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Three suspected members of Bangladeshi robbers gang arrested after shootout

Three suspected members of a Bangladeshi robbers gang were arrested after a shootout with Crime Branch officers in southeast Delhi's Taimoor Nagar, police said Saturday. The shootout happened between 12.15 am and 12.30 am on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. According to Rajiv Ranjan, additional commissioner of police (Crime), the Bangladeshi gang members were in the area to look for a house where they could commit robbery. The Crime Branch officials, who were present in the area, on the basis of a tip-off, asked them to surrender but they fired at them, police said. The police personnel fired in retaliation, he said. Two gang members sustained bullet injuries in their leg and are currently hospitalised, but are stable, the officer said, adding that three members were arrested. Police have seized three pistols with some live cartridges and house-breaking instruments, he said. The Bangladeshi gang has been involved in committing robbery across Bangalore, Delhi and Kota, he .

Nissan former executive Kelly defends Ghosn compensation - NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former top Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly, arrested with former chairman Carlos Ghosn over alleged financial misconduct, has said Ghosn's compensation was appropriate and had been discussed with other officials, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday.

Government seeks quick ruling on transgender troops case

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon's policy of restricting military service by transgender people. It's the fourth time in recent months the administration has sought to bypass lower courts that have blocked some of its more controversial proposals and push the high court, with a conservative majority, to weigh in quickly on a divisive issue. Earlier this month, the administration asked the high court to fast-track cases on the president's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shields young immigrants from deportation. Administration officials also recently asked the high court to intervene to stop a trial in a climate change lawsuit and in a lawsuit over the administration's decision to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump, is involved in three of the cases. Trump's recent salvo .

Trump administration asks SC to take up military transgender ban

US President Donald Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Trump's policy that bars most transgender individuals from military service.

Former Brazilian leaders Rousseff and Lula accused in fresh graft case

Brazil has opened criminal proceedings against former left-wing leaders Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff for allegedly receiving bribes with money diverted from state-owned oil giant Petrobras. The Workers Party (PT) of the two ex-presidents has strongly denied the charges, calling them a "scandalous maneuver" with partisan motives. In addition to Lula and Rousseff, the PT's current president and several former ministers are implicated. Attorney General Rodrigo Janot filed a complaint last year alleging the accused conspired to form a criminal organisation that received 1,480 million reais (now USD 390 million) of bribes in money diverted from the state. His filing was accepted by the Federal Court on Friday, which asked the accused to present their defence within 15 days. They are the first criminal charges to be brought against Rousseff, who came to power in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014 before being impeached in 2016 for allegedly manipulating public accounts. Lula is

Brother of Honduran president arrested in US over drug ties: officials

Juan Antonio Hernandez, the brother of the Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, was arrested in the United States on Friday over suspected ties to drug trafficking, officials said Friday. Honduran authorities released a statement saying the arrest in Miami was consistent with the president's declaration last month that "no one is above the law" and came after persistent rumors of Antonio Hernandez's involvement in narcotics. The former head of the Los Cachiros cartel Devis Leonel Rivera Maradiaga had testified to a court in New York in 2017 that he had bribed the president's brother when he was a lawmaker, in exchange for his assistance to the traffickers. Maradiaga had also testified against Fabio Lobo, son of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison for collaborating with the Los Cachiros cartel. In his testimony, he had explained how the Los Cachiros had set up an intermediary company which it used to conduct business with the ...

Judge rejects bias claim, won't toss Trump charity lawsuit

A New York judge has rejected a bid by Donald Trump's lawyers to throw out a state lawsuit that alleges the president disregarded the law in running his charitable foundation and instead used it as a wing of his presidential campaign. But, in the ruling posted Friday, State Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla reiterated that she would be forced to drop Trump from the lawsuit if a state appeals court weighing an unrelated case decides that a sitting president can't be sued in state court. In the meantime, Scarpulla said, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood's lawsuit alleging that Trump used the nonprofit Trump Foundation's money to settle business disputes and boost his political fortunes can move forward. The suit seeks USD 2.8 million in restitution, the foundation's disbandment and a 10-year ban on Trump running any charities. Scarpulla rebuffed the contention of Trump's lawyers that the lawsuit was politically motivated. Given the seriousness of the allegations, she ...

