Executed in UAE, Indian national Shahjadi Khan buried in Abu DhabiIndian national Shahzadi Khan was executed in the UAE for killing her employer's child. Despite her claims of coercion, the UAE's Court of ...
06 Mar, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
India provided all possible legal assistance to Indian national executed in UAE: MEAThe Indian Embassy in the UAE provided legal aid to Shahzadi, an Indian national executed for infant murder. Despite mercy petitions and pa...
03 Mar, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
Disney's animated 'Lightyear' banned in Muslim nations over lesbian kissMany Muslims consider gays and lesbians to be sinful.
17 Jun, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Pakistani 9/11 mastermind could be spared death penalty as US prosecutors negotiate plea deal: ReportUS prosecutors have started negotiating a plea deal with Pakistani terrorist and 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others cur...
16 Mar, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
Death penalty debate rages on as court considers plea of Nirbhaya convictThere are over 50 countries that still allow capital punishment and gruesome crimes such as the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case serve as...
15 Dec, 2019, 06.58 PM IST
Pakistan special court to resume trial in Pervez Musharraf's treason case early next monthMusharraf, 74, who has been residing in Dubai since March 2016 after leaving the county on medical grounds, is facing the trail for subvert...
30 Jun, 2018, 01.04 PM IST
Child rights activists oppose death penalty for rape of minorsA number of activists argue that the introduction of the death penalty would simply lead to a decrease in the already poor conviction rates...
21 Apr, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
Musharraf seeks security from Pak govt upon return from DubaiMusharraf was indicted in 2014 on treason charges for imposing emergency in the country which led to the confinement of a number of superio...
20 Mar, 2018, 06.44 PM IST
Pakistani court orders Musharraf's arrestMusharraf's counsel, Akhtar Shah, prayed to the court not to order confiscation of Musharraf's properties until March 21, but Afridi remark...
09 Mar, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
Here's a list of countries where same-sex marriages are legal and illegalA survey published this week in Australia found that 59% of those who had returned their ballots backed the move to legalise gay marriage w...
22 Oct, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
As Dubai prepares to change tax laws, Indians scramble to hide undeclared wealthAccording to three senior finance professionals, more and more nominee directors are being used to camouflage the true ownership of such co...
14 Mar, 2017, 06.31 AM IST
Nawaz Sharif vows to rid Pakistan of militancySharif said the unity demonstrated by political parties after the Taliban attack on Peshawar school was the first step in eliminating terro...
20 Dec, 2014, 10.21 PM IST
UAE bans five Pakistan-based outfits among 86 terror groupsThe UAE has come out with a list of 86 banned terror outfits that has five Pakistan-based groups, including the dreaded Haqqani network and...
16 Nov, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
Pakistan to appeal ruling allowing Pervez Musharraf to leave country: LawyerAttorney General Salman Aslam Butt filed the appeal against the ruling of the Sindh High Court ordering the government to lift the travel b...
14 Jun, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
- 17 Indians in UAE murder case can finally return home now
According to a lawyer handling the case, the court has ordered payment of Dirhams 100,000 in compensation to the two injured people who had...
17 Jan, 2013, 10.01 PM IST
- Death sentence of 2 Indians commuted after blood money deal
Two Indians, who were facing death sentence in the UAE, are set to be released this month as their death penalty was commuted by a Sharjah ...
01 Dec, 2011, 11.10 PM IST
- Death sentence to 17 Indians subject to appeal: UAE
UAE said its legal system guarantees fair trial.
05 Apr, 2010, 10.35 AM IST