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TopicKathua rape-murder case

Topic: Kathua rape-murder case

No outrage unless Hyderabad, Unnao, Kathua-like rape: UN Resident Coordinator in India

There should be a simple acknowledgement that women’s rights are human rights and that violence against women is violence against humanity.

Zee News footage that got Kathua suspect acquitted will now drive J&K govt’s appeal

Vishal Jangotra, the son of the Kathua gang rape and murder 'mastermind', was acquitted Monday on the basis of Zee News footage.

Cows rise, growth falls in these #10YearChallenges as Kathua victim cries for justice

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It was Bollywood actors who spoke up against the Kathua rape, not politicians: Richa Chadha

Actor Richa Chadha said that India cannot be a superpower until it respects it women and balances skewed gender ratio like China

This is how India will now punish those accused of sex crimes against children

Minimum punishment for gang rape of a girl below 12 years will now be life imprisonment (until a person dies a natural death) or a death sentence.

Kathua rape-murder case was actually ‘cracked’ in Delhi, thanks to just one spot of blood

Evidence was sent to Delhi for forensic tests, and despite the washed clothing of the victim, the lab found a spot of blood that is said to have tied everything together.

Who is communalising the horrific rape and murder of the 8-yr old in Kathua?

Politicians, lawyers and fringe groups have come together to fan communal hatred in Kathua after the gruesome crime.

Mehbooba assures PM of fair probe in Kathua case, reiterates trust in state police

The CM, heading a PDP-BJP coalition government, met PM Modi Monday, amid protests in the state over allegations that the crime branch probe was biased and demands for a CBI probe.

TalkPoint: Has rape been politicised in Unnao and Kathua?

Experts weigh in on the brutal incidents of rape in Unnao and rape-murder in Kathua region, the political intervention in the cases, and the collective outrage across the country.

Plugged-In: Lawless in Uttar Pradesh, Mark Zuckerberg’s apology, and a united South

Plugged-In from ThePrint is a new feature that sifts through the mountain of content and explains the big headlines and commentary from across media — briefly, intelligently. A one-stop quick-read put together by the best minds in the business for the news junkie on the go.

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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Saudi crude rerouted via Red Sea to India as Hormuz tensions rise; Russian imports surge

Around 6 million barrels of Saudi oil headed to Indian ports via the kingdom’s west coast, while Indian refiners ramp up Russian purchases amid a temporary US waiver.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.