Encounter Deaths
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Hyderabad encounter: Supreme Court gives six more months to investigation panel to finish inquiry
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde passed the order while hearing a plea filed by the panel, seeking such an extension.
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A reminder for UP: Supreme Court has said that fake encounters amount to state-backed terror
The trigger-happy approach of the state police towards alleged criminals has no place in a society governed by the rule of law.
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Hours before Vikas Dubey’s killing, lawyer filed plea in SC seeking security for gangster
The petitioner, Ghanashyam Upadhyay, had expressed fear that Dubey would be killed in a staged encounter by the police.
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Trending
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Opinion: What Nidhi Razdan phishing case and Arnab Goswami chats tell us about Indian media today
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Saba Naqvi: Does ‘Mirzapur’ defame UP? If you’d met the dons I have, you’d know how bad it really is
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‘Threat to democracy if judiciary, CBI, ED do not act independently,’ says Bombay HC
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Coronavirus: Healthcare worker dies in Haryana, officials say no link between vaccine and death
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Telangana encounter: AIIMS team conducts second autopsy on bodies of four accused killed by police
The autopsy was videographed and the doctors were asked to express an independent view on the basis of the evidence they collected.
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Telangana encounter: High Court orders second autopsy of four accused within 48 hours
The court directed a team of forensic experts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences to conduct the examination.
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‘Stop calling for summary executions after horrific crimes,’ former civil servants tell MPs
The former bureaucrats urged parliamentarians to ‘bring about the meaningful changes necessary to curb such crimes in the future’.
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Video
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Eco India, Episode 96: Is environmentally-friendly food-for-all still a distant dream?
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Watch: The arduous journey of a lorry driver struggling with endless delays due to Brexit
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Watch: Hilarious video of Soviet soldiers supposedly dancing to Nirvana's ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
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‘You should check your phone’: Funny chat between man and his ‘brain’ keeping him awake all night
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Concert in the Dark: Watch artistes perform blindfolded in fundraiser for the visually challenged
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Telangana encounter: SC orders judicial inquiry, says police version needs probe
The inquiry will be headed by former Supreme Court judge VS Sirpurkar.
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Telangana encounter deaths: SC looking to appoint a former top court judge to conduct inquiry
The Supreme Court said the Telangana High Court can proceed with its hearing in the case.
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‘Hats off’: Jaganmohan Reddy praises Telangana CM, police for Hyderabad encounter
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister said there was nothing wrong with killing the four men accused of allegedly raping and killing a woman veterinarian.
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The Reel
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai’ review: A ghost teaches a bunch of bachelors a lesson
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‘Jeet Ki Zid’ review: A tribute to a soldier’s bravery and persistence
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Telangana encounter: High Court asks for bodies of rape suspects to be preserved for four more days
The court ordered that the bodies will have to be transferred to a Hyderabad hospital in air-conditioned ambulances.
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Telangana encounter: Supreme Court to hear petition seeking action against police on Wednesday
The petitioners said the encounter was done ‘deliberately’ to divert public attention from the inability of the police to prevent crimes against women.
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Telangana: If you do something wrong and cruel, there will be an encounter, says minister
Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the credit for the encounter goes to Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao and expressed doubts about the judicial process.
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The Field
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Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe says he is still unsure about committing his long-term future to PSG
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Sri Lanka vs England: Pacer James Anderson bags 30th five-wicket haul in Tests
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Women’s hockey: India suffer first defeat on Argentina tour, go down 1-2 against ‘B’ side
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Was in pain during Brisbane Test but knew I wouldn’t get a stage like that again: Navdeep Saini
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Watch: The incredible story of Hank Aaron – American baseball legend and civil rights icon