Honour Killing

Captain Anton Lystopad was honoured by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with a prestigious award just days ago.

Indian Army's canine soldier 'Axel' who was shot dead by a terrorist in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district last month has been recognised by the government for his service.

A newly-married inter-caste couple was murdered near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening.

Eight men go on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of stealing a Banksy artwork, painted on the door of the Bataclan concert venue to honour 90 people killed in the 2015 terror attacks.

A 10-year-old girl, who was among the victims of the mass shooting at a school in the US last week, has been posthumously given the highest award in the Girl Scouts organisation the Bronze Cross.

A four-year-old girl died in Pakistan when an angry mob set at least 10 houses on fire after a woman and her sister from one community were kidnapped by a group of men belonging to a rival community, police said on Monday.

How many more lives will it take to put an end to horror killings and violence against young people whose only crime is to fall in love across the Lakshman Rekha drawn by bigoted orthodoxy in the name of caste and now also religion?

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday condemned the honour killing incident that took place in Saroornagar in Telangana and termed it as a "criminal act" as per constitution and Islam.

In another suspected case of dishonour killing in Pakistan, a 21-year-old woman has allegedly been shot dead by her brother for pursuing dancing and modelling as a career in Punjab province.

The father and the brother of a 17-year-old girl, whose body was exhumed for postmortem, have been arrested in a case of dishonour killing, police here said on Saturday.

In a video posted on Reddit, she is seen pausing momentarily while fighting back tears. Ms Matsuo composed herself before completing her segment.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of a woman seeking cancellation of bail of her uncle, who had allegedly conspired in the killing of her husband over inter-caste marriage.

The United Nations human rights office said 1,119 civilians had been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on February 24.

A court in Ahmedabad has sentenced a man to death for murdering his pregnant sister and her husband in a case of honour killing in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district.

The body of Major Sankalp Yadav, who was killed in an Army helicopter crash in north Kashmir, were consigned to flames with full military honours in Jaipur on Saturday.

Captain Anton Lystopad was honoured by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with a prestigious award just days ago.

Indian Army's canine soldier 'Axel' who was shot dead by a terrorist in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district last month has been recognised by the government for his service.

A newly-married inter-caste couple was murdered near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening.

Eight men go on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of stealing a Banksy artwork, painted on the door of the Bataclan concert venue to honour 90 people killed in the 2015 terror attacks.

A 10-year-old girl, who was among the victims of the mass shooting at a school in the US last week, has been posthumously given the highest award in the Girl Scouts organisation the Bronze Cross.

A four-year-old girl died in Pakistan when an angry mob set at least 10 houses on fire after a woman and her sister from one community were kidnapped by a group of men belonging to a rival community, police said on Monday.

How many more lives will it take to put an end to horror killings and violence against young people whose only crime is to fall in love across the Lakshman Rekha drawn by bigoted orthodoxy in the name of caste and now also religion?

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday condemned the honour killing incident that took place in Saroornagar in Telangana and termed it as a "criminal act" as per constitution and Islam.

In another suspected case of dishonour killing in Pakistan, a 21-year-old woman has allegedly been shot dead by her brother for pursuing dancing and modelling as a career in Punjab province.

The father and the brother of a 17-year-old girl, whose body was exhumed for postmortem, have been arrested in a case of dishonour killing, police here said on Saturday.

In a video posted on Reddit, she is seen pausing momentarily while fighting back tears. Ms Matsuo composed herself before completing her segment.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of a woman seeking cancellation of bail of her uncle, who had allegedly conspired in the killing of her husband over inter-caste marriage.

The United Nations human rights office said 1,119 civilians had been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on February 24.

A court in Ahmedabad has sentenced a man to death for murdering his pregnant sister and her husband in a case of honour killing in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district.

The body of Major Sankalp Yadav, who was killed in an Army helicopter crash in north Kashmir, were consigned to flames with full military honours in Jaipur on Saturday.