Crime
- Aug- 2021 -15 August
Explained: Why the Taliban want to capture Afghanistan?
The Taliban government in Afghanistan was overthrown by the United States in 2001. In the past two decades, the Taliban…
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‘No more music’: Taliban takes over Kandahar radio station, renaming it ‘Voice of Sharia’
Kandahar’s public radio station was seized by the Taliban on Saturday after they grabbed much of southern Afghanistan in a…
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School teacher assaulted over a chat with his student’s mother – commits suicide
Kozhikode: A school teacher and art director allegedly committed suicide in Kerala after being attacked by locals. The 44-year-old man…
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Former Brazil congresswoman arrested for killing her husband
Flordelis dos Santos de Souza, a former Brazilian lawmaker suspected of planning her husband’s death in June 2019, was detained…
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Military officer kills 3 colleagues before killing himself in Malaysia
Malaysia: A Malaysian air force officer went on a shooting spree on Friday, murdering three comrades before turning the pistol…
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Armed men posing as police open fire in Bihar, 2 killed and 1 injured
Bihar: A gang of armed men acting as police officers attacked occupants of a home in Sakrohar village in Bihar’s…
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Woman and her lover arrested for ‘killing’ 3-year-old son in Gujarat
Gujarat: A young woman and her male accomplice were detained on Friday in the Shaher Kotda district of Ahmedabad’s old…
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How wealthy is the Taliban? Where does their money come from?
Compared to the Taliban from the late 1990s, the Taliban of 2021 appears very different on TV news clips. There…
Read More » - 13 August
The ‘Kill-List’ includes public figures, rattles nation; Parliament orders probe
There has been a probe ordered by a Pakistani parliamentary committee into a so-called “kill list” that mentions a number…
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Semi-naked body of missing woman found on Goa beach
Goa: A 19-year-old woman’s semi-naked body was found on Calangute beach in Goa on Thursday, a day after her family…
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‘Forced to be Taliban wives’: Afghan women face sexual violence
Afghans who have fled to Kabul and those who remain in Taliban-controlled areas report that they have witnessed unjustified attacks…
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24-year-old dies after blade of helicopter he was building slashes throat
Yavatmal: A 24-year-old from Maharashtra’s Fulsavangi village in Mahagaon taluka died after the blade of the helicopter he built slashed…
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Man held for hacking into ECI website, creates fake voter ID cards
MEERUT: In Saharanpur, UP, a man in his mid-20s was arrested for allegedly hacking into the website of the Election…
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Medical students acquitted in a case of ‘unnatural ragging’ after 11 years
A Mumbai court acquitted 18 medical students who were accused of ragging their juniors at the medical college attached to…
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Woman killed, after her 4-year-old son urinates in front of house
New Delhi: On Thursday, police reported that a juvenile had killed a woman after her four-year-old son urinated in front…
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Telangana: Man keeps grandfather’s body in fridge
Hyderabad: In Telangana, a man allegedly kept the body of his 93-year-old grandfather inside the refrigerator because he didn’t have…
Read More » - 12 August
Afghanistan offers settlement with Taliban to end violence: Report
Government sources said on Thursday the Afghan government had offered a coalition government to the Taliban in exchange for an…
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Customs show-cause names Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in gold smuggling case
An alleged suspect linked to the smuggling of gold through diplomatic cargo meant for the UAE Consulate, has admitted to…
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Probe team picks evidence from ‘locked house’ 36 years after Sikh riots
Uttar Pradesh: After more than 3 decades of anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur sparked by Indira Gandhi’s death, a Special Investigation…
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Himachal landslide toll reaches 13: rescue operations continue , people still missing
Rescue and relief work at the Kinnaur landslide spot resumed on Thursday at 6 am, and 13 bodies have so…
Read More » - 12 August
6-year-old raped in Trilokpuri, neighbour arrested
New Delhi: In Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour on Wednesday. An arrest has…
Read More » - 11 August
Mumbai Police fears Kundra may take Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi route, opposes bail plea
Police opposed Raj Kundra’s bail request on Tuesday, saying it would send the wrong message to society. Kundra was detained…
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Elderly man killed, 2 injured as Mumbai bus hits electric metre and auto
Mumbai: An elderly citizen was killed and two others were injured after a BEST bus collided with a chawl’s electricity…
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Pune woman raped at gunpoint by man who loaned her 1 lakh
Pune: A woman was raped at gunpoint in the Talegaon region of the Pune district. Talegaon police have detained the…
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New York gets its first female Governor after Andrew Cuomo’s resignation
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced his resignation on Tuesday, facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment claims from 11…
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J&K: Police arrests journalist with grenades in Srinagar
Srinagar: On Tuesday evening near Lalchowk in Srinagar in Central Kashmir, a journalist with two hand grenades was arrested. Originally…
Read More » - 10 August
BJP leader files complaint against Rahul Gandhi and Twitter
At a sessions court in Jaipur, a criminal complaint has been filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Twitter. According…
Read More » - 10 August
Girl kills her mother over NEET studies issue
Thane: A 15-year-old girl allegedly strangled her mother with a karate belt after being scolded over her studies in Navi…
Read More » - 10 August
Pakistan’s terror plot ‘EXPOSED’: Cameras capture terror launchpad at international border
Earlier this week, Republic obtained visuals of a terror launchpad that was spotted inside Pakistani territory near the international border.…
Read More » - 10 August
BJP worker’s wife gang-raped in West Bengal; TMC demands punishment for culprits
After a BJP worker in West Bengal’s Howrah filed a police report saying that local TMC leaders and volunteers gang-raped…
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‘Sensational actress abduction & sexual assault case’: Kavya Madhavan appeared before court (video)
Kochi: Kavya Madhavan, the wife of actor Dileep, who is charged in the sensational case of abduction and sexual assault…
Read More » - 10 August
Pregnant woman booked for accidentally killing 2-year-old daughter
Mumbai: A two-year-old child died in Virar on Saturday evening after an unintentional shove by her seven-month pregnant mother, Police…
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No criminal cases against MPs, MLAs can be withdrawn without Supreme Court orders
New Delhi: According to the Supreme Court, state governments cannot withdraw criminal charges against sitting MPs and MLAs without permission…
Read More » - 10 August
Malicious e-books could make Amazon’s Kindle e-readers vulnerable to hacking
The Kindle e-readers from Amazon are probably one of the few devices that could be hacked. Researchers from the cybersecurity…
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Pegasus row: No transaction with NSO Group Technologies, defense Ministry
The Israeli firm NSO, which is also the vendor of the Pegasus military-grade spyware — the eye of the huge…
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