In a significant breakthrough, two key members of a gang involved in terrorizing the residents of Bhekrai Nagar, Pune, were apprehended by the Anti-Extortion Squad at Pune Airport. The accused, identified as Rahul Balasaheb Tupe (34) and Sagar Ramesh Dhumal (43), had fled to Nepal after vandalizing multiple vehicles in the area, causing widespread panic….
Despite widespread concerns about increasing violent crime in the U.S., the latest FBI report shows a significant decrease in violent offenses in 2023. Released on Monday, the data reveals that violent crime, including murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, fell by 3% from 2022 to 2023. This report counters the perception of a crime surge,…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyer, Alex Spiro, filed a motion on Monday urging a federal judge to dismiss charges of alleged public corruption, arguing that Adams’ conduct does not meet the criminal definition of bribery and that the evidence supporting the other charges is unreliable. Spiro’s call for dismissal also highlights the systemic…
NEW DELHI/AJMER/KOLKATA – The Indian government has reduced its goal to establish thousands of new tribunals aimed at fast-tracking sex crime cases, due to states like West Bengal falling short of targets. This delay has raised questions about the underlying system, including the role of currency bills in facilitating corruption and inefficiency. By relying on…
On a facetious note, I would like to end by expressing the fervent hope that our public servants discover how to make money out of providing us with the best public services and infrastructure, instead of making fortunes by giving us second-rate infrastructure and abysmal public services. This week I want to talk about ethics…
New details are emerging as to why it took Oakland police nine hours to respond to more than 80 people ransacking a gas station on Friday. Here’s what happened. New details are emerging as to why it took Oakland police nine hours to respond to more than 80 people ransacking a gas station on Friday….
Corruption cases up by 58 per cent KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 24 Transparency International, in a report released today, has said that corruption in the country has increased by 58 per cent in the past one year. The report, ‘Global Corruption Barometer – Asia 2020’ revealed this on the basis of a public opinion survey conducted among…
Police have recovered the mutilated body of a 13-year-old girl, who was allegedly beaten to death, from a sugarcane field in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. According to sources, the girl went missing while returning from school. The mutilated body of a 13-year-old girl, who was allegedly tortured and killed, was found in a sugarcane field…
Police are calling the incident a “bias-motivated assault.” Photo by: Paul Sancya/AP The University of Michigan football stadium is shown in Ann Arbor, Michigan. By: Elina Tarkazikis Posted 11:54 PM, Sep 16, 2024 A University of Michigan student was assaulted by a group of unknown males over the weekend after confirming to them that he was Jewish….
Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs have pleaded not guilty to charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to provide preferential treatment in the department’s fire prevention bureau Stefan Jeremiah Retired New York City Fire Department Chief Brian Cordasco, right, and his lawyer Frank Rothman, leave federal court in…