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AA Edit | Modi, Metas & Protesters: Be Sincere, Not Indulgent

AA Edit | Modi, Metas & Protesters: Be Sincere, Not Indulgent

The government offered no apologies to them; instead, it came up with ad hoc measures and quick fixes. That the Neet...

2 Aug 2026 11:44 PM IST

AA Edit | TN Custody Deaths: Justice Done

AA Edit | TN Custody Deaths: Justice Done

That the Madurai additional district and sessions judge, G. Muthukumaram, classified the case as “rarest of rare” in his...

7 April 2026 11:43 PM IST

Nurse Alex Wubbels speaks during an interview. (Photo: AP)

Video: Police assaults, arrests Utah nurse for protecting patient...

Alex Wubbels showed videos from police officers' body-worn cameras of her arrest at the University of Utah Hospital in...

2 Sept 2017 12:02 PM IST

I didnt have my original RC.I told police that it is too late in the night and that they can give me a receipt and confiscate my bike. I told them that I will come the next day to take the bike, but the policeman got angry and started thrashing me. He also snatched my phone, said Haroon Sait. (Photo: ANI)

22-yr-old Chennai boy assaulted by cop for refusing to pay bribe

Haroon Sait, victim, revealed that he asked the policeman to confiscate his bike, but the cop got angry and started...

23 July 2018 9:15 PM IST

Fifty-two cars were torched overnight in Nantes, including the mayors personal vehicle, and eight buildings were damaged by fire or vandalism. (Photo: @AFP/Twitter)

Dozens of cars, buildings torched as riots enter third night in France

Riots emerged in western France over fatal police shooting of young man, latest flare-up of tension between police,...

6 July 2018 1:59 PM IST

The video shows Williams sitting on a curb, being repeatedly asked to straighten his legs by Lancaster City Police Bureau Officer Philip Bernot. (Photo: Video Screengrab/Facebook)

Watch: US cop uses stun gun on unarmed man for not following...

Video has received 2.4 mln views, is latest incident to spark public outcry in US over excessive use of force by police...

1 July 2018 8:29 PM IST

Protesters demonstrate against the death of George Floyd outside the 3rd Precinct Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP)

'It was a public execution'

Cops fire rubber bullets and tear gas on thousands protesting over the death of another African-American at the hands of...

28 May 2020 8:59 AM IST

DC Edit | Police brutality reflects failure of governance

DC Edit | Police brutality reflects failure of governance

The government of Tamil Nadu has failed to grasp the enormity of torture and third degree methods used liberally within...

29 Jun 2020 5:24 PM IST

Minneapolis has 900 officers in its ranks and yet representation of the African American community therein is next to nil. AP Photo

AA Edit | Safety not so much as policing

With protests following Floyd's death claiming around 18 American lives, discussions are on as to how to accomplish the...

9 Jun 2020 8:26 PM IST

Aboriginal protesters perform a traditional smoking ceremony before the start of a Black Lives Matter demonstration to express solidarity with US protestors in Sydney. (AFP)

Protesters worldwide internalise US's Black Lives Matter movement

The global protests reflect rising anger over similar mistreatment by police towards ethnic minorities in different...

7 Jun 2020 3:51 PM IST

Once officers came in, they put him on a bed and forcefully restricted his movements, with one officer sitting on him for a long time. Another officer made an apparent Nazi salute during the incident. (Representational Image: AFP)

Outrage in Belgium as video reveals police violence on custodial death...

The issue, which happened in 2018, has gained extra prominence after the death of George Floyd in US' Minneapolis

20 Aug 2020 3:58 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Murali Krishna)

Violating fundamental rights in the name of Covid would lead to a...

Police and other security forces using excessive force to make people abide by lockdowns are reported worldwide

27 April 2020 4:45 PM IST