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Chris Brown given suspended eight-month prison sentence over nightclub attack
The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.
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EACC reclaims 2.7-acre school playground after court nullifies land allocation
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 26 — More than 1,300 pupils in Kiambu County have secured continued access to a public playground after the Environment and Land Court at Thika nullified the irregular allocation of 2.7 acres of school land to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which participated in the case as an interested party, said its investigations established that the land had been set aside in 1957 by the former County Council of Kiambu for use as a school playing field.
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Tiger Shroff attack: Police custody of 4 extended till October 28; voice samples needed, say cops
Kunal (21) and Sumit (19), residents of Haryana's Sonipat district, and Radha (23) and Babita (23), both from Uttar Pradesh, are among the 11 people arrested in the case
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CJI calls on High Court collegiums to consider female lawyers of Supreme Court for judgeship
The CJI requested the High Court collegiums to widen the zone of their consideration and include women advocates from their states who are practising in the Supreme Court for elevation.
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Bengaluru Traffic Police book 539 cases in special drive against drunk driving, overspeeding
The drive was carried out by traffic officers from all 53 traffic police stations to curb traffic violations and improve road safety.
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Army rescues two kidnap victims
Military troops rescued two kidnap victims along Naka–Ahume Road in Benue State after confronting suspected kidnappers, the military says.
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Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman
Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media. Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, is charged with fatally strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the city and stealing from her a backpack containing a wallet, the public broadcaster NHK reported.
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Bengaluru: Woman police officer attacked, robbed during search operation at suspect’s house
The cybercrime police are continuing efforts to track down the suspect and others, allegedly involved in distribution of the sting video related to former CM
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Bengaluru’s BMTC drivers, traffic police, pourakarmikas, construction workers show reduced lung function: Survey
Among the occupations, pourakarmikas were found to have the highest proportion of workers with the PRISm pattern, an indication of reduced lung capacity. Around 45% of them showed indications of reduced lung function.
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Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout
Jordanian security forces have arrested three armed men suspected of a shooting attack at a church last week that killed nine Christians and injured 34 other people, officials say. No group has yet claimed it was behind Friday’s attack by gunmen on a funeral at St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud, which is in Karak governorate.
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Supreme Court asks States, UTs to allocate funds to build bar rooms, washrooms for women advocates
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana disapproved of the lack of ladies' bar rooms and said facilities should be provided to women advocates regardless of their numbers.
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Court rules El-Rufai has case to answer in phone-tapping trial
The judge ordered Mr El-Rufai to enter his defence, if he so wishes, in the trial on phone-tapping charges.
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Supreme Court notice to ED on realty company promoter’s bail plea in home buyers’ fraud case
The case pertains to allegations that Anil Mithas, promoter of a Noida-based real estate company, diverted funds collected from homebuyers by UFHL for its Aranya project, prompting money laundering proceedings by the agency
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Nubian community wins Kibos land dispute against Kenya Railways
KISUMU, Kenya, Oct 26 — The Nubian community in Kibos, Kisumu, has won a long-running land dispute against Kenya Railways after the Supreme Court upheld earlier court decisions recognising the community’s rights to the contested settlement. Joshua Odiambo Nyamori, the advocate who represented the community, addressed residents on Monday, saying the Supreme Court decision left intact an Environment and Land Court ruling that recognised the community’s claim to the land.
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KPMG-GIPS 2026 Procurement Enhancement Survey: 86% of respondents say procurement fraud occurs in their organisations
A KPMG-Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) 2026 The 2026 Procurement Enhancement Survey is the second edition of the KPMG-GIPS Procurement Survey and builds on the baseline established in 2023.
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Newlywed couple killed as car hits motorcycle near Chintamani
The impact of the collision threw the couple off their motorcycle and into a nearby canal
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Chris Brown given suspended sentence over bottle attack at London club
R&B singer sentenced to eight months imprisonment suspended for 12 months over incident in Mayfair in 2023 The R&B singer Chris Brown has been given a suspended sentence after striking a man twice in the head with a tequila bottle in a central London club. Brown, 37, admitted affray earlier this year after attacking a former friend with a “heavy” tequila bottle on the dancefloor at the Tape private members’ club in Mayfair in February 2023.
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Teenage girl raped, murdered in Bengal's Gaighata; one arrested
The class 11 student went missing on the night of October 24 after attending a musical programme near a market in Gaighata, says officials
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Father-son duo killed as old building collapses in Northeast Delhi’s Harsh Vihar
The two men were pulled out from beneath the debris during the overnight rescue operation and rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead
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CMRL-Exalogic payoff case: Ex-Keralam CM Pinarayi Vijayan to skip questioning by ED on October 23
Counsel for Pinarayi informs ED officials in Kochi that he will not appear for questioning as Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala Police probe into FIR registered against him, daughter T. Veena and son-in-law Mohamed Riyas in the case
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Former DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi arrested in ₹100-crore private schools fraud case
Hours after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed, Chennai Police took the former School Education Minister into custody in connection with an alleged multicrore scam
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Supreme Court refuses to ease bail condition for Delhi riots accused to attend law classes in Ghaziabad
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi declined to modify Shadab Ahmad’s bail condition requiring him to remain in Delhi during the trial, questioning why he hadn’t sought the change from the trial court
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About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain
More strong winds are forecast after Storms Boelo and Austen cause travel disruption, flooding and kill two people About 90,000 properties across northern parts of the UK are still without power after a weekend of stormy weather, with forecasters warning of more strong winds to come. Two men were killed by falling trees after two named storms, Austen and Boelo, pummelled parts of the UK, bringing widespread travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and event cancellations.
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Jordan arrests three suspects over church attack in dawn raid: What to know
Jordanian authorities have not named the individuals or any group involved in the 'terrorist incident'.