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US acting Attorney General urged to recuse from Russia probe
Eighteen US state Attorneys General have urged the new Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself from an ongoing investigation on the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections.
Woman gang raped in Jharkhand, dies
A woman, who was gang raped and physically tortured by her former husband and his friends, died on Friday in Jharkhand's Jamatra district, police said.
4-year-old raped, killed in UP
A four-year-old girl was raped and then strangled to death in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday after her body was recovered from a cattle shed.
3 women injured in an acid attack in Bareilly
A man was arrested for allegedly throwing acid at a woman he was attempting to rape and two others who rushed to her help after hearing her scream, police here said Friday. The incident took place in Anandapur Lakshmi Narain village in the Nawabganj area here Thursday evening. According to a police official, the accused, Deepak, allegedly tried to rape a woman while she was cutting wood. On hearing her scream, two other women rushed to help her after which Deepak allegedly threw acid on all three women, he said. The women were rushed to a hospital, where their condition is stated as stable. The accused has been arrested and a probe has been initiated, police said.
Ex-Philippine First Lady sentenced for corruption
Former Philippines' First Lady Imelda Marcos on Friday was sentenced to up to 11 years in prison on a number of corruption charges dating back to her term as the Governor of Manila between 1975 and 1986.
1 killed in Melbourne stabbing
One person was killed and two others were injured on Friday in a stabbing incident in Melbourne while the suspect has been shot by police.
Former BJD youth leader arrested: Police
A former BJD youth leader was arrested from West Bengal for allegedly firing at a man and assaulting another at Jeypore in Koraput district, the police said. Bikash Patra (25), former BJD Jeypore youth wing chief, who was absconding after the alleged crime on September 25 was caught from Hatiara area in the neighbouring state Wednesday. Patra is accused of firing at one Santosh Nayak (26) and assaulted his father Narendra Nayak near Palace Chhack in the town, they said. Police said six others had earlier been arrested in connection with the incident.
One killed in multiple stabbing incident in Melbourne
At least one person was killed and two others wounded in a rush hour stabbing incident in Melbourne's central business district, police said Friday. One person was arrested and is in a critical condition after he was a shot by police as he lunged at officers with a knife at the busiest Bourke Street mall here. Police initially responded to a report of a car on fire near the corner of Swanston Street about 4:20pm (local time), Victoria Police said in a statement. A man, believed to be the driver, stabbed three people and was then shot by police. "A man was arrested at the scene and has been taken to hospital under police guard in a critical condition," it said. Police are not looking for anyone further at this early stage. Ambulance Victoria said paramedics had assessed three people at the scene. One person has been taken to hospital with a neck injury in a suspected critical condition, one with a head injury and a third with unknown injuries. One of them has succumbed to injuries, ...
CVC examines CBI chief Alok Verma
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation Director Alok Verma on Friday appeared before the Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) KV Chaudary to defend charges of corruption leveled against him by CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana.Verma was examined in the presence of CVC KV Chaudary and retired judge AK Pattnaik, who is supervising the case based on the Supreme Court's order.Asthana had leveled allegations against Verma that he had tried to stop raids at the eleventh hour on the residence and office premises of Bihar's former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in April this year. Asthana also alleged in his complaint to the CVC that Verma did not give him permission to travel to Patna. Verma in his reply has denied all allegations of corruption leveled against him.Earlier, Hyderabad businessman Satish Sana was also examined by the CVC in connection with meat trader Moin Qureshi and Asthana case. Sources said Satish Sana has been examined by the CVC thrice in this ...
Girl repeatedly raped by father, accused held
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped by her father in Bhiwandi township in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The 50-year-old accused, a resident of Padma Nagar in Bhiwandi, was arrested on Thursday following a complaint by the minor. "The man used to sexually assault his daughter when other members of the family slept. Before the crime, he used to force her into taking some intoxicating medicine and later gag her. He had been committing the crime since October 2017," a police officer said. The accused used to threaten the girl that he would kill her mother and siblings if she revealed it to anybody, the officer added. The victim finally mustered courage to approach the police and lodged a complaint against her father on Thursday, following which he was arrested by Bhiwandi police. The accused has been booked under IPC sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, police ..
Even if violated widely, SC order on firecrackers is good starting point for change: experts
The unabashed violations across India of the Supreme Court-imposed restrictions on firecrackers during Diwali have cast doubts whether such orders can be enforced in such a short time. But legal experts say the order is certainly implementable in the long run, even if it appears a monumental task now, and law enforcement agencies must be made accountable for the breaches that can hurt the ambitious efforts to combat pollution. Firecrackers were burst before and well after the 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. window on Wednesday, ordered by the Supreme Court, and more were let off with impunity on Thursday also. As a consequence, New Delhi was shrouded in a thick haze, recording its worst air quality of the year the morning after Diwali as the pollution level entered "severe-plus emergency" category, or 10 times the permissible limit due to rampant bursting of toxic firecrackers, authorities said. Still, experts, both legal and environmental, said the Supreme Court orders were in the right direction .
