Child porn charges against MP leaves South Australian Labor Party shocked
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Apr. 22 (ANI): The Labor Party in South Australia is reeling from a sex scandal involving one of its lawmakers.Poor poll results, party infighting and calls for a leadership change have ... Read more...
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Haryana twin murder: Weapons not traced
April 21st, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani, April 21 (IANS) More than three days since this Haryana district was rocked by the gruesome murder of two widows, police have not been able to trace the sticks ... Read more...
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Australian Labour MP charged with child pornography offences
April 21st, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 21 (ANI): An Australian Labour MP has been charged for allegedly accessing child pornography.The man, who cannot be named until his committal, was arrested at his house in Adelaide's northeast ... Read more...
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Interpol seizes fake goods worth $200 mn in South America
February 1st, 2011 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 1 (IANS) The International Criminal Police Organisation - or Interpol - has seized fake goods worth $200 million in year-long operations in South America targeting organised criminal counterfeiting networks.Nearly 1,000 ... Read more...
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People slam Lahore police for beefing up security ‘after’ suicide blast
January 26th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 26(ANI): In the aftermath of the twin suicide blasts on Tuesday, security has been beefed up across Lahore, with the City police having sealed the entire provincial capital besides launching ... Read more...
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Making 3-D face from 2D photo for security applications, forensics
January 20th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that it is possible to construct a three-dimensional face from flat 2D images.The discovery could be used for biometrics in security applications or in forensic ... Read more...
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Brit-Pak man questioned for masterminding own abduction to get money from father
January 18th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 18 (ANI): A British-Pakistani man is being questioned for allegedly 'masterminding' his own abduction along with his British wife to extract money from his father.The Daily Mail quoted Lahore ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s former aide missing
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) A retired Pakistani Army officer who was a close aide of former president Pervez Musharraf has been missing from Lahore under mysterious circumstances, a media report said ... Read more...
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CBI, NASSCOM tie up to fight cyber crime
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) to share experiences on ... Read more...
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Babbar Khalsa International militant escapes from Police custody in Hoshiarpur
October 18th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Oct.18 (ANI): A militant of the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) managed to escape from detention on Monday in Punjab's Hoshiarpur District.Karanbir Singh escaped from the custody of the ... Read more...
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Babbar Khalsa terrorist escapes from Punjab police custody
October 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Oct 18 (IANS) A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist, who was planning a major blast in Punjab, escaped from the custody of Punjab police here early Monday.Police officials here confirmed ... Read more...
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Meghna’s Cyber Trauma Could End Soon!
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It seems Meghna Naidu's cyber trauma might finally come to an end, filmi style.Two months ago, the actress had approached the Cyber Cell at the Crime ... Read more...
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Southern states to improve anti-terror coordination
August 11th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) The police chiefs of five southern states Wednesday decided to improve coordination, information and intelligence sharing to effectively tackle crime, terrorism and Maoist violence.
The directors general of police ... Read more...
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Meghna Naidu’s Gmail Account Hacked
June 24th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The "Kaliyo ka chaman' girl Meghna Naidu fell in to the trap of cyber hackers. Recently, the small time Bollywood actress has filed a police ... Read more...
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Brain scanners ‘can be used as lie detectors’
May 11th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): Brain scanners can also be used as lie detectors, according to US researchers.Scientists at Stanford University claim it can help to know if a witness is lying ... Read more...
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Karnataka Police detains five for role in Bangalore blasts
April 21st, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Hubli (Karnataka), Apr 21 (ANI): The Karnataka Police has detained five people for questioning for their alleged role in the bomb blasts at Bangalore's M Chinnaswamy Stadium last week.According to the ... Read more...
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Chandigarh police bust gang of auto thieves
March 7th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Police in Chandigarh Sunday claimed to have busted a gang of autorickshaw thieves with the arrest of three people and recovery of seven stolen three-wheelers.
The special crime ... Read more...
