Arkansas police chief Lang Holland has resigned after it came to light that he frequently took to several social media platforms to advocate for violence against “Marxist Democrats.” Holland, who had been the chief of police in Marshall, resigned over the past weekend after his admission to the vitriolic and derogatory calls. He was confronted by […]
One of India’s top TV news anchors, Arnab Goswami, was arrested by police in Mumbai on Wednesday for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018, his channel said in a statement. According to local media, the case related to the suicide of an interior designer who said he was owed money by […]
At least one Islamic extremist — a 20-year-old armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest — rampaged through a crowded Vienna nightlife district hours ahead of a coronavirus lockdown, leaving four people dead before being killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. The suspect in Monday night’s attack was identified as a […]
An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, authorities said. It was the third attack in two months in France. The assailant was wounded by police and hospitalised after the killings at the Notre Dame Church, less than a kilometre from the site in […]
Czech police said they used tear gas and water cannons at a violent rally held Sunday in Prague against government measures introduced to stem the coronavirus spread. Thousands of protesters, including “radical “football fans according to police, gathered in the capital’s historic Old Town Square to demand the resignation of Health Minister Roman Prymula, the […]
Amid the ongoing TRP (Television Rating Point) scandal, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) board is all set to review its current standards of measuring, and pause the rating of news channels with immediate effect. The exercise would cover all Hindi, Regional, English news and business news channels. Starting with the ‘News Genre’, BARC will not […]
Thai police scuffled with paint-throwing protesters and arrested at least 21 of them before a royal motorcade passed by on Tuesday, drawing chants of “release our friends” as King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s convoy swept past. Such open dissent towards the monarchy has no recent precedent in Thailand, and came on the eve of the latest planned […]
Nigeria has dissolved a special police unit after public protests alleging brutality and will launch an investigation into its activities, the presidency announced Sunday. The scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will take effect immediately, the office said in a tweet. For its part, the Nigerian Police Force announced in a tweet an investigation […]
Hundreds of women marched through Mexico’s capital Monday to demand nationwide legalisation of abortion, leading to clashes with police who blocked their way. Protesters gathered near the capital’s historic center to head to the central plaza but were stopped by female police officers with shields, AFP journalists reported. Police used pepper spray against demonstrators who […]
