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Myanmar leader commutes all death sentencesMyanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was i...
Oracle Layoffs: Thousands being fired via email without warning—here's what lead to the global restructuringOracle has initiated widespread job cuts across its global offices. Employees in the US, India, and other regions received termination emai...
Nimisha Priya's life hinges on blood money in Yemen murder case; what it is under Sharia Law and how it worksNimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, gets a temporary stay from execution by Yemeni authorities. She was convicted of murder. Her only hope is d...
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...
Don't criminalise our traditional recreationThe law criminalised the fruit and flower of cannabis but not the leaves used for making bhang, and its possession and consumption is not i...
President Droupadi Murmu gets powers to promulgate ordinances, declare emergencyMurmu is the second woman President of India after Pratibha Patil and the first tribal woman to hold the top constitutional position. As th...
RSS files complaint against ‘fake booklet’The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has filed a police complaint against a booklet that claims RSS was rewriting India’s Constitution.
Don’t violate spirit of law: Piyush Goyal tells India Inc and the big four audit companiesGoyal advised lawyers as well as consultancy and audit firms not to misguide investors.
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...
JNU row: Media projecting Kanhaiya Kumar as 'hero', says Ravi Shankar PrasadPrasad today attacked a section of the media alleging that they are trying to project Kanhaiya Kumar as a hero without even considering the...
Just four of 26 hanged since 1991 are Muslims: Government sourcesThe ministry pointed out that former Congress minister Manish Tewari's claim that no notices were issued under UPA government was incorrect.
Richard Nixon called Indians savages, did not give a fig for Bangla genocide: Tim WeinerMore than four decades after he became the only US president ever to be forced out of office, Richard Nixon remains a riveting subject of s...
After appeal against the Sri Lankan high court verdict, India wants 'unconditional' release of fishermenIndia, yesterday, filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against a verdict of the high court awarding death sentence to the five...
Hang me if I have committed crime, no apology: Narendra ModiAn apology would serve no purpose because that is not the right way to deal with such allegations, Modi said when asked about demands that ...
AAP will challenge the minority who allow crony capitalism to thrive: V Balakrishnan, Ex-Infosys DirectorThis election is all about somebody who will focus on three Cs — Corruption, Clean governance and Crony capitalism.
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...
Power of Prez to pardon convicts cannot be interfered with: HC"The President, while exercising power under Article 72, is required to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers...," the benc...
Power of president to pardon convicts cannot be interfered with: HCDismissing a PIL, Madras High Court today said the power of the President of India to pardon convicts or commute death penalty cannot be in...
Ajmal Kasab execution came a day after India opposed UN resolutionKasab had along with 9 other Pak gunmen killed over 160 people in Mumbai in Nov 2008 in one of the worst terrorist attacks.
Kasab: Mumbai wonders when 26/11 gunman will be hangedMany Mumbaikars are wondering how long the mercy petition in his case will stay pending, should the 26/11 gunman seek presidential pardon.