No rapist hanged after 2005, says Anna Hazare
India | December 09, 2019 20:33 ISTAnna Hazare claimed, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Since Aug. 14, 2005, not a single death penalty has been executed for a rapist.
Anna Hazare claimed, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Since Aug. 14, 2005, not a single death penalty has been executed for a rapist.
BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday said the conviction in the horrific Kathua gangrape-murder case will serve as a deterrent and prevent people from committing such heinous crimes.
The convicts had challenged the August 27, 1996 judgment of a Sessions Court which had convicted 88 out of the 107 people arrested on November 2, 1984 for rioting, burning houses and curfew violation in Trilokpuri area of East Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hold an urgent hearing on a plea by Gujarat Police officer Ramabhai Bhagora seeking stay of a Bombay High Court order convicting him in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case
Only 15 personnel of Maharashtra police have been convicted over complaints received against them in the three years from 2012 to 2014. This figure looks paltry especially when compared to the 20,733 complaints received against them in these years, o
Beijing: A court on Friday upheld the separatism conviction and life sentence for a noted scholar from China's Muslim Uighur minority who frequently criticized the government while advocating ethnic pride and greater economic opportunity.Ilham Tohti
Puducherry: AIADMK here has called for a 12 hour bandh in all four regions of Puducherry—Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam tomorrow in protest against the ‘false case' imposed on party leader Jayalalithaa, who has been convicted
MUNICH: Uli Hoeness won't appeal against his prison sentence for tax evasion, and said Friday he's quitting as president of Bayern Munich to prevent damage to the European champions. Hoeness, one of the most prominent
New York: Jailed billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam's petition seeking reconsideration of his conviction for running one of the biggest insider trading schemes in U.S. history has been rejected by a court in New
New Delhi: Terming the conviction of Lalu Prasad in the fodder scam case as a “defining moment” for Indian politics, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today charged the UPA government with approving the ordinance on lawmakers
Beijing: China's disgraced former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai today appealed against his life sentence conviction on three counts, including corruption. The move came a day after a court in eastern China sentenced Bo to
Chandigarh, Jan 18: The conviction and arrest of its two most senior leaders, including former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, on bribery charges, has changed the contours of Haryana's politics and given some relief to
London, Jul 14: Being acquitted by a court of racial abuse might not be the end of the matter for Chelsea captain John Terry.The English Football Association now has to conclude its own investigation and
Dubai, Jul 9 : Local newspapers in the United Arab Emirates say authorities are investigating an Egyptian couple who tried to sneak their infant into the Gulf country by hiding him in their carry-on luggage.Monday's
Islamabad, May 3: Amidst calls by the opposition for Yousuf Raza Gilani's resignation, Pakistan's ruling PPP today pushed through a resolution in Parliament reposing confidence in the Prime Minister after his conviction by the Supreme
New Delhi, Dec 21: In a setback to former Telecom Minister Sukhram, the Delhi High Court today upheld his conviction and three year jail term in the 1996 telecom scam. While dismissing Sukhram's appeal against
London, Nov 23: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and his team-mate Mohammad Amir's appeals against their jail sentences in the spot-fixing case was today rejected by the Court of Appeal which said the players could
New Delhi, Nov 23: Former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram today moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and sentencing by a trial court for taking Rs 3 lakh as bribe to award a lucrative
New Delhi, Nov 19: Former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram would challenge in the Delhi High Court his conviction and five-year jail term for taking Rs three lakh as bribe to award a lucrative contract to
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