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Saudi Arabia Executes 8 In A Day Amid Spike In Drug-Related Death Sentences
- Sunday August 3, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in the Gulf monarchy particularly over drug-related convictions.
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RG Kar Victim's Father Calls Aparajita Bill 'Deceptive,' Accuses Police Of Evidence Tampering
- Saturday July 26, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim accused Kolkata Police of tampering with evidence and failing to act in his daughter's case, while reacting to the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill.
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Man Who Escaped Jail Raped, Killed 23-Year-Old. All About 2011 Soumya Case
- Friday July 25, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The 2011 Soumya murder case in Kerala is back in focus after convict Govindachamy attempted to escape from a high-security prison.
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"A Night Of Hearing Made The Difference": How Nurse's Execution Was Delayed
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Vasudha Venugopal
Nimisha Priya Execution in Yemen: By the time the sun rose over Sana'a, a door had opened but just slightly, enough for Nimisha Priya to keep fighting.
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2 Days Left For Execution, Top Court To Hear Plea To Save Kerala Nurse Today
- Monday July 14, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea seeking directions to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether a writ petition could seek the review of its confirmation of death penalty in light of the 2022 verdict asking mitigating circumstances in such cases to be factored in.
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"Hangman's Noose Not To Be Taken Off": Top Court Commutes Death Penalty
- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Directing the hangman's noose to be "taken off the convict's neck", the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail "till the end of his days given by god almighty".
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Kim Kardashian Sued After Mistakenly Identifying US Man As Death Row Inmate In Instagram Post
- Thursday February 27, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Kardashian, a 44-year-old aspiring lawyer, posted about the death penalty sentence of convicted murderer Ivan Cantu.
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Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
- Tuesday February 18, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The prosecution in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case sought the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday, who is convicted murdering a father-son duo in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar area.
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CBI Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict
- Friday January 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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CBI Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict, Approaches High Court
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Central Bureau of Investigation - the probe agency in Kolkata's RG Kar rape and murder case - has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for the convict Sanjay Roy.
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"Not Our Job To Protect Criminals": Bengal Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
- Tuesday January 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Mamata Banerjee government has challenged the trial court's life imprisonment order against the convict in RG Kar rape-murder case, demanding that he be given the death penalty.
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'Must Rise Above Eye For An Eye': Why No Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
- Tuesday January 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
The Kolkata court, which sentenced RG Kar rape-murder case convict Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment, has made strong remarks on the response of the hospital authority and police after a 34-year-old doctor was found raped and murdered in a seminar room
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Mamata Banerjee Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict, To Go To High Court
- Monday January 20, 2025
- India News | Edited by Rohit Paul
Expressing her disappointment that the RG Kar rape-murder convict did not get the death penalty, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her government will move the High Court.
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"Indeed Rarest Of Rare": Mamata Banerjee "Shocked" About RG Kar Case Order
- Monday January 20, 2025
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Kolkata Police would have ensured death penalty for the convict in RG Kar rape and murder case, but the probe was taken away and handed over to the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today
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www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia Executes 8 In A Day Amid Spike In Drug-Related Death Sentences
- Sunday August 3, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in the Gulf monarchy particularly over drug-related convictions.
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www.ndtv.com
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RG Kar Victim's Father Calls Aparajita Bill 'Deceptive,' Accuses Police Of Evidence Tampering
- Saturday July 26, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim accused Kolkata Police of tampering with evidence and failing to act in his daughter's case, while reacting to the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Who Escaped Jail Raped, Killed 23-Year-Old. All About 2011 Soumya Case
- Friday July 25, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The 2011 Soumya murder case in Kerala is back in focus after convict Govindachamy attempted to escape from a high-security prison.
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www.ndtv.com
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"A Night Of Hearing Made The Difference": How Nurse's Execution Was Delayed
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Vasudha Venugopal
Nimisha Priya Execution in Yemen: By the time the sun rose over Sana'a, a door had opened but just slightly, enough for Nimisha Priya to keep fighting.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Days Left For Execution, Top Court To Hear Plea To Save Kerala Nurse Today
- Monday July 14, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea seeking directions to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution.
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www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether a writ petition could seek the review of its confirmation of death penalty in light of the 2022 verdict asking mitigating circumstances in such cases to be factored in.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Hangman's Noose Not To Be Taken Off": Top Court Commutes Death Penalty
- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Directing the hangman's noose to be "taken off the convict's neck", the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail "till the end of his days given by god almighty".
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www.ndtv.com
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Kim Kardashian Sued After Mistakenly Identifying US Man As Death Row Inmate In Instagram Post
- Thursday February 27, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Kardashian, a 44-year-old aspiring lawyer, posted about the death penalty sentence of convicted murderer Ivan Cantu.
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www.ndtv.com
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Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
- Tuesday February 18, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The prosecution in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case sought the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday, who is convicted murdering a father-son duo in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar area.
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www.ndtv.com
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CBI Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict
- Friday January 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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www.ndtv.com
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CBI Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict, Approaches High Court
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Central Bureau of Investigation - the probe agency in Kolkata's RG Kar rape and murder case - has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for the convict Sanjay Roy.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Not Our Job To Protect Criminals": Bengal Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
- Tuesday January 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Mamata Banerjee government has challenged the trial court's life imprisonment order against the convict in RG Kar rape-murder case, demanding that he be given the death penalty.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Must Rise Above Eye For An Eye': Why No Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
- Tuesday January 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
The Kolkata court, which sentenced RG Kar rape-murder case convict Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment, has made strong remarks on the response of the hospital authority and police after a 34-year-old doctor was found raped and murdered in a seminar room
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www.ndtv.com
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Mamata Banerjee Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict, To Go To High Court
- Monday January 20, 2025
- India News | Edited by Rohit Paul
Expressing her disappointment that the RG Kar rape-murder convict did not get the death penalty, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her government will move the High Court.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Indeed Rarest Of Rare": Mamata Banerjee "Shocked" About RG Kar Case Order
- Monday January 20, 2025
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Kolkata Police would have ensured death penalty for the convict in RG Kar rape and murder case, but the probe was taken away and handed over to the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today
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www.ndtv.com