Ghaziabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Three drug traffickers were arrested following an encounter with the police in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, and 21 kg of 'ganja' (marijuana) was seized from them, officials said on Sunday.
Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) Amid revelations of Pakistani-origin British men being implicated in grooming gang scandals involving sexual exploitation of children across major cities in the United Kingdom, Islamabad cannot continue to dismiss external criticism as prejudice while avoiding difficult questions about child protection, political accountability and systemic violence against women, a report has stated.
Ahmedabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Five days after Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) raided Ahmedabad's Manpasand Gymkhana and apprehended 187 people in one of the state's biggest gambling crackdowns in recent years, investigators say the operation has revealed not merely an illegal card room but a carefully designed system intended to keep cash out of sight, frustrate enforcement officials and present the activity as a harmless club recreation.
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) As many as 1,914 incidents of child abuse were reported in Pakistan in the first six months of 2026, according to the latest report released by child protection NGO Sahil. The reported cases include 49 infants who were found abandoned on the road. As many as 1,015 cases of child sexual abuse, 558 cases of kidnapping, 101 cases of missing children, 98 cases of pornography following sexual abuse and 35 cases of child marriages were reported in Pakistan from January to June, Asia News Network (ANN) reported.
Amaravati, Aug 7 (IANS) In a shocking case, an engineering student stabbed his girlfriend to death, with whom he allegedly had an affair, in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
Bangkok, Aug 7 (IANS) As many as seven people, including the gunman, were killed and 15 others were injured in a shooting incident at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district in Thailand's Nonthaburi city on Friday, local media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Criminal syndicates, including the network run by Dawood Ibrahim, have long been involved in circulating fake Indian currency notes.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Kerala Police have launched an intensive statewide manhunt for fugitive gangster Arjun Ayanki after he openly challenged the force and the state government through a series of provocative social media posts, daring officers to come and arrest him.
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) A 24-year-old man from Bihar arrested on charges of killing his wife and fleeing to his native state has confessed to police that he allegedly strangled his wife to death in Bengaluru following repeated domestic disputes over her alleged habit of remaining glued to her mobile phone, making social media reels, and insisting that he return with her to Bihar.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Mumbai Police launched an investigation into a suspected cyber fraud case in which a nationalised bank’s senior official allegedly lost Rs 4.27 lakh through unauthorised credit card transactions.
