Pock marks from bullets scar the floor and door of Sapna's room in her in-laws' house in Rohtak's Kahni, where marrying within the same village has consequences.
The old residents of Gurugram, Greater Noida, are now crorepatis, but haven’t caught up with the times—the patriarch smokes his hookah as the granddaughter drives a Mercedes.
CPI(M)’s move came in reaction to 'honour killing' in Tirunelveli, tapping into its ideological position on inter-caste harmony. BJP followed with demand for special law for honour killings.
Actions of the convicts released 'domino effect' which resulted in total breakdown of family & social stability for their sister, says judge. Duo gets life term for the murder.
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.
Virudhunagar SP has cautioned against terming the murder a ‘caste killing’ since the couple belonged to same community. Three accused have been arrested.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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