Police report multiple stabbing 'incident' in Melbourne
Australian police on Friday reported multiple people were hurt in a rush hour stabbing incident in Melbourne's central business district, after they apprehended a suspect near a burning vehicle. Paramedics said they assessed three people at the scene, one with a neck injury: "They are in a suspected critical condition. A second person has been taken to hospital with a head injury. Condition not yet known. A third person has also been taken to hospital." Local media showed footage of a large man slashing wildly at police officers before being shot. Police warned people to avoid the area, although the suspect is believed to have been detained.
Ex-Andhra MP tries to stop raids at friend's house
Industrialist and former parliamentarian L. Rajagopal has tried to stop police from searching the residence of his friend, an official said.
CBI Director Alok Verma appears before CVC, counters corruption charges
CBI Director Alok Verma Friday appeared before a panel headed by Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and countered the corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana for the second consecutive day, officials said. Verma is understood to have given point-wise refusal to all the allegations levelled by Asthana before the panel comprising Vigilance Commissioners T M Bhasin and Sharad Kumar, they said. Justice A K Patnaik, a retired Supreme Court judge, who has been asked by the apex court to supervise the CVC inquiry was also present, officials said. Verma came to the CVC office early Friday morning and stayed there for about an hour, they said. He did not give any comment to the media waiting outside the CVC's office. The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into the allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana. The two weeks time limit ends .
Wanted criminal held in UP
A wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest was held from Kalyangarh canal bridge, police said Friday. Manoj Pathak alias Vijay, wanted in a murder case, was arrested on Thursday, Superintendent of Police, Dev Ranjan Verma said. A countrymade pistol and some cartridges were seized from his possession, the officer said.
Sugar-laden truck untraceable; 2 booked
A case has been registered against two persons after a truck loaded with 300 quintals of sugar here went missing, police said Friday. According to the police, the truck which was bound for Faridkot went missing on Thursday. Absconding driver Javed and helper Sahvan have been booked, they said. Efforts are on to trace the vehicle, police added.
CBI director Alok Verma appears before CVC
CBI Director Alok Verma Friday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary in connection with an inquiry into corruption charges levelled gainst him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said. Verma appeared before the panel headed by Chowdary and comprising Vigilance Commissioners Sharad Kumar and T M Bhasin among others, they said, without citing any other details. The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into the allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana. Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government. Verma had also on Thursday met Chowdary and Kumar in connection with the inquiry.
Five killed as vehicle falls into ditch
Five persons were killed and 32 others injured when a vehicle fell into a ditch in Lalitpur district, police said Friday. The incident took place in Talbehat area on Thursday evening, killing five on the spot SP, Lalitpur, OP Singh said. The injured have been rushed to a hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.
Asylum application filed in Netherlands for Asiya Bibi
An asylum application has been filed in the Netherlands for Asiya Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who was acquitted in a blasphemy case by the country's Supreme Court last month.Asiya's lawyer, Saif-ul-Mulook, who himself fled from Pakistan to the Netherlands, earlier this week told CNN that the application, filed for Asiya, her husband and their two children, has been submitted to the authorities.The lawyer had fled to the European nation following threats to his life.Asiya was released from a women's prison in Multan late on Wednesday after the completion of all formalities by the jail administration, Geo News reported. However, speculations had emerged that she had left the country soon after being released from prison.Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal on Thursday dispelled the rumours, clarifying that Asiya is still in Pakistan.On October 31, mass protests had erupted in various parts of Pakistan after the country's top court acquitted Asiya of blasphemy ..
Croatians, Serb arrested over Qatari-owned jewels theft
A Serbian and four Croatian nationals have been arrested for stealing millions of dollars of jewellery in Venice that belongs to the Qatari royal family, the Croatian interior ministry said Thursday. Thieves got away with earrings and a brooch on the final day of a four-month exhibition in January, showcasing hundreds of Indian gems from the last five centuries. One of the Croatians arrested is linked to several major jewellery heists in different European countries, the ministry said. The suspect is wanted in Switzerland over an eight million Swiss franc (seven million euros) diamond robbery from a jewellery event in Basel in March 2011. The Croatian suspects -- aged between 43 and 60 -- were arrested on Wednesday close to the capital Zagreb and in the northwestern Istria peninsula, close to Italy, a ministry statement said. The Serb, the fifth member of the gang, was held at a crossing on the Serbia border on Thursday, it added. The ministry said the value of the stolen earrings was