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More than 300 older children split at border are reunited
The Trump administration says it has reunified 364 children ages 5 and older with their families after they were separated at the border, still leaving hundreds to go before a court-imposed deadline of next Thursday. The Justice Department reaffirmed in a court filing yesterday that it has identified 2,551 children who may be covered by US District Judge Dana Sabraw's order. The administration and the American Civil Liberties Union are due back in court Friday for the fifth time in two weeks as the judge holds tightly to a July 26 for all children to be reunified. He set an earlier deadline of July 10 for dozens of children under 5.
Punjab: Cricket betting racket busted, 2 held
The Punjab Police have busted a cricket betting racket and apprehended two bookies in Ludhiana.The police also seized Rs 1 lakh, 13 mobile phones and a tablet from their possession."Father and son have been arrested and a case has been registered. We have seized cash worth more than Rs 1 lakh along with 13 mobile phones and a tablet," the police said.The further investigation in the matter is underway.
2 girls kidnapped, gang-raped in Jharkhand
Two girls were allegedly held captive and gang-raped for two days in Jharkhand's Gumla before being rescued by the police on Thursday.Two boys, accused in the case, have been arrested by the police.Police said that the investigation into the matter is underway.One of the victims said, "The accused were known to one of our sisters. We also started talking to them through her. They kidnapped us and tortured us for two days and also threatened us when we resisted them. "Gumla Superintendent of Police, Anshuman Kumar told ANI, "As soon as we were informed that two girls were missing, we immediately formed a team, and rescued them. Investigation has been launched. Further proceedings will depend on the medical report of the victims.
U.S. court OKs speedy appeal of AT&T-Time Warner tie-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday approved the U.S. Justice Department's request for an expedited schedule for an appeal of a judge's ruling that allowed AT&T Inc to buy content provider Time Warner.
Court OKs expedited schedule for U.S. appeal of AT&T Time Warner tie-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday approved the U.S. Justice Department's request for an expedited schedule for an appeal of a judge's ruling that allowed AT&T Inc to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner.
Thief arrested after chase in Delhi
An alleged thief was arrested today after a chase and a fight by two constables posted in northwest Delhi's Swaroop Nagar police station. Constables Pawan and Ratan Lal were out patrolling this morning when they spotted two motorcycle-borne men fleeing after snatching a truck driver's mobile phone, the police said. The constables followed the accused and intercepted them. While one of the men managed to escape, the other, identified as Sajid, got into a fight with the policemen and pushed Lal into a drain, the police said. Lal, however, did not let go of Sajid and pulled him inside, they added. Sajid also attacked the constable with a knife but was nabbed, they said. The police said Sajid has been involved in several cases of fighting earlier as well. A manhunt is underway to nab the second accused, the police said.
Mathura lawyers stage protest demanding speedy probe in attack on colleague's father
Lawyers today staged a protest demanding speedy investigation into the attack on a advocate's father here. Rohtan Singh, the father of advocate Rahul, was shot at on July 12 and is currently battling for life at a hospital here, Santosh Sharma, President of Mathura Bar Association said. The protesters claimed that the though the police was delaying the arrest of the accused. The accused will not be spared and they will be nabbed soon, the SSP Babloo Kumar said. Sharma said Kumar assured the protesters that there will be a transparent investigation and it will be expedited.
17-yr-old boy killed by friend in Burari
A 17-year-old boy was killed allegedly by his friend in north Delhi's Burari area, the police said today. The victim, who was an agricultural labourer, had gone to Yamuna Khadar along with his friend around 1:30 pm, they said. When the victim's family reached the spot, they found him lying with his throat slit. The accused had fled the spot, Nupur Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) said. The matter is being investigated, police said.
15 people arrested for smuggling livestock in Haryana
Fifteen people were arrested today for allegedly smuggling 147 heads of livestock here, police said. Some local youths stopped six trucks this morning on the KGP expressway here and informed the police, Station House Officer, Sadar, Devendra Singh said. The animals were rescued from four of the six trucks, he said, adding that it is suspected that they were being taken to an abattoir. The matter is being investigated, the officer said.
