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TopicKathua rape-murder case

Topic: Kathua rape-murder case

SC holds 1 rapist as adult in Kathua case

It set aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Kathua and the high court which had held that the accused Shubam Sangra was a juvenile and hence to be tried separately.

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.

After Kathua crisis, BJP ministers in J&K to resign, reshuffle on the cards

Party leaders say it wants to bring in new faces in the cabinet and the reshuffle is likely to take place around 20 April. 

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.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.