A US-based media watchdog today urged the Karnataka Police to thoroughly investigate the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh who was shot dead at her residence in Bangalore.
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Indian scientist creates Twitter account to track moped-riding snatchers in London
An Indian-origin data scientist, who was one of the victims of a growing number of moped-riding thieves in London, has taken to social media to track the gangs operating on the streets.
Sikh postmaster in UK victim of knife attack; assailant still at large
UK News: Sikh postmaster in the UK, was stabbed in the neck and head and his turban ripped off by a robber during a violent knife attack.
Indian rights lawyer Indira Jaising to lead UN probe into Rohingya crackdown
The United Nations yesterday appointed an Indian human rights lawyer and two other experts to a fact-finding mission investigating alleged killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
CBI, ED tell UK that Vijay Mallya plotted criminal conspiracy
The joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in London briefed the United Kingdom’s (UK) Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) about the former liquor baron’s money laundering and defaulting on loans
Sexism, racism in Scotland Yard: Indian-origin policewoman’s claims swept under the rug
UK News: Nighat Hubbard, An Indian-origin Muslim female officer, was among three policewomen suing Scotland Yard over racism and sexism claims.
Action against hate crime: Jury charges American for assaulting Indian-origin man in US
Some relief for Indian-origin people came when a federal jury in the US charged an American for committing a hate crime against an Indian-origin person.
Malaysia-registered lorry carrying 4,844 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized
Duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized at Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The cartoon was carried in a Malaysian truck.
Indian govt to file mercy petition for two Indians on death row in Qatar
The Indian government will file a mercy petition on behalf of the family members of two men who were sentenced to death by Qatar’s Supreme Court, said Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Documentary on India’s infamous Nithari serial murders is on Netflix
A true documentary – “The Karma Killings” by Indian American filmmaker Ram Devineni will premiere exclusively to Netflix. The movie based on the infamous Indian case of Nithari serial murders.