19 officers arrested in APSC cash-for-job scam sent t0 11-day police custody
A special court here today sent the 19 people, including the daughter of BJP MP R P Sharma, arrested in the cash-for-job scam in Assam to 11 days police custody. The arrested include 13 Assam Civil Services (ACS), three Assam Police Service (APS) and three allied service officials. The court sent the 19 officials of the 2016 batch to 11 days custody. The police had asked for 14 days. The ACS officers are Utpal Bhuyan, Barnali Das, Susovan Das, Dhruvojyoti Chakraboty, Manzoor Ilahi Laskar, Moon Mazoomdar, Mustafa Ahmed Borbhuyan, Md Saibur Rahman Borbhuyan, Monika Teronpi, Ganesh Chandra Das, Srabanti Sen Gupta, Deepsikha Phukan and Leena Krishna Kakati. The APS officers are Gulshan Daolagpu, Bhargav Phukan and Pallavi Sharma who is daughter of BJP Lok Sabha MP from Assam R P Sarma. The allied service officers are District Transport Officer Suranjita Hazarika, Superintendent of Taxes Rituraj Neog and Inspector of Taxes Nipon Kumar Pathak. The court rejected Pallavi Sharma's bail ...
Chhattisgarh: Security forces return with 8 Naxal dead bodies
District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) returned to Bijapur with bodies of eight Naxals, who were killed by the forces in forests of Timinar and Pusnar during Anti-Naxal operation, along Dantewada-Bijapur border area earlier today.Eight Naxals, including four female, were gunned down by the security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday.The operational teams from Dantewada district also recovered two INSAS rifle, two .303 rifle, one 12 bore rifle and few other muzzle-loading weapons from their possession, confirmed P Sundar Raj, DIG Anti Naxal Operations.The encounter between STF, DRG and the Naxals took place near Timinar and Pusanar village along the bordering area of Dantewada and Bijapur district at around 6 am in the morning.Earlier on Wednesday, a woman Naxal was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Manpur area of Chhattisgarh.Jarina Potai, who had a reward of Rs 5 lakhs on her head, had been active in Manpur ...
Two arrested for duping candidates with fake promises of jobs at ONGC
Two men, including a former merchant navy officer, were arrested for allegedly duping candidates on the pretext of providing them jobs at the ONGC, police said today. A case was registered on June 6 based on a complaint received from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation claiming that people were being duped in its name, they said. The statement of a victim, Sandeep, resident of Bhiwani, Haryana, was also taken. He had been cheated of Rs 2.69 lakh by Naveen Kumar (35), officials said. Subsequently, Kumar and his accomplice Himanshu (27) were arrested on July 11. Upon questioning, Kumar revealed that he was a second officer in the merchant navy and had served in Ethopia before leaving the job in 2010, police said. He had started cheating people along with his uncle Vinay Kumar in 2012, officials said. A laptop, printers and documents used by the accused have been recovered, they added.
Rajya Sabha passes Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 by a voice vote, which seeks to make giving bribes to a public servant an offense and there is a provision of punishment in such act.In the House debate, Minister for Personnel and Public Grievances Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the legislation against the corruption has been made wide based. He said the bill has been brought in the House after it was deliberated in the Standing Committee, Law Commission and finally after holding consultations in the Select Committee.Members from other political parties including AIADMK, CPI and DMK participated in the discussion.The Bill introduces the offense of giving a bribe as a direct offense. However, a person who is compelled to give a bribe will not be charged with the offense if he reports the matter to law enforcement authorities within seven days.Now the bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha.
