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TopicAligarh murder

Topic: Aligarh murder

Aligarh toddler wasn’t raped but she was beaten up for 8 hrs before she died

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Jagran says Kathua rape judgment lesson to all, Dinamani asks why no death penalty

A round up of the Hindi and Tamil newspapers opinion pages to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues

‘Killer’ of Aligarh 2-year-old ‘raped own daughter, bane of women’ but always got bail

Residents say Aslam, accused of murdering Twinkle Sharma, is a serial sexual predator who raped his daughter, groped a teen and was booked under Goonda Act.

Yuvraj’s retirement makes ‘Yuvraj’ jittery, and a Twitter-happy police force

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Youths with covered faces’ lay siege to Aligarh village as Twinkle murder takes communal turn

Prime suspects Zahid and Aslam, accused of killing Aligarh two-year-old Twinkle over a money-related feud with her family, have been arrested.

3-year-old girl’s mutilated body found in Aligarh, sparks uproar

Aligarh Police said they suspected the child was strangled to death over a money discrepancy with her father. Two suspects have been arrested.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.