Chicago defends location of Obama library in federal court

The city of Chicago has offered its first full-throated response to a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of former President Barack Obama's museum and library. It came in a federal court motion this week to dismiss a lawsuit by the Protect Our Parks group opposed to the Jackson Park project. Among the city's arguments is that the site is on land never submerged under Lake Michigan and therefore not subject to restrictive public-trust laws that began developing over a century ago. The motion says the lawsuit's contention that the land was once submerged is wrong. Courts have held submerged or once-submerged land is in the public trust, so it can't be transferred to private owners. The city says even if the court concludes the land falls under that doctrine, the complex qualifies for exceptions because it'll enhance public benefits, including by providing new educational opportunities.

Mumbai Police solves minor's kidnapping case in less than 24 hours

The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a woman and solved a kidnapping case of a minor in less than 24 hours.The police arrested a woman who allegedly kidnapped a 9-month-old girl during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations near JJ Marg area in Mumbai.Victim's mother, Nasreen while speaking to ANI said, "We had come to Bhindi Bazaar area to celebrate Eid, the accused was sitting beside me, when the niyash (food offering) was being offered, the accused asked me to take the offering and asked me to hand over my child saying that she will take care of her but as soon as I came back, the accused fled with her."She further said, "I immediately informed the nearest police station and lodged a missing complaint."The police informed that after an extensive search and scanning of numerous CCTV cameras and with the help of the locals they got a tip-off about a house where the neighbors heard a baby crying."On suspicious grounds, we raided the house and recovered the child," the police said.

SIT files additional chargesheet in Gauri Lankesh murder case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case has submitted the additional chargesheet against 18 accused persons in Special Court for Karnataka Control of Crimes Act (KCOCA). The deadline for filing the chargesheet was November 27.The chargesheet is of 9235 pages.The SIT also sought permission from the Court for further probe.So far 17 people have been arrested in connection with the case including Amit Degwekar from Goa and Amol Kale from Maharashtra.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in August recovered the pistol used for killing her while investigating the Narendra Dabholkar murder case, thus establishing a connection between the two murders.The senior journalist was murdered at her house in Bengaluru on September 5 last year in May.

J-K: One killed by terrorists in Shopian

Terrorists killed an individual namely Basharat Ahmad in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district after he was kidnapped from Reban area earlier.As per an official statement released on Friday, "Three young men kidnapped forcibly by terrorists from Reban area of Shopian were identified as Reyaz Ahmad, Zahid Ahmad and Basharat Ahmad, all residents of Reban Shopian."Two of them were set free however, police retrieved the dead body of one Basharat Ahmad from village Nikloora in Pulwama.Police said, "His body was handed over to his family after completion of medico-legal formalities."A case under has been registered for this terror crime in the concerned Police Station and investigation has been initiated in the matter.

Berlin man, 95, charged over 36,000 deaths in Nazi camp during World War II

Prosecutors argue that by working as a guard at the site, the accused contributed to tens of thousands of prisoner deaths

Pune Police seek another 90 days to charge sheet Sudha Bharadwaj, others

Assistant Commissioner of Police Shivaji Pawar, the investigating officer, said the court will hear the matter on November 26

Fire official claims assault by colleagues inside office

Four fire department officials scuffled inside their office here Friday with one of them alleging physical assault by others, police said. He also alleged favouritism by a superior in the department over approval of leaves, they said. The incident took place at the Fire Station in Sector 2 and the matter was reported to the Sector 20 police station. In a complaint to the police, the official claimed that he was "beaten with rods and sticks" by his colleagues "in the presence of the superior official who did not intervene". Superintendent of Police, Noida City, Sudha Singh said Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar has forwarded a report toSenior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Pal Sharma recommending disciplinary action against the officials involved. "The medical check up of the fire officers involved in the brawl was being done and the matter was being probed to ascertain the facts," Singh said.

