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‘Dear Death, please come…’, says diary of ‘depressed’ man held for murder of J&K DG Prisons

Police suspect Yasir Ahmed slit DG (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia's throat & stabbed him multiple times before fleeing. He was arrested Tuesday from a field in Jammu's Ramban district.

‘Bhula dena mujhe’: Domestic help who killed J&K top cop was unstable; caught after manhunt

Main suspect Yasir Ahmed was of aggressive nature, says Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh.

J&K’s DG Prisons found murdered at Jammu home, police suspect domestic help

The 57-year-old Hemant K Lohia was found dead Monday night, with burn injuries on his body & a slit throat. A manhunt had been launched to nab the domestic help identified as Yasir.

Ropes, tapes & an ‘escape’ plan — how 14-year-old adopted daughter ‘killed’ father in Ghaziabad 

A 58-year-old man was found dead in his flat in Vaishali on 22 September. A week later, Ghaziabad Police apprehended his daughter and her 23-year-old alleged boyfriend.

‘Milk before hungry cats’ — RSS leader booked for ‘objectionable post’ on Ankita Bhandari murder

The Raiwala Police Station in Dehradun registered a case against RSS leader Vipin Karnwal for spreading enmity and insulting the victim.

Chhattisgarh woman axes husband to death over repeated taunts about dark skin complexion

Police said the husband used to call his wife ugly and frequently taunt her about her skin colour. The couple had quarrelled on the issue several times in the past.

6 IAF officers charged with murder after trainee cadet found dead in Bengaluru

The 27-year-old was found hanging in a room at the Air-Force Technical college. Police suspect he died four or five days ago.

Protests, outrage in Rishikesh over alleged killing of teen Ankita Bhandari by BJP leader’s son

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami orders strict probe into death of the 19-year-old. The BJP expels main accused Pulkit Arya's father and son from party's primary membership.

Missing girl’s body recovered from Rishikesh canal after BJP leader’s son arrested for murder

The resort where the girl worked was owned by party leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit; Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered the demolition of the Vanatara resort Friday.

UP ex-MLA, now in BJP, and 3 ‘accomplices’ get life terms in 24-year-old murder case

Abhay Narayan Patel, former SP MLA for Azamgarh, joined BJP earlier this year. BJP 'has no information' on his conviction yet, but says convicts can't remain associated with party.

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Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?