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Topic: Murder

Crime stories dominated Indian TV news headlines—murder, suicide to execution

The fate of Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse in Yemen accused of killing her business partner, was comprehensively covered by television and newspapers — it was a page-1 story.

Man shot dead by bike-borne assailant outside grocery store in Patna, cops launch probe

Vikram Jha, a grocery store owner from Darbhanga, was killed a week after Gopal Khemka’s murder. Police say they found no signs of robbery, and motive remains unclear.

Purnea murders rock Bihar: Teen saw mob beat family to death over ‘witchcraft’, lived to tell the tale

5 members of a family of 6 were allegedly murdered by a mob of ‘around 200’ in a village in Purnea Sunday. Police have arrested 3 of 23 named in the minor’s complaint.

New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years on attempted murder charge

“He’s traumatized. He has nightmares about what he experienced,” Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said after the sentencing hearing, referring to what Rushdie suffered.

3 Agra brothers embroiled in property dispute, 1 killed. Burnt remains recovered from dump site

According to police, Ranveer was attacked with sticks and sharp weapons, leading to his death on the spot, and family members burnt his body outside the village to destroy evidence.

Karnataka ex-DGP’s son points finger at mother, sister for murder in Bengaluru home

In his complaint, son says that mother & sister frequently fought with Karnataka ex-DGP Om Prakash & that 'due to these threats, he had gone to live with his sister'.

Accused in Jharkhand BJP leader’s murder arrested, party holds protests against state govt

The BJP has come down heavily on the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government for 'worsening law and order' in the state following the murder of leader Anil Tiger.

Meerut woman told lover she was his ‘dead mother’. How superstition, Snapchat aided grisly murder

Meerut: It was 1 am on 4 March. Sahil, who believed his mother's soul possessed his lover, Muskan, allegedly helped stab her husband Saurabh to...

Retd ADM murdered in Kasganj: Relative who took care of his guest house ‘confesses’, arrested

According to the police, the accused has confessed that he killed the former ADM to hide the several thefts he had committed at the latter’s guest house.

Why Kerala court called Sharon Raj murder case rarest of rare & sentenced girlfriend Greeshma to death

According to the prosecution, the convict poisoned Sharon Raj, 23, after he refused to end their relationship when her family fixed her marriage with an Army officer.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.