Police officer accused of rape

A case of rape has been registered against a police officer in Thane district of Maharashtra. The officer allegedly raped a 23-year-old woman who wanted to withdraw a complaint of rape she had filed against her friend, said Kongaon Police in Bhiwandi taulka of the district Friday. While a case under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) was registered against police sub-inspector Rohan Gonjari, he is yet to be arrested. The victim had earlier lodged a complaint of rape with Mankurd Police in Mumbai, which was later transferred to Shanti Nagar Police Station in Bhiwandi for investigation. The victim later said she wanted to withdraw her complaint as she and the accused were good friends. Sub-inspector Gonjari, attached to Shantinagar Police Station, allegedly told her that he will release her friend, and asked her to meet him at Rajnoli bypass on August 16. From there, he allegedly took her to a guest-housein Kalyan town in the district and raped her, the .

Jeweller shot dead in Ambala by unidentified assailants

A jeweller was shot dead allegedly by unidentified armed assailants in Haryana's Ambala city on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar, they said. Three motorcycle-borne youths opened fire at Kumar in Sarafa Bazaar area, where many jewellery shops are located, at around 8 pm on Friday. He sustained three bullet injuries, they said. Kumar was rushed to the civil hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said. One of Kumar's employees also sustained a bullet injury on his leg, they added. The assailants managed to flee after the incident, the police said. A number of CCTV cameras are installed outside the jewellery shops in the area and the assailants will be identified soon, they said.

28-yr-old man arrested for killing tea vendor in Delhi

A 28-year-old tailor was arrested for allegedly killing a tea vendor in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area, police said Friday. On October 26, the body of a 55-year-old man was found lying in a pool of blood, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Amit Sharma said. The deceased was identified as Ranjan Biswas, a tea vendor. CCTV footage of the area was analysed and the accused was identified as Bishu Saha, a native of Kolkata, Sharma said. Police traced the accused and arrested him from Bidhan Nagar in Kolkata, he said. During interrogation, he said he worked as a tailor and knew Biswas since they lived in the same locality at Karol Bagh, Sharma said. Saha revealed that he had grudges against Biswas as he used to interfere in his family matters a lot, the officer added.

Citigroup, JPMorgan to pay $182.5 million to settle rate-rigging lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay $182.5 million to settle U.S. investor litigation claiming they violated antitrust law by conspiring with other banks to rig a key European interest rate benchmark.

Trader shoots himself inside car

A 39-year-old bullion trader allegedly committed suicide Friday by shooting himself inside a car at Lalbaug in central Mumbai, police said. The incident took place around 1 pm on Saibaba Road. Ashwin Lalitkumar Jain, the deceased, was apparently under stress for the last two days as he had purchased gold from another trader but was unable to make a payment, a police official said. Sitting inside his car parked near Kalpataru Habitat building, he allegedly shot himself in the head using his father's licenced revolver. Hearing the loud sound, some passers-by rushed to the spot and found Jain lying in a pool of blood. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead in the evening. An accidental death report has been registered at Kalachowkie Police Station and probe is underway, the police official said.

Two robbers held, constable injured in encounter in Ghaziabad

Two robbers who were active in the national capital region (NCR) were arrested after a gunfight with police here during which a constable also suffered injuries, police said Friday. The two, identified as Chandan alias Babar, and Rahul, were arrested Thursday night and have 18 cases registered against them, police said. S P (City) Shlok Kumar said, Sahibabad Police during its routine checking intercepted a bike at around 11.30 pm. The bikers, instead, opened fired at the police team and sped away. In retaliatory firing, the two robbers were shot in the leg. A constable, Javed Zaidi, also suffered gunshot wound in the hand during the encounter, the SP said. There are 18 FIRs registered against the two at several police stations across Delhi and Ghaziabad, police said, adding that the duo confessed to several crimes such as snatching, loot, and murder. Police have recovered two country-made pistols, used and live cartridges, a gold chain, and a motorcycle used in commission of crimes ...