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Kohli married at the age of 15, which is not unusual in Pakistan, where one in five girls marry before the age of 18, according to the United Nations. (Photo: File)

Fight child marriage, honour killings: Pak's 1st woman Dalit senator's...

Although Krishna Kumari Kohli was a child bride, her husband encouraged her to continue studying.

8 March 2018 3:59 PM IST

Police closed down a street in southern Brussels in a major security operation involving specialist armed units on Thursday after a report of a possible murder. (Representational Image)

Kerela honour killing: Man's body found in river; Cong, BJP protest

Kevin P Joseph was abducted, tortured, killed by gang engaged by his fiancee's brother.

28 May 2018 8:43 PM IST

The death of a woman conservancy worker triggered a protest at the Brihanmumbai Muni-cipal Corporation (BMC) office in south Mumbai on Friday.

Newly married man abducted by gang, found dead in Kerala

The death of the 23-year-old man, who was kidnapped along with a relative, has triggered widespread protests by his...

28 May 2018 2:43 PM IST

Athiras wedding was scheduled for today. (Photo: Facebook | Athira Rajan Palathingal)

22-yr-old Kerala bride stabbed to death by father on eve of her...

Athira, belonging to Thiyya community, had been in love with a man from the SC community.

23 March 2018 1:02 PM IST

A still from the movie NH10 which revolves around honour killing.

Are murders a matter of honour?

We get experts to air their opinion on an issue each week and lend their perspective on a much-discussed topic.

3 Jun 2018 12:31 AM IST

Sandeep and Madhavi reportedly belonged to different castes. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Hyderabad: Newly wed couple injured in attack by woman's father

'Man attacked couple with a sickle and they suffered bleeding injuries. They have been admitted to private hospital,'...

19 Sept 2018 7:21 PM IST

The killing of the 23-year-old P Pranay Kumar, who had married an upper caste woman Amrutha Varshini, at Miryalguda in Nalgonda district on September 14 had sparked an outrage in the state. (Photo: DC)

Telangana honour killing: Victims's father-in-law, six others arrested

Seven, including two men acquitted in murder of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya, were arrested for killing a...

18 Sept 2018 8:23 PM IST

Amrutha and Pranay knew each other since 2011. The couple had fallen in love when they were in school. (Photo: File)

Father asked me to abort baby: T'gana woman after husband hacked to...

P Pranay Kumar was hacked to death in broad daylight outside a hospital where he had taken his pregnant wife for a...

16 Sept 2018 5:23 PM IST

The womans family was opposed to the marriage because Kumar belonged to a different caste. (Photo: DC)

Six months after inter-caste marriage, man hacked to death in...

Kumar had accompanied his pregnant wife for a check-up when a man came from behind and hit Kumar on the head with an...

16 Sept 2018 9:55 AM IST

Kulwinder Singh, along with his two children Abhi, 5, and Sonal,8, died on the spot while his wife received more than 80 per cent burn injuries. She later died at a hospital. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad man sets self ablaze after in-laws separate him from wife,...

The man alleged that his in-laws forced his wife to abort the unborn child.

21 Sept 2018 12:56 PM IST

The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Donald Thurman had confessed to the crime and it ordered he be held without bail. (Reprewsentational Image)

Honour killing: Girl strangulated, burnt and buried in Pali

The charred body of the girl was exhumed and sent for post-mortem examination while the accused mother and uncle were...

30 April 2020 1:07 PM IST

The lawyer who was with them was also injured and is undergoing treatment, (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan couple slain at wedding in 'honour killing': police

Under previous legislation the culprits could get away with the killings after being pardoned by members of their own...

8 Aug 2017 8:57 PM IST