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Dalit man dead in field, Muslim woman’s body exhumed — UP cops probe Basti ‘honour killing’, 3 held

While the man was throttled to death, the cause of the woman's death is unclear, say police. Her viscera samples have been preserved for analysis.

Sonali Phogat murder case: Goa Police arrests 2 more persons including restaurant owner

Police said they have arrested the owner of Curlies beach shack in Anjuna and a suspected drug peddler Dattprashad Gaonkar taking the total arrests in the case to four.

Sonali Phogat was forcefully fed a chemical substance, say Goa cops after arresting associates

The Goa Police had initially said the BJP leader and actor died of a heart attack, but the family registered a case of ‘rape and murder’.

BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s death is alleged murder, Goa Police files case against 2 people

Sonali Phogat was brought dead to a hospital on Tuesday morning in Goa. Early reports suggested that she died of cardiac arrest but her family members suspected foul play.

Murder or suicide — family, police make contradictory claims about Rajasthan woman’s burning

While 32-year-old Anita Devi's husband & in-laws have claimed she was 'burnt alive' by members of their extended family, police have arrested seven people for 'abetment to suicide'.

Army jawan on leave shot dead by bike-borne men during robbery attempt in Patna

The soldier, Bablu Kumar, was shot in his head by two men who came on a bike around 3 a.m. Kumar was riding pillion on his way to boarding the Rajdhani Express to Guwahati.

Woman, daughter-in-law found murdered at home in Northeast Delhi, suspect detained

The assailant is suspected to be known to the family in this robbery gone wrong as the house was found ransacked, with an Apple watch missing.

Three key suspects involved in BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettar’s murder arrested

The trio, who had allegedly hacked Nettar to death in the Dakshina Kannada district, were arrested in Kerala. The murder had caused communal tension in the district.

‘Throat slit with razor, body stuffed in trolley bag’ — Ghaziabad woman held for lover’s murder

The woman, a 36-year-old domestic worker, was intercepted while on her way to dispose of live-in partner's body in a crowded place, say Ghaziabad police.

3 murders in 8 days in Dakshina Kannada. Cops say ‘freak incident’ followed by ‘communal’ killings

Police trying to connect the dots in murders of a Muslim labourer, a BJP youth leader & a Muslim HPCL employee. Most of the 37 people detained in 3rd case have ‘Bajrang Dal’ links.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

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.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.