…
Pakistan as chair of the UNSC’s 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee for 2025 may appear like a routine act in international diplomacy, but it’s seemingly a deeply troubling irony. It will hold this position till December 31, 2025, while also serving as one of the vice-chairs of the 15-member UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Committee. Long accused of harbouring…
Nikhil Sosale (right) in a photo featuring Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Sosale has been arrested by local police in the Bengaluru stampede case. The Bengaluru Police have arrested Nikhil Sosale, marketing head for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Diageo India, and three others from DNA Entertainment Networks on Friday morning in connection with the…
LUCKNOW: Hours after the abduction and rape of a three-year-old girl sleeping with her mother under a bridge near Alambagh metro station, the accused was killed in an encounter with Lucknow police early Friday.The accused, identified as Deepak Verma, a habitual offender with multiple criminal cases lodged across city police stations, was traced through CCTV…
Siddaramaiah Bengaluru Stampede NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah opn Thursday said that one-member commission has been formed to probe the stampede during the IPL victory celebration event of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) that claimed 11 lives. Former Karnataka high court Justice Michael Cunha will probe the incident.The representatives of RCB, even managers of DNA,…
RCB title celebrations in Bengaluru turned chaotic as police used lathis on fans in celebration (Image via X/@ANI & IPL) Royal Challengers Bangalore finally ended their long wait for an IPL trophy by defeating Punjab Kings in a thrilling final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Led by skipper Rajat Patidar, RCB defended their…
JAMMU: In a crackdown against bovine smuggling, Udhampur police arrested 99 people, including 95 in bovine smuggling cases and 4 under the Public Safety Act (PSA), and rescued 618 animals in the last five months, police said here on Sunday.“Udhampur police continues its proactive and uncompromising stance against bovine smuggling and, between Jan and May,…
Sharmishtha Panoli (File photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police defended the arrest of Instagram influencer Sharmistha Panoli, saying that legal action was taken not for her political views but for allegedly sharing a video that insulted religious beliefs and promoted communal disharmony.In a detailed statement posted on X, Kolkata Police dismissed claims circulating online that Panoli…
Uttarakhand police recently took to social media with a dramatic surveillance video that looks straight out of an action film, minus the chase. The footage, which has now gone viral, shows two individuals on bikes executing swift chain snatchings before trying to speed away. But fate (and a well-coordinated police team) had other plans.The video…
Bernard Kerik (Image credit: AP) Bernard Kerik, former New York Police Commissioner and 9/11 hero, has died at age 69, the New York Police Department confirmed on Thursday via social media.Meanwhile, FBI Director Kash Patel paid tributes and said, “Bernie passed away tragically on May 29, 2025, after a private battle with illness.” He described…