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School student arrested for stealing bike

Police on Friday arrested a school student for stealing a two-wheeler in Velachery.

According to police, Majid Ahmed, 60, of MGR Nagar, in Velachery, had parked his two-wheeler outside his residence

Hundreds of Indians held in Kuwait

Indians are among more than 2,100 people apprehended in Kuwait during raids on visa violators and those involved in crimes like theft, an official at the Indian embassy in Kuwait has said.

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Sri Lankan diamond saga: Swallowed gem was fake

Sri Lanka's diamond-swallowing saga took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when police revealed the stone swallowed by a visitor at a gem exhibition was a fake and they are searching for the real stone va

Tripunithura is now pickpockets’ haven

Tripunithura has always fascinated historians and foreign tourists for its rich royal legacy and monuen-ts. Unfortunately, this place is now becoming a haven for pickpockets with most of the private b

Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir guilty of theft

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Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, formerly one of Britain's most notorious fugitives, was found guilty of three counts of theft by a British court on Monday.

The jury at the Old Bailey in London was

Clerk pockets tax money, loses job

The villagers of Bommanahalli near Bengaluru promptly paid the taxes for their houses, little realising that a part of it was being pocketed by a clerk who was entrusted to collect their taxes in 2002

487 cases of ATM frauds reported in 2011: Govt

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Banks have reported 487 cases of ATM frauds in 2011, involving over Rs 7 crore — triple the amount reported four years ago, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

Jeweller robbed under cops’ nose

A jewellery showroom, located right in front of the central division Deputy Commissioner of Police office on Kasturba Road, was robbed early on Monday morning. Thieves, suspected to be a duo, have br

Cash van driver escapes with Rs39 lakh after threatening staff

A replacement driver for a cash van belonging to CMS security agency, which was carrying nearly Rs1 crore to be deposited in State Bank of India ATMs in Yelahanka, escaped with Rs39 lakh after forcing

Idol smuggler Subash Kapoor’s counsels cry foul

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A group of lawyers representing international idol smuggler Subash Kapoor, who is in police custody, is desperately trying to get access to the undisclosed interrogation room where the accused is bein

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