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Punjab police bust cricket bookies racket
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), Feb 3 (IANS) The Punjab police has busted an inter-state racket of cricket bookies and arrested two people, officials said Wednesday.
According to the police, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) ... Read more...
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India embarks on e-tracking of crime project
November 24th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The government is interconnecting about 14,000 police stations and 6,000 police offices across the country for an IT-enabled sophisticated tracking system in crime investigation and detection of ... Read more...
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Goa blast case team’s investigative skills under cloud
November 21st, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The chief of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the Diwali-eve blast in Goa has come under a cloud with a court picking holes in his crime ... Read more...
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Idea Cellular booked for not keeping records of GPRS users
November 8th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 8 (IANS) Telecom company Idea Cellular has been booked for not keeping records of customers using its GPRS service after a woman accused an unidentified client of creating an objectionable ... Read more...
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Two Nigerians held with cocaine in Chandigarh
November 4th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) Two Nigerians have been arrested here for staying in India without valid papers and for allegedly possessing 60 gm of cocaine, police said Wednesday.
The special crime investigation cell ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing, rocket attacks kill 16 in Pakistan (Night Lead, Changing Dateline)
October 16th, 2009 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 16 (DPA) A suicide bombing and a rocket attack at two security installations in northwestern Pakistan Friday killed 16 people, including three soldiers and theee policemen, officials said, as ... Read more...
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14 killed in Peshawar suicide bombing (Third lead)
October 16th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Oct 16 (IANS) A suicide bomber exploded close to a police station in this northwestern Pakistan city Friday, killing 14 people and injuring 15, the third terror attack here in ... Read more...
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Mayawati asks Uttar Pradesh cops to pull up their socks
October 1st, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday warned top police officials to pull up their socks and improve policing in the state, official sources said.
Issuing a series of directives ... Read more...
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Drug related crimes down in Chandigarh: Police
September 16th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) Drug related crimes have gone down significantly in the union territory of Chandigarh in 2009 due to various measures adopted by the city police, officials said here Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Cutting-edge computers can see through your disguise
July 8th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 8 (IANS) A cutting-edge face recognition software could revolutionize security systems, especially if it can see through disguises, according to the latest research.
Every face has special features that define that ... Read more...
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Chandigarh police bust gang of inter-state highway robbers
June 30th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) Four people were arrested here Tuesday with arms and cash, police said, adding that they were members of an inter-state gang of highway robbers operating in Chandigarh, Punjab, ... Read more...
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Vietnam busts prostitution ring of fake students
March 5th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, March 5 (DPA) Vietnamese police have arrested a woman for procuring call girls who masqueraded as university students, a police official said Thursday.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested Le Thi ... Read more...
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CIA claims arrest of three Indian terrorists
January 18th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan.18 (ANI): Pakistans Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) has claimed that it has arrested three alleged terrorists from the Wagha Border.
According to CIA officials the arrested men were hired by an ... Read more...
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CBI launches anti-corruption branch at Port Blair
January 15th, 2009 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday inaugurated an anti-corruption branch at Port Blair to speed up crime investigation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Earlier, a CBI unit ... Read more...
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Student arrested in Chandigarh for online fraud
January 9th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 9 (IANS) A 20-year-old student has been arrested on the charge of using credit cards of other people for online shopping, a police officer said here Friday.The student of hotel ... Read more...
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Director CBI exhorts media to maintain impartiality, integrity in reporting
December 15th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Director CBI Ashwini Kumar today exhorted media to maintain impartiality and integrity in reporting.Speaking at the inaugural function of week long training module for press ... Read more...
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Haryana village headman arrested for killing two women
November 6th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) A Haryana village headman, who allegedly killed two women on Diwali night over a property dispute, was arrested here, a police official said Thursday.Shribhagwan Singh, Sarpanch (headman) of ... Read more...
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IP University to train 600 Delhi policemen in law
July 29th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) After honing skills of 100 Delhi policemen in advance cyber crime investigation and computer forensics, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha (IP)University would be conducting a law course for ... Read more...
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