Addressing a press conference at Kolkata Press Club, the students' union expressed concern over the continued deployment and movement of police personnel on the campus
Two suspected cases of Ebola disease have been identified in Nigeria’s North-East region, with both individuals isolated as health authorities conduct investigations and laboratory tests. An update on the disease situation by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said contact identification and listing were ongoing, while samples from the suspected cases were being subjected to laboratory testing.
Surinder Koli spent close to 20 years in prison before his convictions in the Nithari cases unravelled and the court acquitted him in 2025; his case shows the structural failure to support wrongfully convicted people after acquittal, including through psychosocial support, housing, employment and monetary assistance
…Raises religious freedom concerns By Luminous Jannamike The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has faulted the reported conviction and imprisonment of a Christian woman in Borno State, raising concerns over religious freedom and the protection of fundamental rights. In a statement by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the association disclosed that an appeal had been filed, adding that it was committed to allowing the judicial process to run its course.
According to the guidelines, people have been advised to purchase and use only certified green crackers and burst them strictly between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court.
Babu sentenced to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹1 lakh by a Vigilance Court for a 2014 bribery case in which he accepted multiple payments to release a seized laterite stone-cutting machine.
Iran's military chiefs should meet any attack on its country with an immediate and unrestrained response, Supreme Leader Mjotaba Khamenei has ordered.
Iran’s supreme leader says Tehran’s potential response will not be restricted by geography.
A preliminary investigation has found that the claim that the recording was made in 2023 is false. The police suspect that the same video was circulated on different social media platforms in September and October this year.
Convicted murderer Christa Pike said on Friday that she is in constant pain, a month after surviving a botched execution attempt in the US state of Tennessee. Since the botched execution, Pike’s lawyers have repeatedly called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
Rubina Kousar, a resident of Karni village near the LoC, took her goats out for grazing on October 30 but did not return home with preliminary information suggesting she may have crossed the LoC into PoK along with the livestock
Poland’s centrist government says it is restoring judicial independence after years of far-right political interference.
Convicted murderer Christa Pike said Friday that she is in constant pain, a month after surviving a botched execution attempt in the US state of Tennessee. Since the botched execution, Pike’s lawyers have repeatedly called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
By Rotimi Ojomoyela & Ayobami Okerinde The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has disputed the Ekiti State Police Command’s account of an incident in which he sustained injuries at a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti, insisting that he and his associates were attacked by suspected political thugs. The statement read, “The attention of the Ekiti State Police Command has been drawn to a message circulating on social media alleging that Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming presidential election, was…
A temporary injunction in the coastline battle for beaches to be publicly accessible, not sealed off for private developments, is just a step in fighting what islanders call a tourism model that disadvantages Jamaicans When the Australian human rights lawyer Eva Buzo emerged from the sea on to the shores of One Man Beach in Montego Bay on Sunday after her gruelling, nearly 11-hour-long swim, the thunderous pulse of welcome drums was drowned out by the chants of “free beach” from jubilant supporters. Here in Jamaica’s tourism capital, against a backdrop of jagged mountains and sunset-tinted clo
Police scheme in City of London offers errant cyclists a choice – watch a roadside safety video or pay a £50 penalty When Aman cycled through a red light in the City of London this week, he was surprised when the police pulled him over. Aman was one of 30 cyclists caught in the first 20 minutes that morning, as part of a new scheme by City of London police to dissuade cyclists from running red lights.
Election Commission says it did not accept any Form 7s filed in violation of norms in U.P.; poll officials took prompt corrective steps, it says after Congress MP alleges widespread fraud during SIR
By Kingsley Omonobi Nigerian Navy Marines at the Naval Base Lake Chad in conjunction with 403 Amphibious Brigade Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Hadin Kai, have recorded significant operational gains against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the Lake Chad area, neutralising 34 ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists in the waters. “In a separate operation on 30 October 2026, the Nigerian Navy Marines deployed at Naval Base Lake Chad conducted an offensive strike against identified Boko Haram terrorist enclave at Dumba.
The Executive Director of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, says Ghana has made little meaningful progress in the fight against illegal mining, warning that the country remains at risk of an ecological catastrophe. However, Ms Serwah’s assessment raises questions about whether enforcement, equipment seizures and reclamation plans are sufficient to dismantle illegal mining networks and protect Ghana’s water bodies and forests.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has arrested 12 drivers and impounded their vehicles after a night-time road safety operation in Meru County, with eight found driving under the influence of alcohol. The arrests come as NTSA intensifies road safety enforcement ahead of the festive season through its Msimu Bila Ajali, Usalama Barabarani campaign.