DMK chief M Karunanidhi asks for death penalty to be abolished
Feb 19, 2013
7 months, 7 mercy pleas rejected: Govt clearing backlog?
Feb 14, 2013
We The People: Time to re-think capital punishment?
Dec 9, 2012
26/11 - Is Mumbai still vulnerable?
Nov 26, 2012
Sarabjit Singh's death: After Rahul Gandhi breaks down, BJP alleges 'crocodile tears'
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2013
Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders should stop shedding "crocodile tears" over Sarabjit Singh's death, BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said today and demanded that the government make a statement about steps taken to save the death row prisoner in Pakist...
What if Ajmal Kasab had landed in Goa, asks Chief Minister
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 2, 2013
Imagine what would have happened if Ajmal Kasab, the ruthless foot-soldier of the 26/11 terror strikes, had chosen Goa instead of Mumbai as his terror target, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday.
Sarabjit's family returns from Pakistan, accuses government of not doing enough
Edited by Surabhi Malik (With inputs from agencies) | Wednesday May 1, 2013
The family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner who is comatose at a Lahore hospital, returned to India via the Wagah border today. Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, his wife and two daughters were granted emergency visas to visit Pakistan on Sunday.
Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Ketki Angre; Edited by Mala Das | Sunday April 14, 2013
The Supreme Court has ruled that Punjab militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar will be executed for killing nine people with a car bomb in 2009 in Delhi.
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday April 12, 2013
Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's appeal rejected: The Supreme Court has ruled that a death sentence cannot be commuted to life imprisonment because of a delay in execution. The court has rejected an appeal by Devinderpal Singh Bhullar against his hanging,...
26/11 handler Abu Jundal tells court he hallucinates about Ajmal Kasab
Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2013
A court in Mumbai today directed Arthur Road Jail officials to arrange for a check-up of LeT operative and key 26/11 attacks handler Abu Jundal by a psychiatrist after he complained that he was hallucinating about hanged terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
26/11 trial in Pakistan court adjourned again
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013
An anti-terrorism court today adjourned the trial of seven suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks till March 2 after prosecutors said they would submit an assurance from the Indian government that a Pakistani judicial commission will...
DMK chief M Karunanidhi asks for death penalty to be abolished
Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday February 18, 2013
DMK chief M Karunanidhi has appealed for the death penalty to be abolished. Earlier this month, Afzal Guru from Kashmir was hanged for his role in 2001's deadly attack on Parliament. In November, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was executed for the 2...
Another seven mercy petitions sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for decision
Sunil Prabhu | Thursday February 14, 2013
Expediting the pending mercy petitions, the Home Ministry has sent to the President for final decision on seven cases of multiple murders, including one in which a convict who was out on bail on rape charge killed five members of victim's family.
Afzal Guru's hanging: Better late than never, says Narendra Modi
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
David Headley sentenced to 35 years in prison for role in 26/11
Associated Press | Friday January 25, 2013
Minutes before David Coleman Headley was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping plan a deadly attack on Mumbai, India, one of his victims tearfully pleaded for a harsh punishment despite the terrorist plotter's widespread cooperation with U.S. i...
26/11 handler Abu Jundal's case assigned to sessions court
Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 22, 2013
A local court has transferred the case of the LeT operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal to a sessions court, paving the way for the beginning of a trial against him in the 26/11 terror attacks case.
Ajmal Amir Kasab pleaded for 'daya' or mercy in a four-line plea
Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2013
Ajmal Kasab, the face of the dastardly 26/11 terror strike on Mumbai who was hanged, had begged for "daya" (mercy) from the President through his four-line clemency plea written in elementary Urdu.
Centre waives Rs 21 crore Maharashtra govt owes it for Kasab's security
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 6, 2013
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said the Centre had decided not to recover from Maharashtra government Rs 21 crore on account of deployment of Indo-Tibetan Border Police at Arthur Road Central Jail in Mumbai to guard 26/11 terrorist Ajma...
26/11 trial in Pakistan adjourned again as lawyers skip proceedings
Press Trust of India | Saturday December 22, 2012
An anti-terrorism court today adjourned the trial of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks for three weeks after defence lawyers and prosecutors did not attend proceedings today, sources said.