Situation in Jammu and Kashmir tense but calm after Afzal's hanging: Omar Abdullah

An angry Omar Abdullah said that the Centre will have to prove to 'Kashmiris and the wider world' that this wasn't a selective execution. ...
11:17 PM, Feb 10, 2013

Amnesty condemns Afzal Guru's execution Global human rights group Amnesty International on Saturday said the hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru, convicted of conspiracy to attack Indian Parliament, indicates a "disturbing and regressive trend" towards executions shrouded in secrecy. ...  
07:44 AM, Feb 10, 2013

Afzal Guru's hanging revives the debate over death penalty Mohammad Afzal Guru's execution has revived the debate over the delay in several other similar cases. While, the Congress has hit out at the Opposition for remaining silent over Khalistan terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana's death penalty, the BJP has raised questions on Rajiv Gandhi's assassins. ...  
07:27 AM, Feb 10, 2013

Afzal Guru was hanged for eight minutes
by IANS
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged at 8 am on Saturday in front of eight people in the Tihar Jail in a procedure that took eight minutes, prison sources said on Saturday. ...  
12:58 AM, Feb 10, 2013

Afzal Guru hanging: Curfew clamped in Kashmir As 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar Jail in the national capital on Saturday morning, curfew was clamped across districts in Kashmir Valley. ...  
11:57 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Was Afzal Guru's execution a political decision?

More than 11 years after the attack on Parliament, the key conspirator in the case, Afzal Guru, was hanged to death at 8 am on Saturday, six days after his mercy plea was rejected on February 3 by President Pranab Mukherjee. ...
11:51 PM, Feb 09, 2013

This is a day for calm and restraint, says RPN Singh Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh has said that the body of Afzal Guru, who was convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack, was hanged and also buried inside Tihar Jail due to security reasons. ...  
11:40 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal Guru's hanging was logical: Soli Sorabjee

Speaking to CNN-IBN, former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee said that hanging of Afzal Guru was the logical conclusion after the mercy plea was rejected and that the country cannot be held to ransom by protests. ...
11:12 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Are there political reasons behind Afzal Guru's hanging?

In a surprising move, Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack case, was hanged on Saturday morning. ...
09:46 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal Guru hanged and buried, curfew clamped in Kashmir

After years of uncertainty, the UPA government surprisingly decided to hang Afzal Guru on Saturday. ...
09:29 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal Guru hanged and buried, long wait over for justice

For the families of those who died in Parliament attack, the hanging of Afzal Guru is the end of a long wait for justice. ...
09:22 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal hanging: Is Cong positioning itself for polls? The suddenness of the hanging of Afzal Guru, a decision which has kept the Congress confused for nearly seven years, shows that the party is ready to bite the bullet in more ways than one. It indicates not only an election mode within the Congress, but also an attempt to counter the campaign of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. ...  
07:59 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal Guru hanged, BJP says too late, Cong denies politics More than 11 years after the attack on Parliament, the key conspirator in the case, Afzal Guru, was hanged to death at 8 am on Saturday, six days after his mercy plea was rejected on February 3 by President Pranab Mukherjee. His body was buried inside the Tihar Jail with full religious rites due to security reasons and not handed over to his family in Kashmir. ...  
07:16 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal hanging: We salute law of land, says Amitabh Bachchan Saluting the Indian law over Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru hanging, actor Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday said the law should be followed and respected by one and all. "We all should follow the law. Whatever India has done, has been done within the ambit of the law," Bachchan said. ...  
06:57 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal Guru executed for political gain: Lawyer Kamini Jaiswal

Kamini Jaiswal has hit out saying death row convicts are being used for political gains. ...
03:08 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Give Afzal Guru's remains to his family: PDP

PDP leader Naeem Akhtar said that Omar Abdullah could not escape from the collective responsibility of Afzal Guru's execution. ...
02:36 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Afzal Guru convicted on forged evidence: SAR Geelani

SAR Geelani was acquitted in the Parliament attack in 2001. He said that Afzal Guru did not get a fair trial. ...
02:31 PM, Feb 09, 2013

It's a sad day for Kashmiris: Shabnam Lone on Afzal Guru's hanging

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged to death on Saturday at 8 am inside Tihar jail. ...
02:00 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Better late than never: Parliament attack martyr's family 'Der aaye durust aaye' - the family of a 2001 Parliament attack responded by using this old Hindi adage which means 'better late than never'. Son of Matbar Singh Negi, who was on duty on December 13 on the fateful day as part of the Parliament watch and ward staff, said Saturday's hanging of Afzal Guru in Tihar jail was a good decision by the government and it will send...  
12:35 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Govt must do more for families of martyrs: Wife of Parliament attack victim

Sunita Devi, whose husband, a cameraman, died during the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, said that the government must do more the families of martyrs. ...
12:17 PM, Feb 09, 2013