Federal Bureau of Investigation: News

19 Apr 2019

Donald Trump

I'm f****d: Trump after Mueller was appointed for Russian probe

US President Donald Trump's first reaction to Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel was "this is the end of my Presidency" and the President was so furious that he reacted with an expletive, according to the counsel's report.

US man pleads guilty of kidnapping 13-year-old, murdering her parents

A 21-year-old Wisconsin man, Jake Thomas Patterson, pleaded guilty of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl, and murdering her parents.

25 Mar 2019

Donald Trump

Trump didn't "conspire" with Russia for 2016-campaign, concludes Mueller probe

In what qualifies as one of the best days of Donald Trump's presidency, the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller concluded the US president didn't "conspire" with Russia during 2016 elections.

23 Mar 2019

Donald Trump

Mueller concludes Russia probe, submits report to US Attorney General

Special counsel Robert Mueller has submitted the much-awaited probe report to US Attorney General William Barr on alleged collusion between Russia and US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, ending an investigation that has cast a shadow over the Trump presidency for nearly two years.

'Desperate Housewives' actor Felicity Huffman charged in college entrance scandal

In one of the largest college admissions scams in the US, Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives star, was arrested on Tuesday.

10 Mar 2019

Air India

US handcuffs, deports Air India pilot for downloading child pornography

An Air India pilot was handcuffed, deplaned and deported from the US for allegedly accessing and downloading child pornography, officials of the national carrier said on Sunday.

09 Mar 2019

US Government

#ComicBytes: Five lesser-known facts about Superman

Superman is one of DC's and our world's most recognizable superheroes.

04 Mar 2019

San Jose

Indian-origin man sentenced to 33 months in US-prison over embezzlement

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution for being convicted of mail fraud and embezzlement (theft of employer's funds).

22 Feb 2019

Mexico

US: 70-year-old Indian-origin man admits to multi-million dollar immigration fraud

A 70-year-old man of Indian-origin, Hardev Panesar, living in the US, has admitted to running a multi-million dollar immigration scam that is said to have duped over a 100 people.

18 Feb 2019

Netflix

What to watch if you've liked 'The Ted Bundy Tapes'

Netflix's Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes gained acclaim for the probing look into the life of one of America's most prolific killers.

These AI surveillance companies are preventing school shootings in USA

With the US seeing an alarming increase in the number of school shootings, schools in the country are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to identify potential threats and prevent student violence.

03 Feb 2019

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Five times Iron Man has killed in comics

Marvel superhero Iron Man is famous as the bad boy philanthropist do-gooder with his own unique brand of charm and flamboyance.

31 Jan 2019

Huawei

Chinese engineer allegedly stole secrets from Apple's self-driving car project

A new case of corporate espionage has surfaced in the US, and the FBI has accused a Chinese national of stealing trade secrets from Apple.

26 Jan 2019

Donald Trump

US: Trump temporarily ends longest government shutdown in history

Amid mounting pressure and increasing disruptions in government functioning, US President Donald Trump, on Friday, sounded a strategic retreat and temporarily ended the longest US government shutdown in history.

23 Jan 2019

US Government

US govt shutdown affecting FBI: Law & order at risk?

The ongoing partial US government shutdown, now the longest in history, has already resulted in hundreds of thousands of Federal employees working without pay.

22 Jan 2019

Facebook

US man threatens to mass-shoot girls because he's a virgin

A man was arrested in Utah in the US for threatening to kill as many girls as he could in a public place because he is a virgin and single.

Hate crime in US: Man brutally kicks, punches Sikh man

A Sikh man has been brutally assaulted in an alleged hate crime by a white man who pulled his beard, kicked and punched him in the face at a store in the US, the latest such incident in the country.

19 Jan 2019

US Government

#ComicBytes: Five super weird facts about Superman

Superman is one of DC's and our world's most recognizable superheroes.

18 Jan 2019

White House

FBI arrests Jihadist planning White House attack with anti-tank rocket

Authorities in the US state of Georgia have arrested a 21-year-old man who sought to buy explosives and an anti-tank rocket for a "jihad" suicide attack on the White House planned yesterday.

21 Dec 2018

Microsoft

Noida: 126 arrested after cops bust fake call center

On Friday, police busted a fake call center in Noida and arrested 126 people for duping US citizens.

19 Dec 2018

Russia News

US President Trump's ex-security chief sold country out, says Judge

A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing hearing for Michael Flynn, US President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, yesterday after a stunning hearing in which the judge accused Flynn of selling out his country.

