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  Delhi Police arrests 25 Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India

  Delhi | September 25, 2025 10:08 IST

  Delhi: Investigators revealed that the arrested individuals primarily relied on the IMO mobile app to connect with their families in Bangladesh. Widely used for international calling, the app allowed them to maintain regular contact despite living in India without legal documents.

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  Hyderabad fertility clinic owner among eight held in illegal baby-selling racket

  July 27, 2025 20:28 IST

  Hyderabad police busted an illegal surrogacy and baby-selling racket with the arrest of eight people, including fertility clinic owner Dr A Namratha. The scam came to light after a couple discovered via DNA testing that a baby given to them through supposed surrogacy was not biologically theirs.

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  Prohibitory orders imposed in Assam's Dhubri after communal tensions, all shops to remain shut

  Assam | June 10, 2025 8:16 IST

  The directive prohibits public gatherings of more than five people, and all shops and markets in the area have been asked to remain closed until further notice.

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  21 Indian nationals detained for illegally operating business on tourist visa in Sri Lanka

  World | March 14, 2024 7:00 IST

  According to officials, the detained Indians were illegally operating a computer-operated business in Negombo while on a tourist visa. Under Sri Lanka's law, those who visit the island nation on tourist visas are prohibited from engaging in any paid or unpaid work.

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  Maldives deports 186 foreigners, including 43 Indians, for visa violations and drug offences

  World | February 14, 2024 17:15 IST

  A law was enacted in December 2021 allowing the termination of businesses if a foreigner earns profits directly or indirectly under various names. The Maldivian Home Ministry was working on shutting down illegal businesses and deporting the foreigners who operate them.

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  Centre bans PFI, 8 associated fronts, for 5 years, cites 'global terror links'

  India | September 28, 2022 11:18 IST

  The notification said PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to integrity, sovereignty and security of the country and have potential to disturb public peace and communal harmony of the country and support militancy in India.

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  Haryana: Over 960 arrested, 710 FIRs lodged in day-long operation against illegal activities

  India | September 07, 2022 7:28 IST

  Haryana: The maximum number of accused were arrested in Panipat district at 116, followed by 108 in Gurugram and 102 in Ambala.

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  Pizza shop owner pleads guilty to charges of illegally exporting semi-automatic rifles to Pakistan

  World | July 17, 2021 7:10 IST

  According to federal prosecutors, Malik owned and operated a pizza shop in Upper Marlboro, and maintained a second residence in Lahore, Pakistan. 

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  Major drug trafficking racket busted, 8 Pak nationals held with heroin worth Rs 150 cr

  India | April 15, 2021 12:47 IST

  Eight Pakistan nationals were apprehended from the mid-sea off Gujarat coast for drug trafficking on Thursday

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  Cops seek BMC action against bar owners for structural changes in Mumbai

  India | November 20, 2019 20:14 IST

  This comes in the wake of the police's recent surprise raids conducted at several bars in the western suburbs of the city, where they found that most of such establishments had illegally created wall cavities and secret rooms to hide the girls, who are illegally employed to serve liquor and perform dance there

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  Pakistan Army dismisses 3 majors for abuse of authority

  World | October 11, 2019 15:39 IST

  Three Pakistani Army majors have been dismissed from service for abusing their authority and being involved in illegal activities, the military said on Friday.

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  Chinese engineer convicted of conspiring to illegally export semiconductor chips to China

  World | July 03, 2019 8:25 IST

  A part-time resident of Los Angeles, Yi-Chi Shih was found guilty of multiple charges and faces a statutory maximum sentence of 219 years in federal prison. His six-week trial ended-on June 26, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.

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  Forest department surveys Kapil Sharma’s office premises after complaint by BMC official

  Bollywood | September 13, 2016 18:40 IST

  Forest department surveys Kapil Sharma’s office premises on Tuesday after complaint by BMC official.

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  IPL betting, laundering case: ED conducts multiple searches

  India | July 14, 2015 18:31 IST

  New Delhi: Searches were today conducted in several cities including Mumbai, Nagpur, Bhopal and the national capital as part of Enforcement Directorate's  probe in the multi-crore betting and money laundering case in the Indian Premier

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  Google: Not liable for users' online activities

  February 16, 2015 11:49 IST

  Jackson: Does Google help criminals by allowing its search engine to lead to pirated music or by having its auto-complete function suggest illegal activities?Mississippi's attorney general suspects the company does and wants to investigate further,