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View: Failed Iran-US talks show limits of Pakistan’s peace pushMiddle powers, led by Pakistan and backed by China, brokered peace talks between the US and Iran, but failed to secure a deal. Despite the ...13 Apr, 2026, 11.47 AM IST- Pax, Trump-Hegseth remix: America's gun laws, dehumanisation and double standards have been its ticket to virtueGlobal powers often apply different standards to conflicts. Events in the West are viewed with shock, while similar tragedies in regions li...10 Apr, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
- 7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one, tsunami warning liftedA major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 c...02 Apr, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
- Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind turned down six mercy petitionsFour mercy pleas, including that of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana, are pending with the Union g...07 Jul, 2022, 12.41 AM IST
- Rajiv assassination convict's mother seeks 'mercy killing' ofJayakumar, Robert Payas, Ravichandran and Nalini have been in jail for over 20 years now.16 Jun, 2018, 04.14 PM IST
- Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif asks President to reject appeals of Peshawar school convictsPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today advised the President to reject the mercy petitions of four terrorists convicted to death.19 Nov, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
- Give us dignity or give us death: TransgendersFour educated transgenders have petitioned the Tamil Nadu government seeking mercy killing07 Sep, 2015, 09.56 AM IST
- Transgenders plead for mercy killing upset over their plightThe group said they have been trying in vain to avail government assistance, including reservation in education and jobs, long to lead a di...06 Sep, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
- Government not in favour of euthanasiaGovernment today said it is not in favour of bringing a law on mercy killings.13 Aug, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
- In 9-month tenure, Pranab Mukherjee rejected 9 mercy pleasPresident Pranab Mukherjee has rejected nine mercy petitions sentencing 14 convicts including one woman to death in nine months.13 Apr, 2013, 10.48 AM IST
- Supreme Court rejects Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's mercy petitionThe Supreme Court has rejected the mercy petition of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, who is on death row for a 1993 bomb blast in Delhi that ki...12 Apr, 2013, 10.36 PM IST
- Mercy plea: President commutes sentence of death row convictIn a first case of pardon by President Pranab Mukherjee after assuming office, death sentence of a convict, Atbir, has been commuted to lif...04 Dec, 2012, 01.50 PM IST
- Ajmal Kasab's mercy petition last among 12 pending petitions in President Pranab Mukherjee's officeIn a first, the President Secretariat has made public details of mercy petitions pending with President Pranab Mukherjee. The plea of 26/11...30 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Ujjwal Nikam welcomes Home Ministry's decision to reject Kasab's mercy pleaUjjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 case, today welcomed the decision of the Union Home Ministry to reject the mercy plea ...23 Oct, 2012, 07.43 PM IST
- BJP questions government over action on Afzal Guru caseBJP has asked the govt to spell out how long it would take to act on the case of Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death in the Parliam...28 May, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- Govt against mercy killing, AG tells SCThe Centre has rejected the Law Commission's recommendation to allow terminally ill patients to choose death to end their suffering, attorn...03 Mar, 2011, 05.19 AM IST
- Euthanasia could be ruse for grabbing property: SCWondering whether euthanasia could be a ruse for grabbing properties, the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a mercy killing plea ...02 Mar, 2011, 09.20 PM IST
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