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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicKathua rape and murder

Topic: Kathua rape and murder

Is reformative slant of law emboldening juveniles to indulge in heinous crimes, SC asks

Bhadra Sinha -
The apex court made the observation while holding that one of the accused in the 2018 Kathua gangrape and murder case should be tried as an adult.

Jammu court orders ‘torture’ FIR against SIT that probed Kathua rape & murder case

Maneesh Chhibber -
The court order came on a plea filed by three men who are friends of Vishal Jangotra, the lone accused acquitted in the Kathua rape & murder case.

Kathua judge says there was communal tension in the area before 8-year-old’s rape & murder

Debayan Roy -
The prosecution had claimed in court that the Bakerwal child was raped and killed in Kathua as part of a 'communal plot' to drive away the community.

Kathua judge relied on Zee News footage to acquit accused in 8-year-old’s rape-murder case

Debayan Roy -
In a 432-page verdict, judge says accused behaved as if 'law of the jungle was prevalent in society', quotes Ghalib to describe 8-year-old victim.

Top court to hear plea alleging torture of Kathua case witness tomorrow

PTI -
A writ petition has been filed by a relative of the witness, Talib Hussain alleging that he has been kept in illegal detention.

Ousted J&K minister Lal Singh says will fight to restore Dogra pride after Kathua horror

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Singh says the Dogra community has been portrayed as ‘rapists’ by the Kashmiri and Delhi media, while the Jammu media has been ignored.

The Kathua rape case has brought up disturbing memories of Jammu’s history

Ashutosh -
In all the din about the Kathua rape outcry, a warning masquerading as a historical reminder has gone largely unnoticed.

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Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

Manvendra Singh -
The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

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Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

Snehesh Alex Philip -
With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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