RG Kar rape-murder: Victim’s parents approach Calcutta HC seeking fresh probe

IANS | December 19, 2024 1:22 PM

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Not satisfied with the current course of investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August this year, the parents of the victim on Thursday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking a court direction for initiating a fresh probe into the matter.

Gunman in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder indicted in New York City

IANS | December 18, 2024 5:59 AM

New York, Dec 18 (IANS) Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch have announced the indictment of Luigi Mangione, 26, for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown of Manhattan on December 4.

SC adjourns hearing on PIL against alarming rise of lynchings and mob violence

IANS | December 17, 2024 6:32 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Directors General of Police of the states to take immediate action in lynchings and mob violence cases in accordance with the directions laid down by the apex court.

US: Death toll of Wisconsin school shooting revised to 2

IANS | December 17, 2024 4:07 AM

New York, Dec 17 (IANS) A teacher and a teenage student were killed and six students were injured in a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, said the police who previously reported a higher death toll but later revised the information.