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‘Insult to Hindus’, ‘killed for being Muslim’, ‘not communal’ — in Palwal, a murder gets murky

Video shows deceased being called 'mulla', family says he was targeted by Hindu friends. Some police sources claim he insulted their religion, others say it was drug-fuelled fight.

Hindu man ‘killed by Muslim girlfriend’s family’ in Karnataka’s poll-bound Sindagi

Body of Ravi Nimbargi, 34, was fished out from a well Sunday, three days after he went missing. The woman's brother and uncle have been arrested.

Lawyer shot dead in Shahjahanpur court, opposition alleges ‘no one is safe in UP’

Victim Bhupendra Singh was allegedly shot by fellow lawyer Suresh Gupta, who has been arrested. Opposition questions law & order situation under BJP govt.

Wife’s murder by cobra bites: How science helped nail Kerala man despite no direct proof

Sooraj S. Kumar has been handed double life imprisonment and fined Rs 5 lakh for murdering wife Uthra in May 2020. Police built case through medical, forensic & scientific evidence.

How parents of Hindu woman ‘hired’ Hindutva activists to kill her Muslim boyfriend in Belagavi

Belagavi police probe into the ‘murder’ of Arbaz Aftab Mullah has revealed that he and his mother were intimidated first and then extorted. His body was later found on a railway track.

Hindu girl’s family missing after Muslim man’s ‘murder’ in Belagavi, no one knows where they are

Arbaz’s mutilated body was found on railway tracks on 28 September. He was allegedly murdered over his interfaith relationship with a Hindu woman.

19 years after ‘fake encounter’, why SC fined UP govt for shielding policemen from trial

18-year-old Pradeep Kumar was killed in an alleged fake encounter in 2002. His father has filed countless petitions in SC & HC, but accused cops’ trial hasn't started.

Bring biryani, we’ll eat together: Last thing ‘murdered’ Belagavi Muslim man told mother

Arbaz Aftab Mullah was allegedly murdered over his relationship with a Hindu woman. His mutilated body was found on the railway tracks in Belagavi on 28 September.

In Belagavi, police question 2 activists of Sri Ram Sene offshoot for Muslim man’s ‘murder’

Arbaz Aftab Mullah's mutilated body was found on railway tracks and family claimed it was 'murder' because of an interfaith relationship, which was made to look like accident.

Police suspect ‘jilted lover’ behind death of UP Dalit girl found ‘murdered’ metres away from home

According to police, the class 10 student, sustained an internal injury, possibly after being forcefully hit with a blunt object, leading to her death. Post-mortem rules out sexual assault.

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India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even start taking effect.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.