Maharashtra: Man kills bar manager, another for torture during lockdown
The Thane police on Saturday solved a sensational double murder case of a hotelier and his assistant in Mira Road town nabbing the accused holed up in Pune within 12 hours, a top official said here. The accused, Kallu Yadav turned out to be a serial offender, who had been jailed earlier for two more […]
Largely peaceful protests against police brutality march on in US
Demonstrators in Washington and other US cities for racial justice following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend. Protests took place from New York to Los Angeles but Washington was at the epicenter, as thousands of people — black, white and brown — flooded downtown […]
Minneapolis cop charged in George Floyd’s killing was hired despite having a criminal record with seven convictions and a slew of traffic violations
One of the three former police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd had a string of criminal offences and traffic violations before he became an officer of the law. Thomas Lane, 37, of St. Paul, was charged in relation to Floyd’s death, which happened when he was on his fourth […]
2 Buffalo police charged with assault in shoving
Two Buffalo, New York, police officers are now facing criminal charges in connection with the graphic caught-on-video shove of a 75-year-old man during a protest, prosecutors said. Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe were charged with second-degree assault during their video arraignments on Saturday and were released on their own recognizance. They both entered not guilty pleas and […]
George Floyd fallout: Chicago begins reopening, restrictions lifted on access to downtown, curfew remains in effect
Chicago is proceeding with plans to reopen Wednesday, even as tensions remain high after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the threat from the coronavirus still looms.
Bloodied store manager describes life in the age of COVID-19
For weeks Samantha Clarke calmly listened to the insults and threats directed daily at her and her employees by people who learned they couldn’t enter the Modesto, California, store without wearing a mask and following other coronavirus-related rules. But never, says the 17-year veteran of retail sales, did she expect she’d be sucker-punched and knocked […]
India reopens more public spaces despite record virus infections
Malls and temples reopened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of new coronavirus infections, with the pandemic expected to ravage the country for weeks to come. After a 10-week lockdown the government has risked lifting some restrictions in a bid to ease the devastating blow to […]
India sends ‘man-eater’ tiger to lifetime in captivity
Indian officials have sentenced a tiger blamed for killing three people to a life in captivity saying it was “too dangerous” to be allowed to roam free. The five-year-old male predator, also blamed for attacking cattle, had embarked on a trek more than 500 kilometres (310 miles) long from western Maharashtra state to central India’s […]
Police Back off as Peaceful Protests Push Deep Reforms
Calls for deep police reforms gained momentum in the United States as leaders in the city where George Floyd died at the hands of an officer pushed to dismantle the entire department. Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests demanding a reckoning with institutional racism that have sometimes resulted in clashes with police, but many officers took a […]
China warns students to think twice before choosing Australia due to racist incidents
China on Tuesday urged students going overseas to study to think carefully before choosing Australia, due to a spate of racial incidents targeting Asians in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Education’s warning comes days after the Chinese culture and tourism ministry advised citizens against travelling to Australia due to racial discrimination […]