Delhi-based singer accused of rape
A case has been registered against Delhi-based singer Amandeep Singh after a girl accused him of raping her on Thursday.The girl filed a complaint at the Mehrauli Police Station, stating that not only Singh offered her a role in his album, but also sexually assaulted her on the pretext of marriage."They met during an event at a five-star hotel." said the victim's mother, "After they talked for a few minutes, he offered her a role in his album and they exchanged numbers. After that, they met at regular intervals, where he physically assaulted her."The victim's family also mentioned that the singer has threatened to destroy the girl's career.After the case was registered, Singh received interim protection in the Saket court.The hearing will commence at Saket court on Singh's anticipatory bail on Saturday.
Charge sheet filed against three accused in gang rape case
The Goa police today filed a charge sheet in the magistrate's court against three Indore residents in the case related to a gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at Betalbhatim beach. Ram Bariya, Sanjeev Paal and Ishwar Makawana, who were visiting the state as tourists, are accused of raping a woman in front of her boyfriend in May this year. They were arrested within two days of the incident by Colva police. "We have filed a 292-page charge sheet against all three accused. They are charged with rape, robbery and criminal intimidation under the IPC apart from other relevant laws," said a senior police official.
Woman raped by in-laws, hubby gives her triple talaq: Cops
A woman here has accused her husband of giving her irrevocable triple talaq and her father-in-law and brother-in-law of raping her after her parents failed to meet a huge demand of dowry from them, the police said today. Following the complaint by the victim, four members of her in-laws' family have been booked on charges of rape and other penal offences, including the torture for dowry, said Meerut Senior Superintendent of of Police Rajesh Kumar Pandey. He said the case against the four has been registered at the Kharkhauda police station in the district. The police said that the woman, a resident of a village under Kharkhauda police station area, had been married to a native of Dhaulana area near Hapur and her in-laws had been allegedly demanding a car and Rs 2 lakh in cash from her parents as dowry. The woman has alleged that for her failure to meet her in-laws' dowry demand, she was often beaten up, confined to a room and kept hungry for long. The three-month pregnant woman, who ..
FCC: Sinclair 'did not fully disclose facts' on Tribune merger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc "did not fully disclose facts" about aspects of its $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media, the Federal Communications Commission said in an order released on Thursday that referred the issue to an administrative law judge for a hearing.
Punjab DGP sees conspiracy in campaign against him; warns of legal action
Under a sustained attack from the opposition, top police officials and other quarters over his shielding a certain controversial police officers, Punjab Police chief Suresh Arora on Thursday said that there was a "spiteful conspiracy" against him and other top brass of the force to erode the credibility and morale of the state police.
Gym trainer shot dead by friends over monetary dispute
A gym trainer was allegedly shot dead by his friends today over a monetary dispute in Rajnagar Extension area here, the police said. The deceased, Anuj Tyagi, had lent Rs 20,000 to his friends Ravinder and Vinay Tyagi and was mounting pressure on them to return it, Superintendent of Police (City) Akash Tomar said. The duo had called Anuj for a meeting in Rajnagar Extension and opened fire at him in a fit of rage as an argument broke out between them, he said. Anuj was rushed to a private hospital where he later succumbed to bullet injuries, the SP said. His father, Vinod Kumar, lodged a complaint against Ravinder and Vinay Tyagi. Ravinder has been arrested, while Vinay is absconding, Tomar said.
Rs 10 lakh in cash, documents seized from police inspector
A police inspector was today booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau here after he was found in possession of alleged "ill-gotten" money of Rs 10 lakh in cash. Based on a tip-off that D Bhoomaiah was on his way to purchase agricultural land, sleuths intercepted his car and found him with the cash and the documents pertaining to agreement of sale of Rs 15 lakh, an ACB release said here. The inspector could not explain the source of the cash which the sleuths seized along with the documents. The car was also seized. A case of criminal misconduct was registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB said. Simultaneous searches were being conducted by ACB officials at eight places including theresidences of theInspector, his relatives and friends in Karimnagar district and Hyderabad, the release said.