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Sunday, February 22, 2026
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.

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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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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