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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
lucknow news
Published on Apr 08, 2026 08:23 pm IST

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
lucknow news
Published on Apr 06, 2026 07:49 pm IST

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)
india news
Published on Apr 01, 2026 07:34 pm IST

Iran executes 3 for killing police officers during nationwide protests

Representative Image.
world news
Updated on Mar 19, 2026 01:20 pm IST

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'
kolkata news
Published on Mar 12, 2026 08:40 pm IST

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)
us news
Updated on Mar 11, 2026 02:09 pm IST

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.
india news
Published on Feb 20, 2026 07:26 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 18, 2026 04:07 pm IST

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

Patna HC cites Mahabharata to uphold death sentence in triple murder case
patna news
Published on Jan 30, 2026 03:22 am IST

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)
india news
Published on Jan 29, 2026 09:48 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Jan 20, 2026 07:16 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 13, 2025 04:52 am IST

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,
world news
Updated on Dec 03, 2025 12:01 pm IST

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.
patna news
Published on Nov 28, 2025 07:25 pm IST

Mother sentenced to death for murdering minor daughter in Bihar’s Araria

The court said the sentence will not be executed till the decision was upheld by the high court. (Representative file photo)
patna news
Published on Nov 28, 2025 12:35 pm IST

What former PM Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh

Human rights groups and the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights have expressed mixed reactions to the verdict and trial process on charges against Sheikh Hasina.
world news
Published on Nov 20, 2025 03:47 am IST

'Changed law for verdict': Sheikh Hasina's son rejects her death sentence

Sajeeb Wazed has stated that the death sentence for his mother, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, was given through a sham trial.
world news
Published on Nov 18, 2025 02:40 pm IST

Bangladesh govt warns media against publishing statements by ‘fugitive’ Hasina

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media.
world news
Published on Nov 18, 2025 01:27 pm IST

'No one above the law': Muhammad Yunus welcomes death sentence for Sheikh Hasina

Hasina was found guilty by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on three counts of charges.
world news
Published on Nov 17, 2025 09:19 pm IST

What are Sheikh Hasina's options as Bangladesh court hands her death sentence?

Sheikh Hasina fled to India after the student-led uprising last year threw her from power.
world news
Updated on Nov 17, 2025 07:11 pm IST

Sentenced to death in Bangladesh, where is ex-PM Sheikh Hasina?

Sheikh Hasina, former Bangladesh PM, sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’, says ruling was ‘rigged’
india news
Published on Nov 17, 2025 09:00 pm IST

‘Rigged tribunal’: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on death sentence

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (AFP File Photo)
world news
Published on Nov 17, 2025 03:14 pm IST

Hand over Sheikh Hasina, says Dhaka after court verdict; India is non-committal

(FILES) A Bangladesh court on November 17 sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity. Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial (AFP)
world news
Published on Nov 17, 2025 08:19 pm IST

'Lost control, but..': Sheikh Hasina's 1st reaction after getting death sentence

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media.
world news
Updated on Nov 17, 2025 05:29 pm IST

Tremane Wood: Oklahoma man gets clemency; 2nd in Kevin Stitt's tenure

Tremane Wood
us news
Published on Nov 14, 2025 05:01 am IST

2021 Shahjahanpur case: Death penalty for man who raped 7-yr-old girl, killed her 5-yr-old sister

The court termed the crime “planned, extremely heinous and cruel” and falling in the “rarest of rare” category. (For Representation)
lucknow news
Updated on Nov 01, 2025 07:28 pm IST

Assam: Barpeta court awards death sentence to man for killing wife, daughter in 2023

The convict was charged under Sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to police records. (Representative photo)
india news
Published on Oct 22, 2025 09:32 pm IST

Two sentenced to death for minor girl’s gangrape and murder

For representation only (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
others
Published on Oct 17, 2025 03:32 am IST

Surendra Koli to be acquitted in Nithari case? Revisiting ‘house of horrors'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that Surendra Koli, a domestic help at businessman Moninder Singh's Pandher's house in Noida's Nithari, may be acquitted in the only remaining case where his conviction still stands.
india news
Updated on Oct 08, 2025 09:21 am IST

SC reserves verdict on Surendra Koli’s curative plea in Nithari killings case

SC reserves verdict on Surendra Koli’s curative plea in Nithari killings case
india news
Published on Oct 07, 2025 01:46 pm IST
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