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    Death Penalty News

    Florida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record

    Florida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record
    World News
    Published 1 day ago

    US Supreme Court snubs bid to revive plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind

    The Supreme Court’s decision leaves in place a ruling upholding Lloyd Austin’s authority to void plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants.
    World News
    Published 2 days ago

    Malegaon court awards death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor

    Malegaon additional district and sessions court on Friday sentenced Vijay Khairnar to death by hanging for sexually assaulting and murdering a four-and-a-half-year-old girl in Dongrale village. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
    Cities
    Published 5 days ago

    Woman, lover get death penalty by Meerut court for killing husband, staging snakebite

    Amardeep, 26 and Ravita, 24. This is the second instance of a Meerut court awarding death penalty for murder this week.
    Cities
    Updated 5 days ago

    911 recordings indicate 'false call' confusion delayed help after Christa Pike's failed execution

    Christa Pike, 50, was taken to a hospital after she survived a lethal injection attempt in Tennessee.
    World News
    Published 9 days ago

    Pope Leo XIV calls death penalty ‘inadmissible’ after Nidal Hasan's execution plans

    Pope Leo XIV calls death penalty ‘inadmissible’ after US announces plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
    World News
    Published 11 days ago

    Who was Rainey Bethea? Nidal Hasan public execution decision puts spotlight on 1936 hanging

    Rainey Bethea was a 26-year-old Black man executed by public hanging in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 14, 1936.
    World News
    Published 12 days ago

    Livestreamed firing squad, failed lethal injections, and questions they raise for US death penalties

    Nidal Hasan and Christa Pike.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 13 days ago

    Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says

    Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
    World News
    Published 14 days ago

    A Hindu pilgrimage, a video and 'blasphemy': Why a man is facing death penalty in Saudi

    Anojan Sivarasa hails from Sri Lanka's Eastern Province and travelled to Saudi Arabia for employment about nine months ago.
    World News
    Updated 15 days ago

    Christa Pike latest news: What's next for Tennessee death row inmate? Can she be put to death again?

    This handout picture dated January 12, 2023 provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows convicted US murderer Christa Pike. (Photo by Handout / Tennessee Department of Correction / AFP)
    World News
    Published 16 days ago

    Christa Pike health update: Latest on arm injuries as death-row inmate remains unconscious

    Christa Pike remains unconscious and critically ill after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her.
    World News
    Published 16 days ago

    Capital punishment only if reformation of convict is ruled out: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court said the convict’s nearly eight years in prison, family ties and satisfactory conduct in custody were relevant mitigating factors.
    India News
    Published 17 days ago

    Does Christa Pike have siblings? Tennessee death row inmate's family in focus after failed execution

    A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US., obtained by Reuters on September 30, 2026. (J. Miles Cary/ Knoxville News Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS)
    World News
    Published 18 days ago

    ‘Is it normal?': Christa Pike's shocking question after 2 rounds of lethal injection

    Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a murder committed at 18, requested an all-female team for her execution in Tennessee.
    World News
    Updated 20 days ago

    Who is Gary Wayne Sutton? Tennessee death row inmate in focus as Guv Bill Lee scraps 2026 executions

    Gary Wayne Sutton, convicted in the 1992 murders of Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam, had been scheduled for execution on December 3.
    World News
    Published 21 days ago

    Christa Pike: What happens if you survive death penalty, lethal injection doesn't work?

    Christa Gail Pike, Colleen Slemmer accused killer lay awake even after she was injected with two doses of pentobarbital.(Photo by Handout / Tennessee Department of Correction / AFP)
    World News
    Updated 21 days ago

    Hindu group seeks govt help over Sri Lankan Tamil facing death sentence in Saudi

    The worker is facing the death penalty over a Facebook comment considered derogatory towards Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
    World News
    Published 25 days ago

    2016 Kopardi rape-murder case: HC to inspect crime spot before deciding death penalty for two convicts

    2016 Kopardi rape-murder case: HC to inspect crime spot before deciding death penalty for two convicts
    Cities
    Published 27 days ago

    Punjab Haryana HC commutes death sentence of woman who killed toddler to 30 yrs

    The court noted the fact that the convict had maintained cordial relations with all inmates and has not indulged in any indiscipline.
    Cities
    Updated 28 days ago

    2025 Hoshiarpur shocker:UP native gets death sentence for sodomising, killing 5-yr-old

    The court also pronounced other statutory sentences and fines under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 33 days ago

    Hoshiarpur Pocso court sentences UP native to death for 5-year-old’s murder

    A special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Friday awarded the death penalty to Nanke Yadav, a native of Uttar Pradesh, for the sexual abuse and murder of a five-year-old boy in 2023.
    Cities
    Published 33 days ago

    Rajoana writes to PM, seeks urgent decision on mercy plea

    In his letter, Rajoana, who is lodged in Patiala Central Jail, said he had spent 31 years in prison, including the last 20 years facing the prospect of execution while waiting for a final decision on his case.
    Cities
    Published 34 days ago

    All 10 convicts get death penalty 13 years after Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

    The Maoists ambushed the Congress convoy on NH-221 in Jhiram Valley in Darbha ahead of the 2013 Chhattisgarh assembly elections.
    India News
    Updated 35 days ago

    Nick Reiner avoids death penalty over parents' killings, faces life in prison

    Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene (not pictured) during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., 23 February 2026. CHRIS TORRES/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
    World News
    Updated 36 days ago

    ‘Rarest of rare’: Chhattisgarh man sentenced to death for raping, killing girl

    Somesh Yadav was convicted based on physical and biological evidence and CCTV footage, apart from circumstantial evidence. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    India News
    Published 41 days ago

    Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods

    Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods
    World News
    Published 41 days ago

    ‘I’d rather die than be called coward’: Judge after awarding 23 death sentences in 5 months

    The judge’s statement came in a ruling, wherein he sentenced one Nadeem to death in the 2018 Shahpur Shahzadi murder case and imposed a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh on him. (Pic for representation)
    Cities
    Published 43 days ago

    Punjab: HC acquits Goraya man sentenced to death for 12-year-old’s rape-murder

    The court found that there were no signs of any sexual assault on the deceased though the hymen was ruptured, however, there were no signs of any internal injuries. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 43 days ago

    Does Massachusetts have the death penalty? Lindsay Clancy case explained

    Massachusetts has no state death penalty, and Lindsay Clancy’s jury is deciding whether she is criminally responsible for her children’s deaths.. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS
    World News
    Published 52 days ago
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