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Mehrauli Murder Case: Who was Shraddha Walkar? Her Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn accounts and other details you need to know
On the 18th of May 2022, Shraddha was allegedly killed by her boyfriend Aaftab. He strangled her to death and later chopped her body into 35 pieces with the help of a hacksaw, stored them in a 300-liter fridge, and took nearly 18 days to dump the body parts across Mehrauli forest in Delhi. He killed Shraddha in their rented flat at Chattarpur pahadi. As he is under Delhi Police custody, several chilling details are emerging. According to the police, the accused had made up his mind to kill Shraddha more than a week before the murder, reported ANI.
India's G20 presidency to be decisive, action-oriented: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Speaking during the closing session of the G20 Summit in Bali, the Prime Minister said: "India is taking charge of the G20 at a time when the world is simultaneously grappling with geopolitical tensions, economic slowdown, rising food and energy prices, and the long-term ill-effects of the (Covid) pandemic. At such a time, the world is looking at the G20 with hope.
Time to invest in Indian, South Asian languages: UK MP
"There has been a steep decline since 2015 in the number of UK students studying Gujarati, Urdu and other languages prevalent across South Asia at GCSE level," Thomas, a Labour-Cooperative Party parliamentarian for the Greater London constituency of Harrow West, tweeted.
'India's intellectuals are anti-India': 8 Sensational statements by Australian sociologist Salvatore Babones that have gone viral
In a series of interactions and columns, Salvatore Babones, an associate professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney, accused India's intellectuals of being "anti-India" as a class. Here're 10 sensational statements of Salvatore Babones that he made during his recent tour to India:
Aaftab Ameen Poonawala brutally killed live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, chopped her body into 35 pieces | 10 Points
All this happened after the couple had an argument on 18th May 2022 over marriage, following which Poonawala tried to shut Walkar's mouth with his hand and later allegedly strangled her to death. He murdered her in May and kept this heinous crime under wraps till Nov 10. He took nearly 22 days to dispose off Shraddha's body at different locations. Delhi Police arrested Aaftab on November 11 from his flat in Chhatarpur and took him into custody to find the chopped body parts of Shraddha which he threw at different places. Let's know the details we have so far, about the love story that ended in a gruesome murder:
Delhi's air quality further improves
The figures by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed that the concentration of both PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels in the national capital stood at 221 (poor) and 160 (moderate), respectively,.
Onus of creating new world order on us, PM tells world leaders at G20 summit
Addressing the G20 summit in Bali, which got underway ealier in the day, Modi said, "The responsibility of creating a new world order for post-Covid lies on our shoulders. The need of the hour is to show concrete and collective resolve to ensure peace, harmony and security." Referring to the next G20 meet which is scheduled to be held in India, the Prime Minister further said, "I am confident that when G20 meets in the holy land of Buddha and Gandhi, we'll agree to convey a strong message of peace to the world."
POCSO not meant to criminalise consensual relationships: Delhi High Court
"In my opinion the intention of POCSO was to protect children below the age of 18 years from sexual exploitation. It was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between young adults," Justice Jasmeet Singh mentioned while granting bail to an accused in POCSO cum rape case.
'May affect security of nation', SC asks Centre on steps taken to deal with forced religious conversions
A bench headed by Justice M.R. Shah and comprising Justice Hima Kohli was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay against fraudulent religious conversion and religious conversion by intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits, as it offends Articles 14, 21, and 25.
COP27: India joins 57 nations in long-term strategies for net-zero pathways
This is a follow-up of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Glasgow where he committed to India meeting net-zero goal by 2070. The report, Long Term Low Carbon Development Strategy (LT-LEDS), was launched by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at the India@75 pavilion at the COP27 venue in Sharm El-Sheikh.
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