death penalty
- Middle East
Israel apartheid law: Death penalty for Palestinians, life for citizens
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has advanced a draft law that would impose mandatory death sentences on Palestinians convicted of certain attacks, while allowing Israeli citizens found guilty of similar offences to…
- Telangana
HC quashes death penalty for mentally ill mother who killed infant
Hyderabad: In a landmark ruling, the Telangana High Court on Friday, January 23, quashed the death sentence awarded to a mother from Suryapet district who killed her seven-month-old daughter, citing the long-term…
- Middle East
Thank you, Trump tells Iran for halting execution of political prisoners
Washington: President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday, January 16, of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said were meant to be hundreds…
- Middle East
Two Indians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Kuwait
A court in Kuwait has sentenced two Indians to death on charges of drug trafficking, after they were caught with heroin and methamphetamine intended for distribution inside the country. The convicts were…
- Middle East
Kuwait’s new drug law to impose death penalty, life terms
Kuwait City: Kuwait has approved a new anti-drug law that introduces significantly tougher penalties for narcotics offences, including life imprisonment, the death sentence and fines reaching two million Kuwaiti dinars. The law…
- Middle East
Israeli parliament approves first reading of death penalty law for Palestinian prisoners
Tel Aviv: Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has approved in a first reading a controversial bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israeli citizens, sparking condemnation from human rights…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chittoor Mayor, husband murder case: AP court hands out death penalty for 5 people
Chittoor: A sessions court here on Friday handed out capital punishment to five persons accused of murdering Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband inside Municipal Corporation Office a decade ago, a…
- Middle East
Watch: Turkish protesters hang Netanyahu effigy with ‘death penalty’ sign
Istanbul: A protest in Turkey featuring an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hanging from a crane has drawn condemnation from Israel and renewed scrutiny of strained ties between Ankara and…
- India
Security of women is govt’s top priority: PM Modi
Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that in the last 10 years, his government has given top priority to women’s security, and amended laws to introduce capital punishment for heinous…
- India
RG Kar case: CBI moves Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy
Kolkata: The CBI on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy. A division bench, presided by Justice Debangsu…
- India
RG Kar case: HC to hear today govt’s plea seeking death penalty for convict
Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court will hear on Wednesday the plea by the West Bengal government challenging the verdict of a special court in Kolkata in the rape…
- Middle East
Iranian popular singer Tataloo sentenced to death for blasphemy
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo to death for alleged blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday, January 19. In a significant decision, the court…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia executes at least 101 foreigners including Indians in 2024
The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have executed at least 101 foreigners since the beginning of 2024, according to an AFP tally. Foreigners executed this year include 21 from Pakistan, 20 from Yemen,…
- Telangana
Man held for raping a minor in Asifabad; residents demand death penalty
Hyderabad: Police apprehended a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl in Burguda village in Asifabad mandal of Kumurambheem Asifabad district. The accused has been identified as Bomenna Sagar. According to…
- Kolkata
Mamata govt to table bill seeking death penalty for rape convicts in Assembly
Kolkata: The West Bengal Government will on Tuesday move the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill’ on the floor of the Assembly to seek the death penalty for…
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