Australian NRI Sunil Sharma was murdered by his brother in India over crores of property. A week after Surbhi Sharma, the daughter of an NRI maths teacher in Australia, launched a plea to find her father, the chilling murder plot has been revealed by the police in India as they made four arrests. And the […]
The TOI correspondent from Washington: In another era, the murder of an 18-year-old student in Southampton, England, would have remained a domestic British tragedy, investigated by police, debated in Parliament and mourned by family and friends. In 2026, however, no political controversy remains local for long. Especially not if Elon Musk notices it. And certainly […]
Henry Nowak (left) and Vikram Singh Digwa (right) A group of 11 Sikh MPs has issued a joint statement distancing Sikhism from the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed in Southampton by Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa.The intervention comes amid increasing public anger over the case, which began a debate around […]
Henry Nowak (left) was killed by Vikram Singh Digwa (right) The murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa sparked national outrage after police bodycam footage showed the Southampton student being handcuffed moments after he was stabbed. The incident triggered protests across the UK and drew reactions from prominent figures, ranging from […]
The grandmother of convicted killer Vickrum Digwa has defended the actions of his mother, saying she “only did what any parent would’ve done” after helping conceal the weapon used in the murder of Henry Nowak.Speaking publicly for the first time since Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday, 75-year-old Bimla Kaur said the case […]
A 22-year-old UK man has been jailed for life for the murder of Saudi Arabian student Mohammed Algasim, who was fatally stabbed outside student accommodation in Cambridge.Chas Corrigan was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 years and six months. The sentence follows his conviction for the murder […]
Henry Nowak murder protest The murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak sparked violent clashes between protesters and police in Southampton on Tuesday night, leaving 11 officers and a police dog injured, as public anger intensified over the handling of the case by police.Two people have been arrested so far, with authorities warning that further arrests […]
The conviction of British-born Sikh Vickrum Singh Digwa for the murder of 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak has sparked street protests over the legal right of Sikhs to carry kirpans in public.Around 40 members of protest group Southampton Patriots gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station on Thursday, demanding accountability over the police response […]
A political dispute has erupted over the legal exemption allowing Sikhs to carry kirpans in public after Reform UK pledged to repeal the protection following a recent murder conviction.The debate was triggered by the case of Vickrum Digwa, 23, who was convicted of murdering 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak in Southampton using a 21cm kirpan, […]
A woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her 19-day-old daughter following what a judge described as a “violent and brutal” attack in Scotland.Nicole Blain was ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday over the death of baby Thea Wilson in Greenock, […]
