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Bryan Kohberger's own defense expert now wants him on death row

Bryan Kohberger is seeking a new trial, claiming his defense attorneys misled him into pleading guilty.

Published 12 hours ago

Iran ramps up executions under shadow of war

Iranians cross over to Iraq through the Shalamcheh border on July 23.

Published 10 days ago

Man gets death for sexual assault, murder of 7-year-old boy in UP’s Bahraich

The court also imposed a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>100,000 on the accused Mukesh Nishad and ordered that 50% of the fine amount be paid as compensation to the victim’s father. (For Representation)

Published 10 days ago

SC sets aside death sentence in 1996 Rajasthan bus blast case

Supreme Court of India. (PTI File)

Published 13 days ago

Dennis Sochor refused his last meal, delivered final message before execution

Dennis Sochor, 74, was executed for the 1982 murder of 18-year-old Patricia Gifford.

Published 19 days ago

UP man who killed nephew by slamming him to ground gets death penalty

The man was sentenced him to death along with a penalty of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 a day after.

Updated 23 days ago

Chinese court sentences ex-official to death over shocking $325 million bribery

Former Chinese official Yang Youlin was sentenced to death by a Chinese court after being convicted of accepting bribe

Updated 27 days ago

Muzaffarnagar: Man awarded death penalty for murder of home guard on duty

The case dates back to June 4, 2020, when home guard Ratiram was critically injured after being stabbed while trying to rescue a woman from an assault in Muzaffarnagar’s Budhana Mod area. (For representation)

Published 31 days ago

Court pronounces death sentence to Narsapur rape and murder convict

Convict Kamble remained expressionless after the court pronounced the judgment, showing no visible emotion or reaction to the verdict. He did not make any statement while being escorted out of the courtroom. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 34 days ago

Florida man who killed his girlfriend’s baby executed after three decades

FILE PHOTO: A lethal injection chamber at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, U.S., September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight/File Photo

Published 61 days ago

Dhaka seeks Sheikh Hasina's return through legal process: Bangladesh minister

Hasina has been living in India since August 2024, after her Awami League government was toppled following a student-led uprising.

Updated 72 days ago

Can ‘mental health’ save Tanner Horner from death penalty? What to know

Defendant Tanner Horner listens to a victim impact statement after being sentenced to the death penalty in the punishment phase of his capital murder trial, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP)

Published 88 days ago

Tanner Horner family: What we know about his mother and ex-girlfriend

Jury sentences Tanner Horner to death in Athena Strand murder case.

Updated 89 days ago

When is Tanner Horner's execution? FedEx driver's last recourse revealed

Tanner Horner listens to testimony at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Updated 89 days ago

Mathura sessions court: Death for ‘man in saree’ who set woman ablaze after sexual assault bid

For representation (Sourced)

Published 89 days ago

Beant Singh assassination: SC asks Centre to file affidavit on Rajoana's plea

Beant Singh assassination: SC asks Centre to file affidavit on Rajoana's plea

Published 103 days ago

SGPC asks Akal Takht to take call on withdrawal of Rajoana’s mercy plea

SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami

Published 104 days ago

HC acquits man sentenced to death by trial court in 2016 killing of NIA officer, wife

HC acquits man sentenced to death by trial court in 2016 killing of NIA officer, wife

Published 116 days ago

Three sentenced to death, one gets 7 years in 2019 Muzaffarnagar lawyer murder case

Three sentenced to death, one gets 7 years in 2019 Muzaffarnagar lawyer murder case

Published 118 days ago

Sheikh Hasina asks Bangladesh tribunal to set aside death sentence, seeks fair trial

Sheikh Hasina moves ICT to set aside death sentence as “legally void”, demands fair trial safeguards and compliance with international standards. (AFP)

Published 123 days ago

Cal HC acquits death row convict, rebukes trial court judge for 'elementary mistakes'

Cal HC acquits death row convict, rebukes trial court judge for 'elementary mistakes'

Published 143 days ago

Texas man sentenced to death for fatally stabbing girlfriend, her 8-year-old son

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Updated 145 days ago

Sexually abused, filmed 33 kids over 10 yrs: UP ex-JE, wife get death penalty

The POCSO court termed the crimes as "rarest of rare" and held Ram Bhawan and his wife Durgawati guilty of systematically abusing children between 2010 and 2020 and producing child sexual abuse material.

Published 163 days ago

Beant Singh assassination: SC to hear Balwant Rajoana’s plea on March 18

Balwant Singh Rajoana has been incarcerated for more than 29 years, of which he has been on death row for over 15 years. (File photo)

Published 165 days ago

Patna HC cites Mahabharata to uphold death sentence in triple murder case

Patna HC cites Mahabharata to uphold death sentence in triple murder case

Published 185 days ago

Patna high court invokes Mahabharat, upholds death sentence of murder convicts

The high court also affirmed the order of a trial court in Rohtas for maximum compensation. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 186 days ago

HC sets aside death penalty in Jhajjar rape-murder case, orders ‘re-trial’

The court added that the accused has a right to examine defence evidence. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 195 days ago

Yug murder case: Family moves SC against HC’s order commuting death sentence of 2 and acquittal of one

The case was then referred to the high court by the Shimla sessions judge for confirmation of capital punishment, while the convicts filed an appeal challenging their conviction. (File)

Published 233 days ago

Shot by kin, 80,000 watched: Inside man's chilling public execution by Taliban

An ambulance heads toward a stadium to collect the body after a public execution carried out by Taliban authorities of a man sentenced by the Supreme Court for killing 13 members of a family, including children, earlier this year, in the eastern city of Khost,

Updated 243 days ago

Mother sentenced to death for murdering minor daughter in Araria

The heinous act committed by a mother against her own child “shakes the conscience of society”, said the court in Araria.

Published 247 days ago

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