Selling property in England after the owner's death? Legal heirs may need Probate of Will or Letters of Administration firstLegal heirs in England and Wales require a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration to sell property and manage a deceased person's es...
30 May, 2026, 07.14 AM IST
'Knelt before America, surrendered India': Nishikant Dubey alleges Congress 'handed over' Sir Creek, Siachen to Pakistan on US ordersBJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused the previous Congress government of compromising India's sovereignty. He alleges that under the guise of...
17 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 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
Abhi-Neel lynching: 20 get life term in AssamTwenty individuals have received life sentences for the mob lynching of Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath in Assam. The Nagaon District and Ses...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Hang on, rethink the death penaltyIndia follows the 'rarest of the rare' principle for the death penalty. But there are no clear guidelines on what is meant by 'rarest of th...
26 Nov, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
Qatar court accepts ex-Indian navy personnel's appeal against death sentenceA Qatari court has acknowledged the appeal document for eight ex-Indian naval personnel facing death sentences, as sources confirm India's ...
24 Nov, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
India will fight legal battle to bring back its 8 nationals from Qatar: BJPThe Bhartiya Janata Party has said that India would pursue legal action to repatriate all eight former Indian Navy men who were given death...
27 Oct, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
Who are the 8 Indians awarded death penalty in Qatar?A Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year. A 'deeply shocked' Indian government sai...
26 Oct, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
Execution date set for first Indian-origin death-row prisoner in USHowever, he is likely to get a reprieve because of a 2015 moratorium on death penalty by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
11 Jan, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
Indian national not executed in Indonesia: Sushma SwarajMEA Spokesperson had yesterday said that Indian Embassy officials in Jakarta were reaching out to the Indonesian foreign office on the issu...
29 Jul, 2016, 10.53 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
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
- BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal for abolition of death penalty
BJP and SAD today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for abolition of death penalty by asking Government to bring a legislation.
30 Mar, 2012, 04.14 PM IST
- India votes against resolution on moratorium on death penalty
India voted along with Iran, Saudi Arabia and China in opposing a resolution in the United Nations for a moratorium on the death penalty, b...
12 Nov, 2010, 11.52 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