honour killing

Beyond Trending: What is honour? 

December 20, 2025 12:06 pm

The mindset that treats women as property permeates almost all aspects of their lives: from their behaviour, appearances, to life choices. But how is it inextricably tied to the patriarchal ideology of honour?

Aanchal Mamidawar's family killed her boyfriend. Indian laws must ensure couples are protected

December 24, 2025 4:20 pm

Her conviction in disowning her family, and her vow to now reside with Saksham’s family, puts to shame anyone submitting to regressive social practices and family pressures

‘Love leads to lethal violence in the name of honour’: Madras High Court denies bail to cop accused in honour killing case

December 04, 2025 2:04 pm

Justice K Murali Shankar observed, when a boy and girl love each other and marry against family or societal wishes, it sometimes leads to lethal violence by family members or relatives in the name of “honour”.

Man shoots dead minor daughter in MP, dumps body in river; honour killing suspected

September 28, 2025 8:34 pm

The incident took place on September 23 at the family's residence in Ambah Bypass locality in Morena city. Victim Divya was a Class 12 student, he said.

‘Honour killing’ in UP: Man shoots dead teen daughter at eatery in Azamgarh, injures her male friend

September 27, 2025 7:06 pm

Before he shot them, the accused allegedly beat up his daughter and her 20-year-old male friend. Police said he is on the run

24 killed in blast at militant compound in Pakistan’s Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

September 22, 2025 6:05 pm

Pakistan has seen a surge in militant attacks, most claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, who are allied with the Afghan Taliban.

The killing of Kavin Selvaganesh: When caste dictates whom to love

August 25, 2025 4:48 pm

Crimes against inter-caste couples have been framed largely as a cultural issue rooted in traditional and parochial practices, obscuring the fact that both caste and patriarchal violence are still an everyday reality in “modern” life

Pakistan honour killing: Collective decision is nothing but whims of the powerful

July 23, 2025 1:23 pm

If customary laws of the collective are prioritised over the constitutional mandates, women would continue suffering. The Balochistan incident is just a symptom; the broader question lies in the patriarchal understanding of love and gender rights

'Walk 7 steps with me, then you can shoot me': 14 arrested in Pakistan for ‘honour’ killing

August 12, 2025 10:57 am

The first information report (FIR) filed by the police on Monday identifies the victims as Bano Bibi and Ehsan Ullah.

Pakistan arrests 11 suspects after viral video of couple shot dead in the name of 'honour'

July 21, 2025 11:38 am

The couple, who were not identified, were shot dead on the orders of a local tribal council last month in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, according to provincial authorities.

Woman Allegedly Killed After Marrying Against Family Wishes

June 22, 2020 7:15 pm