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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicCustodial killings

Topic: Custodial killings

‘Band of brothers’ tendency to judicial delays, police brutality cases often follow the same script

A special court in Mohali earlier this August declared 5 retired Punjab Police personnel guilty in the custodial deaths of 7 young men in staged encounters in 1993.

‘Custodial murder’ — AIADMK spokesperson slams DMK after Sivaganga autopsy report released

Citing the postmortem report, Kovai Sathyan said that there were cigarette burns on the temple guard’s body and ‘not a single organ was left untouched’.

Odisha CM orders judicial probe into Army officer’s ‘custodial torture’, sexual assault on fiancee

The state government also requested the Orissa High Court to supervise the investigation being carried out by the Crime Branch of the Odisha Police.

Dalit man dies in UP police custody—’Return my son’, mother demands, gets a lathi instead

Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman visited the home of Akash Singh 'Jatav', a 28-year-old man who died in police custody in Firozabad. Mayawati and Chandra Shekhar Azad are also demanding justice.

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.