14 Dec 2018

Detroit

US: Indian-techie, who assaulted sleeping-woman on flight, gets 9-years jail

A federal court in Detroit sentenced an Indian techie to nine years in prison after he was convicted of assaulting a sleeping woman on a plane.

14 Nov 2018

Donald Trump

Last year, over 8,400 hate crimes were reported in US

Over 8,400 hate crime incidents, including 24 against Sikhs, 15 against Hindus, and over 300 against Muslims, were reported in the US in 2017, according to an FBI report.

03 Nov 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Man makes threat calls to blow-up US airport, nabbed

An 18-year-old man was apprehended by the Uttar Pradesh ATS for allegedly making several calls to the Miami airport in the US and threatening to blow it up, an official said today.

26 Oct 2018

Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio reunites with Martin Scorsese for the sixth time

Martin Scorsese, the veteran Hollywood director, has exciting projects in the pipeline.

30 Sep 2018

Saturday Night Live

Best-thing-today: Matt Damon playing Brett Kavanaugh on SNL is gold

Earlier this week, Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court of the US nominee, faced a Senate judiciary committee for sexual assault.

30 Sep 2018

Joker

#ComicBytes: Who are the creepiest serial killers in Batman universe?

Murder, mystery, the macabre, humans have always been fascinated by the depravity of human nature. Serial killers thus hold a 'special' place in our quirky minds.

20 Sep 2018

Russia News

Trump declassifies Russia papers to expose 'bad things' at FBI

President Donald Trump is flexing his executive power to declassify secret documents in the Russia investigation, a move he says will ensure that "really bad things" at the FBI are exposed.

08 Sep 2018

Donald Trump

Is the White House crumbling from within?

Following harrowing revelations by legendary journalist Bob Woodward, and by an anonymous senior official about fault lines within the Trump administration, chaos, suspicion, and uncertainty have gripped the White House.

01 Sep 2018

ISIS

Man, who planned PM Theresa May's murder, jailed for life

Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, a 21-year-old ISIS terrorist, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years, for plotting the murder of Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister.

27 Aug 2018

X

Donald Trump draws US flag wrong, gets trolled on Twitter

It's been a stressful week for US President Donald Trump, as two of his ex-associates have been arrested on charges of finance violations.

17 Aug 2018

Sexual Assault

US: Indian man convicted of sexually-assaulting woman sleeping on flight

A 35-year-old Indian IT manager has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman sleeping aboard a Detroit-bound flight in the US, media reports said.

17 Aug 2018

Apple

16-year-old Australian hacks Apple's corporate network; user accounts data accessed

An Australian schoolboy who "dreamed" of working for Apple hacked the firm's computer systems, Australian media has reported, although the tech giant said today no customer data was compromised.

15 Aug 2018

Gaming Bytes

#GamingBytes: 5 best detective video games of all time

The thrill of solving a puzzle before the protagonist is what draws us to detective films and stories.

04 Aug 2018

Hollywood

Bidding adieu to 'Quantico', Priyanka Chopra eyes better future

Priyanka Chopra bid goodbye to 'Quantico' and her role as FBI agent Alex Parrish. The 35-year-old actress penned an emotional message as the show came to an end after running for three seasons.

11 Jul 2018

Apple

Ex-Apple employee nabbed while fleeing US after stealing trade secrets

A former Apple employee in the US has been arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the company and trying to sell it to an Alibaba-backed Chinese firm.

Former Indian-American President of Theranos indicted for multi-million dollar scam

The Indian-American ex-President of Theranos blood-testing company along with its founder has been charged in the US for allegedly engaging in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors, doctors, and patients by making false claims about the accuracy of their much-hyped testing devices.

16 Jun 2018

Donald Trump

Trump's former campaign manager goes to jail for witness tampering

Former campaign manager of US President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, had his interim bail revoked by a federal judge because of his alleged attempted tampering of witnesses ahead of his trial on money laundering, tax, and bank fraud charges.

13 Jun 2018

India

We stand by Priyanka: Varun Dhawan on 'Quantico' controversy

Actor Varun Dhawan has defended Priyanka Chopra, who faced a lot of flak in India for a Quantico's episode, "Blood of Romeo", which featured "Indian nationalists" planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Manhattan and frame Pakistan for it days before a summit on Kashmir.

09 Jun 2018

South China Sea

Chinese hackers steal highly-sensitive 'undersea warfare' data from US Navy

Chinese government hackers have stolen a massive cache of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare from a US Navy contractor, including secret plans to develop a new submarine-launched anti-ship missile.