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Kushinagar court awards death penalty to man for killing wife, 3 children

Apart from awarding the death penalty, the court imposed a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.01 lakh on the convict. (For representation)

Published 2 days ago

‘Let her bring the best lawyers’: Bangladesh ‘welcomes’ possible Hasina return

Sheikh Hasina has been living in India since she fled Dhaka following the collapse of her government.

Updated 19 days ago

No regrets, I will kill again: Kerala man in court after being convicted in double murder case

Chenthamara

Published 19 days ago

‘I will kill again’: Kerala man in court after being convicted in double murder

Chenthamara was also convicted last year by the same court. (HT Sourced Photo)

Updated 20 days ago

‘Death penalty for Siya, Chetan’: Ketan Agrawal's parents join march in Pune

Residents of Lodha Belmondo township participate in a silent march and candlelight vigil demanding justice for realtor Ketan Agarwal, in Pune. (PTI Photo)

Updated 36 days ago

Brooke George: British Influencer faces death penalty for killing her boyfriend

Brooke George is a British TikTok influencer who has been charged with murdering her boyfriend.

Published 38 days ago

65-year-old convicted in Nasrapur child rape, murder

Special POCSO court convicted 65-year-old man for rape and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nasrapur village, holding that the prosecution proved his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Published 38 days ago

US Army plans military executions after 50 years — will Trump approve?

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey.

Published 57 days ago

Tanner Horner death penalty: What did the capital punishment receiver do?

Horner confessed to abducting Athena Strand after accidentally striking her with his delivery vehicle. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP)

Published 89 days ago

Man sentenced to death for burning woman alive after rape attempt in Mathura

Man sentenced to death for burning woman alive after rape attempt in Mathura

Published 89 days ago

Pune child rape-murder: Dy CM Shinde meets residents of victim's village, assures justice

Pune child rape-murder: Dy CM Shinde meets residents of victim's village, assures justice

Published 89 days ago

Arunachal POCSO court awards death penalty to repeat offender for rape

The court found the victim’s testimony consistent and credible. (iStock)

Published 98 days ago

What is a firing squad execution? Trump admin brings back controversial death pe

The US Department of Justice is expanding federal execution protocols to include firing squads and gas asphyxiation, reversing a previous moratorium.(Bloomberg)

Published 100 days ago

D4vd update: Big 'death penalty' decision coming; ‘financial gain’ motive

Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman answers questions Monday on the case of singer D4vd, who was charged on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Updated 104 days ago

Ramban incident: Bereaved father seeks death penalty for accused

Ramban incident: Bereaved father seeks death penalty for accused

Published 108 days ago

Ending the culture of impunity in policing

The death penalty solves nothing, other than providing a brief moment of catharsis and — possibly — comfort for the families of the victims. (PTI)

Published 109 days ago

Agra court awards death to man, two sons in double murder case

The court held Gaurav, Abhishek and Madan Singh guilty of murder. (For representation)

Published 123 days ago

Israel mandates death penalty for Palestinian convicts, minister pops champagne

Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and other lawmakers celebrate after the parliament passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, at the Knesset in Jerusalem Monday, March 30, 2026.

Updated 124 days ago

Odisha fast track court sentences man to death for rape of minor girl

Nahak, a resident of Manasila village had raped the minor on November 21, 2021 on the pretext of taking her for fishing. (Representative file photo)

Published 128 days ago

HC strikes down death penalty handed down to Nashik man for rape, murder of minor

Mumbai, India - September 03, 2021: Bombay High Court at Fort, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, September 03, 2021. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

Published 131 days ago

Pune minor rape and murder: HC sets aside death sentence, sends case back to trial court

Mumbai, India - Aug. 28, 2015 : Bombay High Court : ( Photo by Bhushan Koyande )

Published 144 days ago

Utah judge rejects defense's motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing case

Utah judge rejects defense's motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing case

Published 159 days ago

‘No room for reformation’: Death for UP couple who raped, filmed over 30 kids

The crimes in Banda, UP, by an ex-JE and his wife spanned from 2010 to 2020, and involved systematic sexual exploitation of at least 33, possibly even 50, minor boys mainly from economically weak families.

Updated 162 days ago

Nancy Guthrie's kidnappers to get death penalty? Trump reveals his plans

Trump has threatened the kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie with the death penalty if she is found dead

Updated 167 days ago

HC rejects release plea of double murder convict; says Presidential pardon bars remission

HC rejects release plea of double murder convict; says Presidential pardon bars remission

Published 170 days ago

Some GOP-led states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions

Some GOP-led states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions

Published 178 days ago

No death penalty for Luigi Mangione over United health insurance CEO murder

Mangione faces life in prison without parole if convicted of the stalking charges. The federal trial is to begin with jury selection on September 8.

Published 184 days ago

Meet Margaret Garnett, the judge who ruled out death penalty for Luigi Mangione

Judge Margaret Garnett speaks from the bench during a hearing for Luigi Mangione in Manhattan federal court

Published 184 days ago

Plea seeking death for Yasin Malik not pressing: Delhi HC

Plea seeking death for Yasin Malik not pressing: Delhi HC

Published 185 days ago

No urgency in hearing plea for death penalty to JKLF chief Yasin Malik: Delhi HC

In May 2022, a trial court awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik. (PTI)

Updated 186 days ago

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