IAS, IPS and IFS: Is India stifling criticism by retired bureaucrats?
A new rule gives the federal government more power to withhold or withdraw pension of former bureaucrats.
2023-08-09 13:28
Colombian drug lord 'Otoniel' sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as "Otoniel," was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday "for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo, federal prosecutors announced.
2023-08-09 08:20
FAA refers 39 more unruly US airline passengers to FBI
WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said it has referred 39 unruly passengers to the FBI
2023-08-09 00:47
India parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Modi's government
PM Narendra Modi's government won't lose the no-confidence vote as it has a clear majority in parliament.
2023-08-08 13:25
Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd's murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd's fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
2023-08-07 23:17
Rahul Gandhi returns to India's parliament as MP
The opposition leader had been disqualified in March after being convicted in a criminal defamation case.
2023-08-07 15:57
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface
If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
2023-08-07 13:51
Former NYPD union leader gets 2 years in prison for theft scheme
The former president of the country's fifth-largest police union was sentenced to two years in prison for a stealing more than $600,000 by filing phony expense reports, officials say.
2023-08-06 03:54
Missouri man sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for setting fire that destroyed Islamic Center in 2020
A Missouri man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for starting a fire that destroyed a mosque in 2020, according to a release from the US Department of Justice.
2023-08-05 23:48
Supreme Court suspends Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case
The ruling potentially allows Mr Gandhi to return to parliament and contest the 2024 general elections.
2023-08-04 17:24
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter to hear again from victims' families today before judge formally sentences him to death
The families of victims in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 worshippers dead and six others wounded will share impact statements one last time Thursday as Robert Bowers is expected to be formally sentenced to death for carrying out the attack in 2018.
2023-08-03 18:19
Jury deliberates for 2nd day on whether Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should receive death penalty
The jury in the trial of Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, resumed deliberations Wednesday on whether to sentence him to death.
2023-08-02 21:53