China sentences two former defence ministers to death for corruptionFormer Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received death sentences with a two-year reprieve for corruption. Both were conv...
07 May, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
West Bank Palestinians face death by hanging under Israel’s new anti-terror law; the last death sentence in the country was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962Israel's parliament has approved a controversial law making capital punishment the default sentence for Palestinians in the West Bank convi...
01 Apr, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life imprisonment: Who is he and why was he jailed?Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment for masterminding an insurrection by attempting to impo...
19 Feb, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Global rights groups, think tanks question fairness of Bangladesh's ex-PM Hasina's trialInternational rights groups are questioning the fairness of Sheikh Hasina's death sentence. The former Bangladesh prime minister was senten...
18 Nov, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
We survived only because of our defence training, says Navy veteran released from QatarRagesh Gopakumar, one of the eight ex-Indian Navy personnel recently released by Qatar, expressed gratitude for their freedom and credited ...
14 Feb, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
ET Defence Bulletin: Kulbhushan Jadhav alias Hussein Mubarak Patel? All you need to knowPM Narendra Modi's Israel visit said to spur missile deals as ties deepen, Pakistani spy's hopes of going home dwindle after death sentence...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.09 PM IST
Kulbhushan Jadhav's sentencing through Pak's kangaroo court will not help peace: Arun JaitleyJaitley, who also holds the portfolio of defence minister, said India made many efforts to improve the ties with Pak over the last few year...
11 Jul, 2018, 04.41 PM IST
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets 20-year jail term: Catch all live updates hereSpecial CBI court today announced maximum punishment of 20 years against Dera Sacha Sauda Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 1992 rape case.
28 Aug, 2017, 08.16 PM IST
Kulbhushan Jadhav has a right to appeal against sentence within 60 days: PakistanJadhav, 46, was awarded death sentence by military Field General Court Martial under the army act for his alleged involvement in terrorism ...
11 Apr, 2017, 07.30 PM IST
Satyam scam: Court order on Ramalinga Raju's appeal for sentence suspension to be pronounced tomorrowSpecial judge for Economic Offences court-cum- Metropolitan Sessions Judge court, heard arguments and counter arguments and posted matter f...
07 May, 2015, 07.16 PM IST
- Army has done justice in Machil fake encounter case: Manohar Parrikar
"In the encounter case, the Army has taken action. The Army has done justice. They always take action when something (wrong) happens," he s...
14 Nov, 2014, 07.49 PM IST
Jayalalithaa playing nasty politics by defending Rajiv Gandhi's assassinsOnce capital punishment is taken off the books, we need to reinterpret the life sentence to make it the severest penal form available.
21 Feb, 2014, 08.35 AM IST
Lalu Prasad Yadav gets 5 years in jail for fodder scam, fined Rs 25 lakhThe sentencing by special CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh disqualifies Prasad as an MP and renders him ineligible for contesting elections for...
03 Oct, 2013, 04.21 PM IST
LoC killing: When AK Antony's aversion to communication brought him amidst controversyWhy did Antony apportion the blame to “persons dressed in Pak army uniforms”when the Army had already placd the responsibility on “Pak Bord...
08 Aug, 2013, 03.45 AM IST
Cabinet clears ordinance to curb crimes against womenThe Cabinet on Friday cleared an Ordinance, which provides for death sentence to rapist who kills his victim or leaves her in a persistent ...
02 Feb, 2013, 06.19 AM IST
- Why is Army chief making the allegation now: CPI
CPI today wanted to know why Army chief Gen V K Singh did not go public before with his allegation that he was offered a hefty bribe.
26 Mar, 2012, 07.00 PM IST
- Coal on his face, Soren gets life sentence
Shibu Soren, former Union minister for coal and JMM president, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case.
06 Dec, 2006, 03.26 AM IST