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Topic: gun violence

Bike-borne assailants shoot retired health dept official in Bihar, condition critical

Gaya Ji: In a shocking incident, Dr Tapeshwar Prasad, a retired official from the Health Department, was shot and seriously injured by unidentified assailants...

Gangster Manjit Mahal’s nephew gunned down in Delhi, cops suspect criminal rivalry

Two bike-borne assailants fired at least eight bullets at Deepak in broad daylight in Bawana, his daughter survived the ordeal. The victim had no criminal background.

Minnesota Police & FBI’s manhunt for suspect in shooting of Democratic state lawmakers on

State politician Melissa Hortman, her husband were shot and killed, while a 2nd lawmaker John Hoffman and his wife were injured.

Ex-House speaker killed & a state senator wounded in ‘politically targeted shooting’ in US

Blaine: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in a politically motivated assassination,...

Rapper A$AP Rocky acquitted in 2021 Hollywood gun assault case

The jury acquitted him of two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon in a Hollywood altercation with another hip-hop artist.

4 dead, including suspect, in Las Vegas university shooting

The shooting happened at the main campus of the University of Nevada. Police did not mention a possible motive for the violence or disclose the type of firearm used.

Gunman shoots two dead, wounds five others at high school graduation event in Virginia, US

The mass shooting was the country's 279th in the first 157 days of 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

21-year-old Indian-origin student shot dead in Philadelphia, US

The victim was identified as Jude Chacko. He was shot by unidentified assailants while he was returning from work on Sunday.

Hollywood should depict gun use safely in film & TV, says USC’s Norman Lear Center study

The guidelines of the report break down the problematic influence of guns in America through myth debunking, intimate partner violence, mass shootings and children’s programming.

Gunfights, IED fuel fears over security in Manipur. Situation ‘stable’, says military officer

Assam Rifles jawan sustained minor injury while diffusing IED in Bishnupur district Friday, it is learnt. Manipur policeman was killed and 2 injured in gunfight the previous day.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.