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South Asians most targeted by racial abuse, police hate crime data reveals

3 March 2026 The Editor The Indian News

It has been one and a half years since Auckland bus driver Rajnish Trehan was told by a violent and angry passenger he was a servant in Aotearoa before the…

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in strike on Tehran, Israeli officials were informed: Report

1 March 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening, according to The Jerusalem Post. Senior Israeli officials…

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Sunny Kaushal’s Push Yields Stronger Powers

26 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

The Government has confirmed it will tighten laws dealing with antisocial behaviour by introducing move-on orders — a reform long championed by retail advocates including Sunny Kaushal. The new powers…

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Kerala: Kannur police book 5 KSU leaders for attempt to murder in connection with alleged assault on Minister for Health

26 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Kannur Town Police have booked five leaders of the Congress’s Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) on charges of attempt to murder in connection with the alleged assault on Minister for Health,…

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Jack Hargreaves admits the murder of his brother, armed seizure of car after Hamilton shooting

24 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Jack Hargreaves’ brother and flatmate were trying to get into his bedroom when he fired three shotgun rounds through the door they were standing in front of. A short time…

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Varanasi: Family alleges pressure to file complaint against Jyotirmath Shankaracharya; Swami Avimukteshwaranand denies charges

24 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Amid the alleged child sexual abuse case against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, a Shahjahanpur-based resident has claimed that attempts were made to pressure his family into filing a complaint against Jyotirmath…

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Community urges retail crime group to focus on youth offences before dissolution

17 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Organisations representing small businesses have expressed concern about the early termination of the ministerial advisory group on retail crime announced by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith on Tuesday. Created in September…

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4 individuals identified in Rohit Shetty firing case: Mumbai Police sources

17 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

According to Mumbai Police sources, four individuals were involved in the Rohit Shetty firing case: Deepak Sharma, Sunny, Sonu, and one fugitive. Deepak allegedly fired the shots while the others…

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Pakistan: Man arrested for attacking cleric Engineer Mirza

16 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Pakistan police arrested a man for allegedly attacking cleric Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza, Dawn reported. As per the FIR, the incident took place in Jhelum at Mirza’s Qur’an-o-Sunnat Research Academy,…

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Delhi: Gold, Silver items stolen from RK Puram jewellery shop, police register FIR

15 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

A burglary was reported at a jewellery shop in the Sector-6 market of R.K. Puram during the intervening night of February 13-14. According to the complainant, several gold and silver…

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Inter-state drug network busted; kingpin arrested, says Shimla SP

13 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Shimla Police have unearthed an inter-state drug trafficking network and arrested its alleged kingpin, Vijay alias David alias Bihari, from Zirakpur in Punjab, in connection with multiple NDPS cases registered…

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Standing Strong : Sunny Kaushal

12 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

It is a matter of pride,” says Sunny Kaushal, Chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Group, as he reflects on the group’s recent submission of key recommendations to the New Zealand…

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Rohit Shetty residence firing case: MCOCA invoked against five accused, custody extended

12 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

The five accused in connection with the firing incident outside Rohit Shetty’s house were produced before a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Wednesday. The Mumbai…

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Allegedly drunk rider flees police, hides at property where drugs found

10 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

An Auckland motorcyclist, caught at nearly twice the legal alcohol limit, fled from police at high speed before trying to hide his Harley Davidson at a property where officers later…

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Mosque killer claims ‘wildly fluctuating’ mental state behind guilty pleas

9 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

The terrorist who killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques claims he was mentally unwell and “irrational” when he pleaded guilty to his crimes. Brenton Tarrant is currently giving evidence…

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Couple fight to keep more than $200k cash they found in ceiling

9 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

People will be discouraged from doing the right thing if a Christchurch couple who found more than $200,000 in the ceiling of their house do not get to keep any…

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Police are investigating after a speed camera was chopped down in northwest Auckland last week.

3 February 2026 The Editor The Indian News

The camera on Coatesville–Riverhead Highway, near Wake Road, was damaged around 7.30pm last Thursday. Police said a member of the public was seen cutting down the pole before leaving the…

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Remuera man admits secretly filming hundreds of people in Newmarket pool changing room

22 January 2026 The Editor The Indian News

A Remuera man has admitted taking intimate visual recordings of hundreds of Newmarket swimming pool and gym users in offending spanning years. Nearly 400 people were recorded by the man…

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US reality star ‘almost knocked down’ in Auckland robbery

21 January 2026 The Editor The Indian News

Former American reality TV personality Kate Gosselin said she was “almost knocked over” during an attempted robbery at a New World in Auckland recently. Gosselin, who starred in the show…

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serial Auckland fraudster Thomas Davies jailed after $110,000 after trade false name.

13 January 2026 The Editor The Indian News

A prolific Auckland fraudster has been jailed after a months-long offending spree that netted more than $100,000. Thomas Davies, 38, racked up over $110,000 in trade debt under a false…

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Canopy Healthcare alerts patients to a data breach that occurred six months ago

12 January 2026 The Editor The Indian News

It has come to light that another service provider to the healthcare sector, Canopy Healthcare, has been hit by data breach. However, those affected have only just been informed of…

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Health Minister Simeon Brown commissions urgent review after Manage MyHealth cyber breach

5 January 2026 The Editor The Indian News

The Ministry of Health has been asked to carry out a review into how a recent cyber attack on ManageMyHealth was handled, following concerns that the personal information of tens…

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Papakura rowdy house revealed as Auckland’s worst for noise complaints.

29 December 2025 The Editor The Indian News

Driving down Duke St, Papakura, you would not suspect it to contain Auckland’s unruliest house. The quiet, suburban street dotted with a mix of brick and tile and weatherboard houses…

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Disgraced former top cop sentenced on objectionable material charges

17 December 2025 The Editor The Indian News

Former top cop Jevon McSkimming has been given a sentence of home detention after being convicted of possessing objectionable material including of child exploitation and bestiality. In the Wellington High…

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“Families still await answers and full compensation”: Mike Andrews, US attorney on AI171 Crash

15 December 2025 The Editor The Indian News

Mike Andrews, a US attorney representing several Air India crash victims’s families, during his third visit to meet them, said on Sunday that it has been six months after the…