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28,522 murder cases registered in India in 2022, 78 every day: NCRB

New Delhi (PTI): A total of 28,522 FIRs of murder were registered in 2022 an average of 78 killings every day or more than three every hour across India, down from 29,272 in 2021 and 29,193 in 2020, according to the latest NCRB data. ‘Disputes’ with 9,962 cases was the motive in highest number of murder cases in 2022 followed by ‘personal vendetta or enmity’ in 3,761 cases and ‘gain’ in 1,884 cases, said the data in the annual crime report of the National Crime Records Bureau, which functions under Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The rate of murder per

Southern India shuts schools, offices, evacuates thousands as Cyclone Michaung nears

CHENNAI/HYDERABAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Authorities in southern India on Monday closed schools and offices, halted flights and evacuated coastal areas ahead of a severe cyclonic storm expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, causing torrential rains. Cyclone Michaung is expected to land on the coast of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning, the country’s weather office said, with sustained winds of 90-100 kph (56-62 mph), gusting to 110 kph. Authorities in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Tamil Nadu were on high alert for damage, officials in both states said, with warnings issued for fishermen

In boost for Modi, BJP sweeps polls in three Indian states

NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – India’s ruling BJP on Sunday won regional votes in three out of four major states, in a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a national election due by May. The central states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and the southern state of Telangana, voted last month in the last set of provincial elections before the national poll, in which Modi will seek a third term. BJP comfortably won Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the main opposition Congress and retained Madhya Pradesh, vote-counting data from the independent election panel showed. BJP’s performance

In boost for Modi, India’s BJP set to win 3 of 4 key state polls

NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – India’s ruling nationalist BJP on Sunday appeared set to win three of four states in key regional polls, in a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections in six months. The heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and the southern state of Telangana, voted last month in the last set of provincial elections before the national vote due by May, when Modi seeks a third term. BJP had established clear leads in all three heartland states and appeared set to win them, vote-counting data from the independent election

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