New Delhi: Holding honour killings as a slur on the nation and a barbaric, feudal practice that ought to be stamped out, the Supreme Court on Monday directed courts to view such cases as "rarest of rare" category for awarding death penalty to the convicts. "In our opinion honour killings, for whatever reason, come within the category of rarest of rare cases deserving death punishment. It is time to stamp...
05:10 PM, May 09, 2011
Dubai: A Sharjah court has waived the death sentence awarded to eight Indian youths for the murder of a Pakistani national after a Dubai-based Indian hotelier paid blood money to the family of the victim on their behalf. The murder took place on July 11, 2009 following which 10 men, eight Indians - all from Pubjab - and two Pakistanis, were arrested. The death penalty of two Pakistanis have also...
10:00 AM, Mar 28, 2011
Mumbai: Mumbai: Police men and people who had fought the 26/11 terror attack on mumbai in 2008 as well as the victims of the tragedy are happy at the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab upheld by the Supreme Court on Monday. Railway Assistant Sub-Inspector Jillu Yadav: "I am extremely happy," said the railway police official, who had fired at Ajmal Kasab during the 26/11 attacks at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus...
04:39 PM, Feb 21, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court is expected to decide on Monday whether to uphold the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for his involvement in the 26/11 case. A division bench in the court room number 49 of the High Court, which has been conducting the 26/11 proceedings, is all set to give out its verdict after over three months of hearings on daily basis. It will...
07:30 AM, Feb 21, 2011
London: The Prince of Saudi Arabia, Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, has been accused of murdering his aide in London and could face death penalty over allegations of homosexuality in his own country. The 34-year-old who is the grandson of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah allegedly killed his aide in February after sexually abusing him for weeks. He has admitted to manslaughter but denies being gay. The prince is...
04:49 PM, Oct 16, 2010
Mumbai: In a fresh development in the 26/11 terror attack case, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab on Tuesday filed an appeal in Bombay High Court challenging death penalty awarded to him for killing 166 persons on November 26, 2008. "We have filed an appeal today," his lawyer Amin Solkar said. Kasab has challenged death penalty saying it was a harsh punishment imposed on him and pleaded that there were lapses in...
07:22 AM, Sep 29, 2010
New Delhi: In a setback for extradited gangster Abu Salem, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the trial court to proceed against him expeditiously. Salem, who is currently lodged in Arthur jail in Mumbai, has been convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. The apex court said the underworld don can be tried for offences inviting death penalty even though the Portugal government had laid a pre-condition that he will not...
07:02 PM, Sep 10, 2010
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It was the first time in 14 years that an American inmate was executed by firing squad. ...
09:06 AM, Jun 19, 2010
The GoM was headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram. ...
04:18 PM, Jan 12, 2010
Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, 28 other clemency petitions pending. ...
02:08 AM, Oct 31, 2009
Experts argue that we do not have a proper definition of terror or a law for it. ...
02:54 AM, Aug 07, 2009
The recent Hooch tragedy in Ahmebdabad left 130 people. ...
11:42 PM, Jul 15, 2009
Moily told CNN-IBN that Afzal Guru was 27th in the list of death convicts. ...
06:25 PM, Jun 12, 2009
After the BCCI announced the revival of Indo-Pak bilateral series, cricket fans of both the countries are excited. ...
08:45 PM, Jun 09, 2008
Brisbane: Though keen to take advantage of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's absence from the team due to slow over-rate ban, Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene said his side would not take the opposition lightly in the triangular series match here on Tuesday. Dhoni is in good form and he is a match winner. But they have also got some really big players. We can't be complacent. We will focus...
08:33 PM, Apr 25, 2008
Melbourne: David Hussey will turn 35 in July this year but the veteran batsman has not given up hopes of playing in the next World Cup in 2015 and also making a late Test debut for Australia. By virtue of his consistent performances, Hussey has become a vital cog in Australia's limited-overs team but unlike his elder brother, Michael, a Test berth and a World Cup triumph has still eluded...
07:55 PM, Apr 21, 2008
New Delhi: India's opener Gautam Gambhir has been announced as the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders for the fourth season of the Indian Premier League. The Knight Riders, who paid an IPL record sum of 2.4 million dollars to secure Gambhir's services, finished sixth in 2010, having also finished in sixth in 2008 and eighth in 2009. Gambhir led the Delhi Daredevils to the semi-finals in 2009 having taken over...
01:56 PM, Dec 27, 2007
Tickets, firefighting issues and empty matches for non India matches still continue to be problems that have to be dealt with. ...
04:10 PM, Dec 19, 2007
The leader of an organisation drew with his blood a picture of Afzal, to press for execution of his death sentence. ...
09:57 PM, Apr 29, 2007
Kalam says necessary judicial and other processes will be adhered to in deciding Afzal Guru's clemency plea. ...
08:05 PM, Apr 29, 2007
