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California Governor Gavin Newsom to commute all 548 death sentences in the state: Here’s a list of other states that have done the sameCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he will commute the sentences of all 548 death row inmates. This decision changes their...
Captured in Nairobi and jailed in an island prison for nearly 30 years, who is Abdullah Ocalan? The Kurdish leader who continues to be central to Turkey’s peace talksAbdullah Ocalan, co-founder of the PKK, has been imprisoned since 1999 and still influences Kurdish politics. His recent relocation within ...
France protests: Why are half a million people on the streets in the country?Protests against the government have escalated in France, involving more than 500,000 participants across major cities. While the protests ...
A 2009 military base massacre, 13 deaths and a live-streamed execution: The Nidal Hasan case explainedNidal Malik Hasan, convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, faces execution by firing squad scheduled for December 3, 2026. The execution ...
Karnataka CM Shivakumar hints at "good news" on pending central grants after GST Council meetKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar addressed media after the GST Council meeting concerning pending central grants. He mentioned that U...
flydubai co-pilot planned Ben Gurion crash after incapacitating captain: ReportHamam al-Hammami, the co-pilot of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, planned a terrorist attack to crash the aircraft. He was detained after attemptin...
How Trump's war on EVs derailed America's auto-factory revival | ExplainedUS electric vehicle projects and jobs face setbacks due to policy shifts. Automakers canceled billions in investments and thousands of jobs...
SEBI tightens scrutiny of Wall Street giants operating in IndiaIndia's securities regulator is increasing its oversight of foreign financial firms. Prominent players like JPMorgan Chase and Jane Street ...
JPMorgan, Jane Street probes show India scrutinizing Wall StreetIndia’s market regulator Sebi is intensifying scrutiny of global financial firms, targeting entities linked to JPMorgan, Jane Street, Bank ...
US stocks calm ahead of midterm polls, but markets may be underpricing the riskUS stocks remain near record highs ahead of the US midterm elections, but unusually low market volatility is raising concerns that investor...
How Kosher, Halal and Jain diets signalled trust, turning food laws into passports for global tradeJain and Marwari merchants in India created, perhaps, the strongest iteration of this framework. Their strict vegetarianism and avoidance o...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks dip after US tech selloff, gold gainsAsian markets followed Wall Street's downward trend as caution in technology stocks seeped into trading. Meanwhile, gold prices soared for ...
China updates official news sources list to tighten information oversightThe list contains quadruple the number of outlets compared with an earlier version of the list from 2016, and includes more public and soci...
Victims of Hyderabad twin blasts seek capital punishment for culpritsB Anjaiah, who lost his daughter and two other close relatives in the blast said he expects capital punishment for the culprits. He works i...
Turkey to mark July 15 as Democracy fest day: PM Binali YildirimA critical question raised to Yildirim was whether the government would consider re-installing capital punishment for those military person...
Being jailed 'big punishment' in itself, says Kerala CM Oommen Chandy, opposes death penaltyYakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict whose death sentence was upheld by Supreme Court, was hanged to death on July 30.
BJP's Varun Gandhi in favour of abolishing death penaltyBJP MP Varun Gandhi came out against the death penalty, noting most of the death row convicts are Dalits or from the minorities.
Delhi gang-rape: Grief sweeps the girl's native villageThe village head said a condolence meeting was held to pray for peace of the departed soul.
- Delhi gang rape: Villagers remember braveheart victim
A pall of gloom descended on Delhi gang-rape victim's native Mandwara Kalan village in the district today as soon as the news of her death ...
- Delhi gang rape: Protest marches in Karnataka over victim's death
Emotions ran high in parts of Karnataka following the death of the Delhi gangrape victim with people, particularly women, demanding stringe...