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Ordinary Londoners who showed "breath-taking heroism" in disarming a knife-wielding attacker were praised by politicians and members of the public alike after they intervened to stop an attack which injured several people at London Bridge on Friday. (Photo: File)

'Breath-taking heroism': Praise for Londoners who tackled knife attacker

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said those who confronted the attacker would not have known that a bomb device strapped to his body was a hoax.

30 Nov 2019 9:45 AM

British police named the man who stabbed two people to death in London on Friday in what the authorities called a terrorist attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been convicted of terrorism offences and was released from prison last year. (Photo: File)

London knife attacker named, was convicted of terror offences in 2012

In addition to the man and the woman who were killed, a man and two women were injured and remain in hospital, Basu said.

30 Nov 2019 9:21 AM

'When we are sitting here and talking about narcotics control, smuggling, terrorism, Naxalism, fake currency and routine law and order, perhaps we do not know that the success that we are looking at has been at the cost of the sacrifice of more than 35,000 jawans,' he said. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Need to change people's perception about police,' says Amit Shah

The Home Minister was addressing the concluding session of the AIPSC.

29 Nov 2019 6:29 PM

A 25-year-old law student has been allegedly gangraped by a group of armed men, following which all the 12 accused have been arrested, police said on Friday. (Representational Image)

25-year-old Ranchi law student abducted at gungpoint, gangraped, 12 arrested: Police

The accused have been arrested in subsequent raids led by Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rishabh Kumar Jha.

29 Nov 2019 11:20 AM

The teenager who gunned down two classmates at a California school last week before shooting himself used a “kit gun” that is untraceable, authorities said Thursday. (Photo: AP)

California student who shot 2 others, himself dead used ‘kit gun’: Officials

Authorities are still trying to piece together what prompted the shooting, especially as Berhow had no history of troubled behaviour.

22 Nov 2019 12:58 PM

Self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda, booked in a criminal case related to his ashram here, has fled the country, with the Gujarat police working to gather concrete evidence against him after taking two of his disciples in remand, officials said on Thursday. (Photo: File)

In touch with MEA, other agencies: Gujarat police on Nithyananda's report of fleeing away

The Gujarat police had said that Nithyananda has fled the country, and the police is working to gather concrete evidence against him.

22 Nov 2019 9:45 AM

Police in Sweden say a wanted man was found asleep in a bed in a furniture store north of Stockholm. (Representational Image)

Wanted man caught by Sweden police while snoozing in a furniture store

The staff contacted the police after they found the 25-year-old sleeping in the bed department.

21 Nov 2019 1:32 PM

A woman techie based in Telangana was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her hostel room after her name was shortlisted for termination by the company where she was working. (Representational Image)

24-year-old Hyderabad techie commits suicide after shortlisted for termination

After she was informed that she has been shortlisted for termination, she went into depression and discussed the matter with her brother.

21 Nov 2019 12:17 PM

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday condemned the police action on protesting students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, saying it was not the right way to deal with democratic protests. (Photo: File)

'This is Modi's emergency': Yechury on police action against protesting JNU students

Yechury, who was JNU students' union president during Emergency, said peaceful demonstration was a democratic right in a democratic society.

18 Nov 2019 4:05 PM

Hundreds of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students in Delhi were stopped near campus soon after they began marching towards the Parliament on Monday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Protesting JNU students stopped by cops during march to Parliament

Police officials said adequate security arrangements have also been made along the route of the march.

18 Nov 2019 12:58 PM

Several people were shot dead while watching a football game at a central California home on Sunday, police said. (Representational Image)

4 shot dead while watching football at backyard party in California

Police have not released a death toll but said nine people had been shot in the attack.

18 Nov 2019 12:23 PM

A 16-year-old boy tied up his cousin to bed and allegedly raped her in Gurgaon's Sector 51 area, police said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

16-year-old boy ties up teen cousin to bed, rapes her; arrested

The woman had sent her daughter to her sister-in-law's home to help her with daily chores as she was not keeping well.

17 Nov 2019 11:45 AM

Nearly 15 Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employees were taken into custody by Falaknuma Police on Saturday when they were protesting in front of Farooq Nagar bus depot here. (Photo: ANI)

15 TSRTC employees taken into custody by Hyderabad police

The RTC Joint Action Committee (JAC) has called for a 'Bus roko' protest in Telangana on Saturday.

16 Nov 2019 1:45 PM

Goa's Director General of Police (DGP) Pranab Nanda passed away in Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest. (Photo: ANI)

During official visit to Delhi, Goa top cop dies of cardiac arrest

Nanda was in the national capital when he suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday early morning.

16 Nov 2019 10:33 AM

California detectives struggled Friday to attribute a motive to a school shooting carried out by a boy scout with no obvious alarm bells in his background for the carnage he would unleash. (Photo: AP)

‘Deliberate attack’ by ‘sociable’ teen: Cops baffled over US school shooter’s motive

The students slain by Berhow were identified as Gracie Anne Muehlberger, 15, and a 14-year-old boy.

16 Nov 2019 10:23 AM

A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, as anger sparked by the recent death of a student spilled into the rush hour commute. (Photo: Twitter/ screengrab)

Hong Kong police shooting protesters point blank amid fresh clashes; viral goes video

Another masked individual then approached officer and was shot in the chest area, quickly falling to the ground, clutching their left side.

11 Nov 2019 3:09 PM

Police stopped the truck on a highway near the northern Greek city of Xanthi for a regular check. They arrested the driver and took him and the migrants to a nearby police station for identification. (Photo: Twitter)

Police find 41 migrants alive in truck in northern Greece

The migrants were not injured, one of the officials said, adding that the refrigeration system had not been turned on.

05 Nov 2019 3:24 PM

Police personnel on Tuesday held a protest outside Police Head Quarters (PHQ), against the clash that broke out between police and lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on November 2. (Photo: ANI)

Behave like disciplined force, resume work: Delhi top cop to agitating police personnel

Lawyers have been protesting at several places across the city against the scuffle that took place in Tis Hazari.

05 Nov 2019 12:08 PM

A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus marshal was allegedly beaten up by a policeman in Burari after an argument, police said on Sunday. (Photo: Representational Image/ File)

DTC bus marshal beaten up by policeman after altercation in Delhi's Burari

A case has been registered against the policeman, who works in the security unit of the Delhi police.

04 Nov 2019 9:22 AM

Diljeet Grewal was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and aggravated burglary at Isleworth Crown Court and sentenced on Friday to 15 years behind bars, with a further five years on "licence" to be monitored upon release. (Photo: News.met.police.uk)

Indian-origin man raped, robbed woman in UK, jailed for15 years

After Diljeet Grewal left, the woman was able to call a friend who was outside the UK, who in turn contacted the police.

03 Nov 2019 12:09 PM

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