Initially, the districts of Puttalam, Kurunegala and Gampaha, near Colombo, were told to stay indoors after Christian-led mobs attacked several Muslim-owned businesses and mosques on Sunday and Monday.

A Chinese man was arrested by the cops for allegedly flying a drone over Kolkata's Victoria Memorial on Sunday. The memorial lies within a three-kilometre radius of the high security zone around Fort William, the headquarters of the Army's Eastern Command.

The United Kingdom has alleged that soon after reports of diamantaire Nirav Modi living in a swanky 8-million pound apartment in London’s West End, the British authorities sought information to come to India and initiate action against Nirav Modi but Indian government, which claims to be doing efforts in bringing him back, did not give any response.

A Tamil Nadu politician was arrested by the police after he posted a morphed image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a Facebook page. The police said that the accused caricatured PM Modi and depicted him with a begging bowl.

A prime accused in the Bulandshahr violence case – Yogesh Raj – has been arrested by the cops on Thursday morning; he is accused of attacking and killing the police officer.

At least 1,385 protesters were arrested across France during the fourth weekend of "gilets jaunes" or the "yellow vest" demonstrations against the government of President Emmanuel Macron.

Indian singer Mika Singh has been detained in the UAE for allegedly harassing a teen Brazilian girl. He will be produced in the court on Sunday, said a report.

She was heading for the Sabarimala temple when the cops arrested her around 1:30 am in the Marakkuttam. According to news reports, she was held for hours after she refused to go back without having early morning darshan on Saturday.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman at the Sabarimala temple suspecting her to be of age below 49 years.

Three PayTm employees, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing the e-wallet giant's founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma to extort Rs 20 crore. They threatened him to leak stolen personal data and confidential information, Noida Police said.