Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for murdering 4 University of Idaho studentsBryan Kohberger received four consecutive life sentences without parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students. The sentencin...
23 Jul, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
Pentobarbital injection used to execute Stephen Stanko, who killed two and raped his girl friend’s daughter, in South CarolinaStephen Christopher Stanko faced execution in South Carolina. He was convicted for murders and other crimes. The execution happened via let...
14 Jun, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentencesNorth Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the po...
01 Jan, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
US state Alabama to implement pure nitrogen execution method. Check history, methods of capital punishment in AmericaAlabama is on the verge of making history as the first state in the United States to employ a novel execution approach—administering death ...
30 Aug, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
SC reserves order on Balwant Singh Rajoana's plea seeking to commute his death penaltyRajoana had moved to the top court two years ago seeking implementation of a decision taken by the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) in ...
02 Mar, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
In many death penalty verdicts, trial courts overlooked mitigating circumstances of accused, finds studyAnalysis of cases in three states from 2000 to 2015 show “collective conscience” often invoked by courts while pronouncing death penalty.
14 May, 2020, 08.34 AM IST
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12 May, 2017, 03.40 AM IST
PIL in Madras HC against section in Continental Shelf ActStating that the act prescribed death penalty as the only punishment for offences that led to the death of a person, the PIL contended that...
09 Sep, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
Government not in favour of abolishing death penalty: Kiren RijijuIndia has its own basis of formulating laws and it has to respect the "sentiments of the people", Rijiju added.
29 Jul, 2016, 08.17 PM IST
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein slams Saudi Arabia for 47 executions"Convictions cannot be based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, or trial proceedings that fall short of international...
03 Jan, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
Death penalty becomes stumbling block for India-Germany MLATThe provision of death penalty has become a stumbling block for India and Germany to sign a pact for cooperation on criminal matters.
05 Oct, 2015, 08.23 PM IST
Law Commission for "swift" scrapping of capital punishmentLaw Commission recommended by a majority "swift" abolition of death penalty except in terror-related cases, noting it does not serve the pe...
31 Aug, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
Seeking end to death penalty, DMK's Kanimozhi set to move private member’s billKanimozhi's bill seeks to 'abolish capital punishment' and substitute all references of punishment by death with imprisonment for life in a...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Bangladesh warns protesters of tough anti-terrorism measuresOfficials said the cabinet preferred to activate the existing law after reviewing options to enact fresh laws to handle the unrest.
06 Feb, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Criminals don’t fear death penalty — they fear police efficiency: Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice, FranceIn a civilised world, especially in a democratic country, there should be no such punishment, as in a democracy the first right of a person...
17 Dec, 2014, 12.24 PM IST
Death penalty should be abolished even for terrorists: Justice VR Krishna IyerJustice VR Krishna Iyer says death penalty should be abolished even for terrorists as by hanging a terrorist would not deter future terror ...
11 Feb, 2013, 07.52 AM IST
Why mandatory death penalty be not abolished? Supreme Court asksSC asked the Union government why provisions in some laws mandating compulsory death penalty as punishment be not struck down as unconstitu...
02 Dec, 2012, 03.09 AM IST