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• Police say Copenhagen gunman had criminal record, gang past

  March 18, 2015 - The slain gunman suspected in the deadly Copenhagen attacks was a 22-year-old with a history of violence and may have been inspired by Islamic terrorists — and possibly the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, Danish authorities said Sunday.   Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt mourned the two people killed and vowed to protect freedom of speech and Denmark's Jewish community.   The suspect was killed in a gunbattle with a SWAT team early Sunday. He had opened fire Saturday at a cultural center hosting a seminar on free speech with an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and then later at security forces outside a synagogue, police said.   A Danish filmmaker was killed in the fir...

• MHA conducting background check of new owner of SpiceJet

  March 12, 2015 - Security agencies are conducting a background checking of new owner of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh, after he infused a fund of Rs 500 crore in the beleagu...

• Immigrants with criminal records prompts concern

  March 05, 2015 - Quiet neighborhoods sit just feet from the border fence in Hidalgo.   With barely 11,000 residents, the town still feels tiny. Residen...

• 44 of 70 Delhi MLAs crorepatis, 23 AAP MLAs have criminal records.

  March 04, 2015 - Delhi saw history being created when Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal led Bharatiya Janata party won a massive mandate in the assembly polls...

• Regulations automatically removing criminal record for Ganja

  March 04, 2015 - Regulations guaranteeing automatic removal of an offender’s criminal record for convictions relating to the smoking or possession of small qu...

• Chris Brown denied entry to Canada due to criminal record

  February 27, 2015 - Chris Brown tweeted Tuesday that he's been denied entry into Canada and that his concerts in Montreal and Toronto have been canceled.  ...

• Background checks proposed for Alaska psychologists

  February 27, 2015 - Alaska psychologists could be required to undergo a background check under a proposed change to the licensing process.   The Senate La...

• Call to wipe criminal records of 18-35 year olds

  February 26, 2015 - In a statement, the movement "pleaded" with the state and the Department of Justice to consider removing the names of "young people...

• Digitized record of arms licences soon in India

  February 25, 2015 - Chhattisgarh government has initiated digitization of records of arms licences under the National Database of Arms Licence (NDAL) to curb illegal a...

• Prosecutor to put job-related criminal record online

  February 24, 2015 - China’ top prosecuting body, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has vowed to improve the online database of people convicted of bribery t...

• Europe poves expanded background checks useless

  February 23, 2015 - While Democrats, Gabby Giffords, and groups like Moms Demand Action claim that expanding background checks would end mass shootings, The Washington...

• Onfido to help automate the process of background checks

  February 23, 2015 - As more services move on-demand, and as more businesses that rely on on-demand workers go global, there’s a growing need for companies in the...

• Toronto police criminal-background check backlog puts thousands of jobs and studies in limbo

  February 19, 2015 - A “catastrophic” backlog in Toronto police background checks for students, health professionals and other workers could grow worse if t...

• Reliable Rides in Nairobi With Launch of Uber

  February 19, 2015 - After much speculation Uber, the international smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers, has launched in Nairobi, Kenya.  ...

• TSA seizes record 2,212 firearms in 2014

  February 18, 2015 - When packing your carry-on luggage, don’t forget to remove your gun.   Unless you’ve got permission, not remembering could...

• 20% of population in the Cayman Isles has a criminal conviction

  February 16, 2015 - About 20 per cent of the Cayman Islands population, (10,067 persons), has a criminal conviction according to a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service...

• Shimla police gets crime tracking system for effective policing

  February 13, 2015 - For having an effective and advanced policing system, police here (Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) has launched a crime tracking system that will enable...

• Govt focuses on checking those with criminal past

  February 12, 2015 - The government is planning several measures to check the ones with criminal records, particularly the Rohingyas, from landing jobs in Saudi Arabia....