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TopicHonour killing

Topic: honour killing

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.

145 ‘honour killing’ incidents took place in India between 2017-2019, govt tells Lok Sabha

MoS for Home Ajay Mishra said 50 incidents took place in Jharkhand, the highest in India in the two years. A total of 19 incidents occured in Maharashtra and 14 cases in UP.

Anxiety to get bail before trial not correct, says SC during hearing in honour killing case

The apex court was irked with a two-sentence order granting benefit of bail to Mukesh Choudhary, who was accused of killing his brother-in law, even though the trial was pending.

Delhi Police question father, uncle of woman who was shot at 5 times in ‘honour killing’ case

The woman's husband died Thursday as 6-7 people opened fire at the couple inside their rented home in Dwarka. She is also critically injured. No arrest has been made in the case yet.

‘You will cry forever’ — How a brother killed sister’s husband in Haryana ‘honour killing’

Police have arrested brothers of Komal, a Dalit, for the murder of her husband Neeraj Verma, who belonged to a backward caste.

Some want to call Hathras an ‘honour killing case’ — they forgot it’s an upper-caste practice

When was the last time you heard of Dalits killing their daughters for eloping with upper-caste men? ‘Honour killing’ is not really a Dalit trend.

Double life sentence awarded to 10 convicted in Kerala Dalit man’s honour killing

Kevin P. Joseph was kidnapped and murdered last year by his wife's relatives after the couple married against the wishes of the girl's family, triggering protests across the state.

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No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.