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Diddy Combs Sentencing: Will Trump commute his 4-Year Prison Term and set him free this week? Rapper to appeal in courtSean Diddy Combs will challenge his conviction and four-year prison sentence. His legal team said that a notice of appeal has been submitte...
Power of Pardon: India keeps it rare, the US does it morePresident Joe Biden became the first US president to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges. This event ha...
Killer of Bangladesh's founding leader faces execution 45 years onSheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was killed along with most of his family in a military coup on Augus...
India votes against UNGA draft resolution on use of death penaltySingapore's delegate decried the draft resolution's "one-size-fits-all" approach to a delicate question, which seeks to impose a particular...
Supreme Court seals fate of Yakub MemonYakub Memon hanged with the Supreme Court dismissing his last-minute attempt to escape the gallows by rejecting his plea for a stay on the ...
Madives ex-President Mohamed Nasheed appeals for clemencyNasheed has appealed to President Abdulla Yameen to reduce his 13-year jail imprisonment under the country's anti-terrorism laws.
Justice P Sathasivam: Meet the man who made Narendra Modi name his wifeModi had to fill in his wife's name for the first time in his nomination papers because of a ruling that candidates couldn't leave any colu...
Bitta demands special military court to deal with terror casesChairman of All-India Anti-Terrorist Front Maninderjeet Singh Bitta today demanded setting up of military courts for speedy disposal of ter...
Jaya Bachchan to plea for Sanjay Dutt’s mercy to Maharashtra Governor, finds support from MPsMPs extended support to actor Sanjay Dutt, who was given a five-year jail term by the Supreme Court in an arms possession case.
Hand over Afzal Guru's body to family on humanitarian grounds: PDP"While the hanging should not have been carried out, the return of Afzal's body was the least the government could do", PDP president said.
Centre rules out political considerations behind Afzal Guru hanging"The government decisions on internal security are devoid of political considerations," says Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish T...
- Centre opposes mercy plea of Rajiv Gandhi killers
The Centre on Friday strongly opposed the petitions by three Rajiv Gandhi assassins challenging their death sentences.
- Madras High Court’s stay on death sentence for Rajiv Gandhi’s killers invites large-scale criticism
The court, in a surprising and probably unprecedented development, stayed for eight weeks the execution of Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan.
- Political parties in Tamil Nadu clamour for clemency to Rajiv Gandhi's killers
The political parties in Tamil Nadu have raised the pitch in demanding clemency for three men convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
- Rajiv Gandhi assassination: TN parties clamour for clemency to Rajiv killers
Political parties in Tamil Nadu have raised the pitch in demanding clemency for three men convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
- Pakistan SC rejects Sarabjit's mercy petition
A three-member bench dismissed Sarabjit's review petition.
- Who's PM choice? BJP asks Cong
On the fourth anniversary of the UPA government, the BJP has thrown a gauntlet to the Congress- will the UPA project Mr Manmohan Singh as p...
- Pranab appeals to Pak for Sarabjit's clemency
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has appealed to the Pakistan government to grant clemency to Sarabjit Singh in the face of incre...
- Law of land will be supreme in Afzal case: Kalam
With the European Parliament President raising the death sentence awarded to Mohammed Afzal Guru for his role in the Parliament attack, Pre...
- BJP sticks to guns, blasts govt for security failures
The BJP on Monday slammed the government in the Rajya Sabha for its failure to contain terrorism and described the internal security situat...