Mahadev betting app case: Actor Sahil Khan remanded in police custody till May 1

A Mumbai court on Sunday remanded actor Sahil Khan, who has been arrested in connection with the Mahadev betting app case, in police custody till May 1. Khan was apprehended from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after the Bombay High Court rejected his pre-arrest bail plea. Khan was brought to Mumbai, placed under arrest and … Read more

Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Arizona State University

Representational image Los Angeles: A total of 69 protesters attending a pro-Palestine protest on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, the main campus of the public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area, were arrested for “violating university policy.” The protesters were arrested early on Saturday “for trespassing after they set up an unauthorised encampment, in … Read more

Pak national completes term in UP jail, set to be sent back

Representative Image Gorakhpur: Pakistani national Mohammad Masroor a.k.a Mansoor Ahmad Guddu, 43, is all set to be repatriated to Pakistan. He was convicted of visa violation in 2013 and is currently lodged in Gorakhpur jail. Mohammad Masroor has obtained a no-objection certificate from the Ministry of External Affairs, according to Gorakhpur jail superintendent Dileep Pandey. … Read more

When it comes to prisoner exchanges with Russia, silence is golden, says U.S. special envoy

U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens says he agrees with the Kremlin that silence is essential when it comes to public discussions about prisoner exchanges.  “This might be the one time that I’ll agree with the Russians,” Carstens said during an interview on Rosemary Barton Live broadcast on Sunday. He explained that fact checking every … Read more

Israeli with murderous intent arrested in KL with six pistols

KUALA LUMPUR: An Israeli man has been arrested at a hotel along Jalan Ampang. Police also seized six pistols and 200 bullets from the man who entered the country using a French passport. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the 36-year-old man was arrested by police on March 27 by a team from … Read more

MPs to study controversial prison transfer of killer Luka Magnotta

A parliamentary committee voted Monday to look into why convicted first-degree murderer Luka Magnotta was quietly transferred from a maximum to a medium-security prison. The standing committee on public safety and national security passed an amended motion during an emergency debate to hold one meeting about Magnotta’s transfer. The committee is now calling for four witnesses to appear … Read more

Narcotics Control Bureau: Former DMK leader arrested in ₹2,000 crore international drugs trafficking case

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq in Delhi on Saturday, in connection with a ₹2,000 crore international drugs trafficking case. The central agency has termed Sadiq the “mastermind and kingpin” of the illicit network spread across India, Australia and New Zealand. Sadiq, a producer of Tamil films, was recently expelled … Read more

Two men convicted in killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, worked the turntables in Run-DMC as … Read more

Alberta RCMP officer accused of leaking police information to Rwandan government

An Alberta RCMP officer is accused of leaking protected policing information to the Rwandan government. Const. Eli Ndatuje, 36, faces two criminal charges — breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer — and a third charge of breach of trust in respect to safeguarded information under the Security of Information Act.  RCMP say Ndatuje “accessed … Read more