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Hell on wheels: City lawyer takes rogue boda bodas fight to Court of Appeal

Lawyer wants court to compel the government to regulate commercial motorcycle operators.

T.N. BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran condemns arrest of farmers seeking waiver of loans

France: 1 killed, 4 wounded after shooting near Paris

French police have arrested a suspect after gunshots were fired in a town in the suburbs of Paris on Friday. One person was killed and four others were wounded in the shooting.

At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting

The French prime minister says an individual is in police custody after a "serious event" in Trappes.

Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election

Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis in an attack on Friday before being killed in a shootout with soldiers, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a lockdown in the occupied West Bank days before Israeli elections. “I have instructed the IDF (army) and security forces to impose an immediate cordon on the city of Hebron and to prepare for a full lockdown of all of Judea and Samaria starting today,” Netanyahu said, using the biblical name for the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father

Meghan also reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police. Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper published claims that her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr alleged he had found a stash of images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines.

Digested week: If you were under house arrest, would you be wishing for more books about soil?

It’s been an earthy week all round, from King Charles’s unusual gift of gardening books for captive Aung San Suu Kyi to Adéla’s eye-opening music videos “Who’s Nicole Kidman?” “Oh for god’s sake, Tom Cruise, from Top Gun.”

Residents lay siege to Hasanur Forest Office over leopard attacks

The protest came a day after the leopard and two cubs were captured by the Forest Department

Madras High Court pulls up T.N. HR&CE department for failing to act promptly against an erring EO in 2011

The sequence of events proves poor management by the department with no checks and balances, say Justices S.M. Subramaniam and Krishnaswamy Govindarajan

Angry youths protest alleged killing of entertainer by police

The latest incident occurred about 24 months after a police inspector killed a popular musician, Chikezie Mba, in Enugu State.

Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman Abramovich

Questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich's professional advisers, were raised earlier this month.

Use of Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s deep fake videos to collect money: Rajasthan youth moves Madras High Court seeking bail

Justice N. Ramesh will hear on Friday the bail plea made by J. Shyabu Khan of Boontoli village in Alwar district

Breaking: Donna Nelson returns to Perth in international prisoner transfer

Perth grandmother Donna Nelson, convicted of attempting to smuggle drugs into Japan, is back in Australia, according to official Japanese sources.

Woman killed, one injured in firecracker godown blast in Vellore

Special teams were formed to nab the godown owner, who fled the spot after the incident

Five Israelis wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed in West Bank shooting

The attack comes at a time of heightened tensions in the West Bank and four days before Israel's general election.

Detective raped by fellow officer David Carrick calls on Met chief to resign

Linda Williams says police force’s handling of her attack in 2004 was ‘like being raped all over again’ A detective who was raped by the former Scotland Yard officer David Carrick has called for the head of the Metropolitan police to resign, saying the handling of her case was “like being raped all over again”. Linda Williams, 60, who has waived her right to anonymity, was attacked by Carrick in 2004.

Police deny demanding ₦100,000 bribe over missing $500 watch

The Anambra State Police Command has denied allegations that its officers demanded ₦100,000 in connection with a missing wristwatch valued at $500, saying the case remains under investigation. The command also provided details of the incident and addressed allegations of unlawful detention at the Abagana Police Division.

Jagan to move Supreme Court again over ‘obstruction’ of YSRCP nominees in Andhra local body polls

Releasing a book of evidence photographs, the YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy alleges torn nomination papers, forged withdrawal letters and attacks on the party’s candidates

Three sentenced to death for kidnapping Catholic priests

Taledo Demiel, Namomai Medan and Mikaila Yusuf were convicted over the abduction of Reverend Fathers Matthew Dutsemi and Abraham Sauman.

Accused in Keralam synagogue arson case slapped with UAPA, larger conspiracy suspected: police

Anti-terror law invoked considering the sensitive nature of the location he targeted, says District Police Chief (Kochi City) Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar

BookMyShow confirms Diljit Dosanjh’s Delhi concert on October 30 after police permission

BookMyShow said a “cordial and constructive” meeting with the police led to a detailed plan, after which permission was “reconsidered and issued”

Bombay High Court permits withdrawal of plea against Religion Act

The Bench emphasised the need to specify the repercussions of law enforcement and noted that prosecutions in Pune under the Act were not brought to the Court’s notice

Social media influencer Jason Samuel arrested in connection with death of YouTuber Harish

Police said Jason Samuel Vijaykumar was arrested based on the complaint filed by the victim’s father, J. Vinayagam

Man allegedly bragged about having 'killed someone' after hit-and-run

A Port Augusta man who allegedly bragged about having "killed someone" has faced court for the first time after returning to Alice Springs to "hand himself in".