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TopicSerial killers

Topic: serial killers

The lethal ladies of Bengal in 1800s—poison, power, serial killing

Historian and author Sumita Banerjea unearthed some of the most chilling crimes committed by women in 18th- and 19th-century Bengal at a talk in Delhi’s IIC.

The Good Nurse has wobbly screenplay but Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Chastain make up for it

Netflix's The Good Nurse directed by Tobias Lindholm is about a menacing serial killer who is seemingly harmless.

From Texas classroom to Peshawar school — a list of shootings & mass killings of students

The mass shooting at a Thailand daycare centre Thursday has put the focus back on deadly killings where children become the victims.

From Raman Raghav to Cyanide Mallika, a look at India’s most notorious serial killers

In the wake of Jolly Joseph's arrest in Kerala for allegedly killing her former husband and his entire family, a look back at India's most notorious serial killers.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

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.

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?