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"They are not Japanese, predominantly Pakistani Muslim rape gangs": Rupert Lowe reignites UK Grooming Gang inquiry debateBritish MP Rupert Lowe has reignited debate over grooming gangs, challenging the term "Asian grooming gangs" and calling them "Pakistani Mu...
Alabama asks appeals court to let it continue nitrogen gas executionsAlabama is fighting a court battle to execute Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas on Thursday. A federal judge ruled the method unconstitutional...
Claude Lemieux cause of death: Four-Time Stanley Cup Champion passes away at 60-How did NHL legend Claude Lemieux die?Hockey legend Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup winner, has passed away at 60. Lemieux was celebrated for his fierce playoff performa...
Israel passes law imposing death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terror attacks, US respects its 'right'Israel's parliament has passed a controversial law mandating the death penalty for West Bank Palestinians convicted of terrorist acts. The ...
Bengal Governor sends 'excessively harsh' Aparajita Bill back to state govtThe Aparajita Bill, passed by the Bengal assembly in September 2024, faces hurdles. Governor CV Ananda Bose sent it back to the state gover...
xAI blames former OpenAI employee after Grok’s censorship of Elon Musk and Donald TrumpxAI recently revealed that a prompt modification made by a former OpenAI employee resulted in Grok censoring responses related to Elon Musk...
Why Did Donald Trump discuss death penalty for 8 minutes when asked about his children?During an appearance at the Detroit Economic Club, US President Donald Trump was asked about his approach to parenting, but he shifted the ...
Pakistani Maulana Tariq Masood, known for demanding death for blasphemy, now hiding to save his own lifePakistani cleric Maulana Tariq Masood, known for advocating the death penalty for blasphemy, is now accused of the same crime. His remarks ...
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 ...
Justice Markandey Katju to appear before SC on November 11Justice Katju had in a Facebook post had stated that the court's Sept 15 order needs to be reviewed in an open court hearing.
- Sadhvi Prachi triggers another controversy, says there are 1-2 terrorists in Parliament
The saffron leader was speaking to mediapersons in Roorkee when asked about some opposition to death penalty for Memon who was hanged on Ju...
No death penalty even for terrorists, says Shashi TharoorUnfazed by criticism, former union minister Shashi Tharoor opposed death penalty even for terrorists saying it was an "obsolete practice".
Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub Memon's hangingCongress leader Digvijay Singh today voiced hope that "exemplary urgency and commitment" would be shown in other terror cases too.
Eight more death row prisoners hanged as Pakistan resumes execution after RamzanMore than 8,000 prisoners are on death row in Pakistan and about 160 convicts have been executed since the Nawaz Sharif government lifted m...
Trial of Italian Marines drags on as NIA Act creates legal tangleNIA Act silent on offence under Section 302 of IPC which forced agency to invoke a section with death penalty against Italian marines.
Italian marines case: Italy opposes govt's move to entrust case to NIAItaly prefers an investigation by CBI and fears NIA will charge the marines, accused of shooting to death two Indian fishermen off the Kera...
- Delhi gang rape: Khaps in Haryana oppose death penalty for rapists
Opposing the demand for death penalty for rapists, Khaps in Haryana today said no law should be introduced in a hurry which can be misused.
Ajmal Kasab executed, what about Afzal Guru, asks Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra ModiSoon after Kasab's execution, Gujarat Modi raised questions about the fate of 2001 Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru.
- JK Assembly to debate resolution for clemency to Afzal Guru on September 28
The resolution has been moved seeking clemency for Guru who has been sentenced to death for his involvement in the attack on Parliament in ...
- Chidambaram seeks debate on capital punishment
As the recent 'rejections' of mercy pleas of death row convicts have brought the capital punishment issue into focus, P Chidambaram said it...