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TopicHonour killing

Topic: honour killing

Kanchan Kumari was killed for giving men what they want. And that’s the real obscenity

Kanchan Kumari’s murder represents the lethal endpoint of India’s broader moral policing epidemic. It extends far beyond religious vigilantism into systematic cultural control.

Youth hacked to death ‘by wife’s brothers’ in Tamil Nadu after marriage against wishes of family

Virudhunagar SP has cautioned against terming the murder a ‘caste killing’ since the couple belonged to same community. Three accused have been arrested.

‘A Gujjar woman with a Dalit?’ Haryana family arrested for murder of daughter gets sympathy

In Haryana's Kherla, villagers are worried about the fate of three men arrested for killing the 18-year-old woman in their family. In Raisina village, parents of the Dalit man are worried their son will be next.

In Haryana village, ‘fake encounter’ in attempted honour killing case sparks stir. 2 cops suspended

Family of accused claims police took Rs 10 lakh bribe for not implicating more people in case. SP Nikita Gahlaut says all allegations false, demoralising for cops who saved woman's life.

Pakistan police probe killing of woman over social media photo, death ‘ordered by village elders’

In case of suspected honour killing, a council of elders —known as a jirga — 'ordered that the victim and a friend, who also appeared in the picture, be killed'. Police were able to rescue one.

Haryana village backs parents held for killing daughter. ‘They warned, she didn’t listen’

The parents claimed the death was a washing machine accident; then villagers intervened & said it was a case of suicide. But none of them can keep up with the stories they have created.

UP ‘honour killing’: Muslim woman’s autopsy suggests poison, brothers ‘killed Dalit lover in her room’

A 19-year-old Muslim woman and an 18-year-old Dalit man were found dead on Saturday. Police suspect that it was a case of a forbidden love story gone awry.

Dalit man dead in field, Muslim woman’s body exhumed — UP cops probe Basti ‘honour killing’, 3 held

While the man was throttled to death, the cause of the woman's death is unclear, say police. Her viscera samples have been preserved for analysis.

‘Begged bystanders, touched feet, no one helped’, says wife of Hyderabad ‘honour killing’ victim

The family of a Dalit man who was allegedly murdered by his Muslim wife’s relatives Wednesday claims police ignored couple’s protection request. NHRC has sought report on incident.

Stolen glances to stolen lives: Stories behind the ‘honour killings’ of Rajasthan, Haryana

The news often reports ‘honour killing’ incidents, but what’s usually missing is the stories of the couples, their families, and how love can generate murderous hate.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

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.