Christa Pike said that she had ‘love’ for people who hated her before Tennessee’s failed execution attemptChrista Gail Pike's lethal injection execution in Tennessee took a dramatic turn when the procedure was halted due to complications. Her fi...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Christa Pike execution: How much does it cost taxpayers to carry out a death penalty in Tennessee?Christa Pike stands as Tennessee's only female death row inmate, set for execution over a crime dating back to 1995. Experts highlight that...
30 Sep, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
9/11 anniversary: Four alleged plotters are still awaiting trial 25 years after the attack that killed 3000; even their 2028 trial date is uncertainAs the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, the alleged masterminds are still in limbo as they await trial. A military judge ha...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Stocks in news: HDFC Bank, M&M, Gland Pharma, CreditAccess Grameen and Bharat ForgeIndian benchmark indices extended their losing streak for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday. Nifty 50 fell 0.17% and Sensex declined...
04 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child healthChildhood obesity is rapidly increasing in developing nations, creating a significant health challenge. This epidemic is now outpacing unde...
03 Sep, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
State can't take life arbitrarily or without dignity: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled that state execution powers are not arbitrary. The method of execution must uphold human dignity and minimize suffe...
18 Aug, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
SC upholds hanging as mode of death penalty; dismisses PIL for alternative way to execute death row prisonersThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking an alternative method of execution for death row convicts, rejecting the challenge to hangin...
18 Aug, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
How should my NRI children disclose gifts received from relatives in ITR-2?ET Wealth Reader's Query: My two NRI children are unable to find a field in ITR-2 to disclose gifts received from relatives. The Income Tax...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Who is Franco Baresi? Legendary AC Milan and Italy defender dead at 66 - Check cause of deathAC Milan's legendary captain Franco Baresi has passed away at the age of 66. He spent his entire twenty-year career with the club, winning ...
31 Jul, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Indian-origin academic, London Mayor Sadiq Khan among new UK peeragesAcademic Swaran Singh and Mayor Sadiq Khan received peerages ahead of Keir Starmer's resignation. Starmer will formally resign as prime min...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Tyler Robinson: What to know about Charlie Kirk’s accused killer and the push for death penaltyUtah prosecutors plan to seek capital punishment for Tyler Robinson. He is accused of assassinating right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk ...
17 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
Will Charlie Kirk's alleged killer Tyler Robinson face execution by firing? Here's what could happenTyler Robinson death penalty: The United States is in shock after Charlie Kirk's murder. Police arrested Tyler Robinson in Utah. Donald Tru...
13 Sep, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Supreme Court: If we end death penalty, shouldn't life term be till death?But it has been reluctant to completely do away with award of death penalty , saying there were certain cases where, as long as the extreme.
25 Sep, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
UN experts call for abolition of death penalty in IndiaThe Indian Law Commission issued its report, concluding that the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent and recommended its abolition.
12 Sep, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
Mixed response on abolition of death penalty in IndiaIn his inaugural address, Gopalkrishna Gandhi while opposing death penalty said ending life of a person was a "perk" available to a State.
11 Jul, 2015, 09.41 PM IST
India one of top 10 nations where death sentences were handed out last yearThe figures from India mirror worldwide data, which shows a 22 per cent decrease in executions in 2014 compared with the previous year.
01 Apr, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Delhi gang rape case: Eminent lawyers scoff at call for death sentenceEminent lawyers, such as Ram Jethmalani and Sushil Kumar, have scoffed at the demand for death sentence for the accuseds.
24 Dec, 2012, 09.42 AM IST