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Three decades after the gunfire, rapper Tupac's murder gets its day in courtOpening statements commence Monday in the trial of Duane Davis, accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder. Davis faces a life sentence...
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in in federal case over UnitedHealthcare CEO killingLuigi Mangione admitted guilt to federal stalking charges in the killing of Brian Thompson. He faces a maximum life sentence for his action...
Bangladesh seeks Hasina's extradition again as India's envoy meets PM RahmanBangladesh requested Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India during a meeting with the Indian High Commissioner. The meeting also covered im...
Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde: 'In life, a good friend will always stab you in the front' - A timeless lesson on true friendship hidden in one powerful sentence by the Irish author and poetQuote of the day by Oscar Wilde: “A good friend will always stab you in the front.” Though the quote sounds harsh at first, it carries a po...
Will Idaho murder convict Bryan Kohberger win bid to withdraw guilty plea and face trial?Bryan Kohberger is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in the Idaho student murders case. He claims his attorneys pressured him into the de...
1996 Rajasthan blast: SC sets aside death penalty of convict, acquits liferThe Supreme Court ordered a fresh trial for a death row convict in a 1996 bus blast case. It also acquitted a lifer and dismissed state app...
Supreme Court to hear in January plea concerning execution of death row convicts by hangingThe Supreme Court will hear arguments on January 21 regarding a plea to remove hanging as the execution method for death row convicts. The ...
Under new bill, death row convict can't appeal against president's decision on mercy pleaUnder the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), a death-row convict whose mercy petition has been rejected by the president w...
Considering setting up of panel to examine execution of death row convicts by hanging: Centre to SCThe top court on March 21 had said it may consider setting up of a committee of experts to examine whether execution of death row convicts ...
Nirbhaya case: Delhi court offers death row convict legal aid, displeased over delayA Delhi court on Wednesday offered Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, legal aid aft...
Nirbhaya case: Court issues notice to Tihar jail seeking report on convicts' plea for stay on executionThe lawyer for the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case Thursday moved a Delhi court seeking a stay on their execut...
3/4th death row convicts socio-economically backward: ReportThe report also states that more than 80% of the death row inmates are subjected to 'inhuman, degrading and extreme forms of physical and m...
Three in four death row convicts from vulnerable sections: ReportThe ‘Death Penalty India Report’, released in Delhi on Friday, does not allege direct discrimination against prisoners from such background.
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...
Death row convicts can't be hanged secretly and hurriedly: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court pointed out that prisoners can file review petition and can also seek mercy from the President or Governor for commuting ...
- SC issues notices to Tamil Nadu govt and three death row convicts on transfer of Rajiv Gandhi's killers' plea
The court alleged that even the state government, besides various political leaders, are directly or indirectly supporting the cause of the...
- Over 20 death row convicts await final word on their mercy pleas
As of today there are 22 other death row convicts waiting for a final word from the president on their mercy petitions. One of these petiti...