Is Pakistan’s grey gamble sinking in the Strait?Fresh clashes between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz have cast doubt on Pakistan’s role as a mediator in the crisis. While Donal...
08 May, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Boarding moving trains may soon cost you Rs 2,000, RPF mulling on-the-spot fines: ReportCommuters face new fines for boarding or alighting from moving trains. The Railway Protection Force is introducing penalties up to Rs 2,000...
06 May, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
RSU vs ESOP: Which is better for you as employee? Pros and cons explainedFrom vesting-day perquisite taxes to a 40% US estate levy that most Indian professionals never see coming, your employer’s stock is not the...
04 May, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
Failed to report US stocks gained via ESOP? Use this one-time Amnesty scheme; Know how it worksA one-time amnesty scheme, the FAST-DS, has been introduced to help Indian residents and NRIs resolve past non-compliance with reporting fo...
29 Apr, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Abu Salem plea for immediate release after 25 years dismissed by HCThe Bombay High Court has rejected gangster Abu Salem's request for immediate release from jail. Salem claimed he had completed 25 years of...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
Strategic reset: India and Bangladesh signal commitment to strengthen relationsIndia's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman. They discussed strengthening bilateral...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
Examining painless death penalty issue at highest level: GovtThe government informed the Supreme Court that the method of carrying out the death penalty, specifically hanging versus alternative method...
23 Jan, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
561 inmates on death row, highest in two decades: ReportA report by Project 39A at National Law University, Delhi reveals a concerning rise in death row inmates in India, reaching a two-decade hi...
10 Feb, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
In 3 states, 50% of death penalty rulings came on day of conviction: National Law University reportAs per a report of National Law University death penalty in India is imposed in a manner that is subjective, arbitrary and does not adhere ...
14 May, 2020, 11.07 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
Death penalty in India is a cruel game of chance: Anup SurendranathDeath row prisoners are not allowed to interact with the general prison population. All that they are left to do is talk to other people in...
10 Aug, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
CPI protests SC rejection of Yakub Memon's pleaCPI today protested the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss Bombay blasts case convict Yakub Memon's plea against his execution tomorrow, s...
29 Jul, 2015, 06.52 PM IST
Indian lawmakers use capital punishment to show their resolve to tackle crime : Salil Shetty, Amnesty InternationalAt a time when the world is moving away from death penalty, Salil Shetty says that India's lawmakers often use it to show their resolve to ...
27 Jul, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Continued use of death penalty a regressive step: Salil Shetty, Amnesty InternationalSalil Shetty of Amnesty International (AI), says that India's lawmakers often use capital punishment to show their resolve to tackle crime.
26 Jul, 2015, 11.07 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
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
- Time to end lethal lottery of India's death penalty system: Amnesty
India's death penalty system is riddled with fatal flaws and the only remedy is to abolish the practice completely, the Indian branch of th...
02 May, 2008, 04.07 PM IST