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Pope Francis dies: Where did he stand on key issues like abortion, LGBTQ rights?
Pope Francis reformed views on the death penalty and nukes, upheld abortion stance, and reached out to Muslims and marginalised faith communities.
Updated on Apr 21, 2025 06:23 PM IST
Slain cop’s family seeks death penalty for killer
Last Saturday, the sessions court in Panvel found Abhay Kurundkar, a former police inspector, guilty of murdering Ashwini Bidre, dismembering her body, and disposing it in the Mira-Bhaindar creek
Published on Apr 12, 2025 08:16 AM IST
Tahawwur Rana to be tried for war on State, murder, terrorism
Tahawwur Rana can only be tried for offences for which he was extradited from the United States
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 02:32 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Two UP men get death penalty for raping 3-year-old in Fatehabad
The victim died after battling for her life for eight days at Rohtak’s Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS).
Published on Apr 10, 2025 07:14 AM IST
Sunil Rahar, Rohtak
Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases
Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases
Published on Apr 01, 2025 04:11 AM IST
AP |
UAE sentences killers of Israeli rabbi to death
EMIRATES-ISRAEL-JUDICIARY:UAE sentences killers of Israeli rabbi to death
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 08:28 PM IST
Reuters |
Ludhiana shocker: Man gets death sentence for rape-murder of 4-yr-old
The court additional session judge (fast track special court under POCSO Act), Ludhaina, has awarded death penalty to a 28-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh for the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl
Published on Mar 28, 2025 09:18 AM IST
Can writ petition be filed against death confirmed by SC? Top court to examine
Can writ petition be filed against death confirmed by SC? Top court to examine
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 08:45 PM IST
PTI |
3 Indians face death penalty for smuggling 106 kg crystal meth into Indonesia
At a press conference, Indonesian National Narcotic Agency chief Marthinus Hukom alleged that the three were the drug owners and had commissioned the trip.
Published on Mar 21, 2025 12:09 PM IST
PTI |
An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve
An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve
Published on Mar 10, 2025 09:33 AM IST
AP |
‘Death penalty’: Mohan Yadav says govt to enforce stricter rules for conversion
Mohan Yadav said the government will introduce capital punishment in the Freedom of Religion Act for those involved in the religious conversion of girls.
Published on Mar 08, 2025 09:36 PM IST
Himani Narwal murder: Haryana Police takes accused to recreate crime scene
On March 2, the Haryana Police arrested accused Sachin in connection with the murder case of Congress worker Himani Narwal.
Published on Mar 06, 2025 07:03 AM IST
ANI |
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
Published on Mar 06, 2025 12:15 AM IST
AP |
Georgia lawmakers consider easing one of the nation's toughest death penalty laws
Georgia lawmakers consider easing one of the nation's toughest death penalty laws
Published on Mar 05, 2025 02:38 AM IST
AP |
Held guilty in UAE, UP woman executed
Khan and her father consistently maintained her innocence, claiming that the child under her care was administered a vaccine earlier on the day of its death
Published on Mar 04, 2025 05:55 AM IST
‘Welcome verdict, but want capital punishment for Sajjan: 1984 riots victims’ kin
While victims, kin of slain persons and members of the community welcomed the life-term in jail awarded to Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Tuesday, they advocated capital punishment for the former legislator
Published on Feb 26, 2025 07:32 AM IST
Press Trust of India
Ludhiana: ‘84 riot victims’ body seeks death penalty for Sajjan Kumar
Kumar is already serving a life sentence in Tihar Jail after being convicted by the Delhi high court for five murders in another riot-related case.
Updated on Feb 26, 2025 05:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
1984 riots: Why court gave life term, not death penalty, to Sajjan Kumar?
This case pertains to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984.
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 07:25 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Shivam Pratap Singh
Elon Musk and Donald Trump must get death penalty, says the billionaire's Grok
The world's richest man Elon Musk's chatbot Grok was asked which US citizen should get the death penalty - it says Elon and Donald Trump.
Published on Feb 22, 2025 04:22 PM IST
1984 anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi Court to announce Sajjan Kumar's sentence on Feb 25
A Delhi court will announce the sentence for Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on February 25 in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case.
Published on Feb 21, 2025 06:10 PM IST
PTI |
Bengal courts pronounced 6 death penalties in 6 months for crime against girls
West Bengal courts have sentenced six individuals to death for sexually assaulting minors in the last six months.
Updated on Feb 21, 2025 01:12 PM IST
Iran executed 975 people ‘in horrifying escalation’ of death penalty use: Report
Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said the figure was the highest since IHR began recording executions in Iran in 2008.
Published on Feb 20, 2025 11:06 AM IST
AFP |
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Prosecution demands death penalty for Sajjan Kumar
Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, calling it a "rarest of rare" crime.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 02:31 PM IST
PTI |
SC sets aside death penalty to man convicted of killing wife, daughter
The bench said that capital punishment, being the most severe penalty in the judicial system, must only be imposed when there is absolute certainty about guilt, which was absent in the present case
Published on Feb 18, 2025 06:14 AM IST
SC orders retrial of UP man on death row for 2014 murders, flags unfair trial
Senior counsel and ex-Delhi HC judge Rajiv Shakdher, appearing for the accused, flagged lapses in the conduct of the trial and justifiability of the punishment
Published on Feb 17, 2025 06:44 PM IST
Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
Published on Feb 15, 2025 04:16 AM IST
AP |
Bondi orders federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma for execution
Bondi orders federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma for execution
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 12:36 AM IST
AP |
TMC MPs meet President Murmu, ask her to clear anti-rape bill passed by Bengal
TMC said the bill was proposed to ensure the swift and effective resolution of rape cases through mandatory measures, preventing delays or denial of justice.
Published on Feb 13, 2025 05:55 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
USA: Florida man scheduled for first execution of 2025 for double murder
James Dennis Ford, convicted of murdering a couple in front of their toddler, is set for execution in Florida on Thursday
Published on Feb 13, 2025 12:28 PM IST
AP |
SC cites haste in trial to set aside death penalty
A bench comprising justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta underscored the fundamental necessity of affording a fair defence to the accused, particularly in cases involving capital punishment
Published on Feb 08, 2025 07:58 AM IST