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Amid Tamil Nadu Custodial Death, Old Video Showing Cops Beating Man Sparks Row
A disturbing video, purportedly from a police station in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, has surfaced amid ongoing outrage over the recent alleged custodial death of a young security guard, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga district.
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Mississippi Man Who Spent Nearly 50 Years On Death Row Executed
A Mississippi man who had been on Death Row for nearly 50 years was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, one of two executions in the United States this week.
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"Karnataka Government Responsible": Union Minister On Bengaluru Deaths
The massive stampede at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium that cost 11 lives has sparked a political row, with the BJP accusing Karnataka's Congress government of mismanagement.
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Bangladesh Islamist Leader On Death Row For 1971 War Crimes Acquitted
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, overturning his death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in a war crimes case related to the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
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Delhi High Court Directs Legal Aid To Indians On Death Row In Indonesia
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to ensure three Indian nationals on death row in the foreign country were given adequate legal aid to pursue remedies.
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US Man Executed By Firing Squad, Second Such Execution In 15 Years
South Carolina gives its death row inmates a choice between lethal injection, the electric chair and the firing squad. Mahdi chose the firing squad.
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"Not Even 1%": Apoorva Mukhija Shares Rape, Acid Attack Threats She Got On Instagram
Social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija, who was surrounded by a controversy over the show India's Got Latent, has shared an Instagram post with screenshots of rape, acid attack and death threats.
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"Vultures...": Congress MLA Caught In Bengaluru Suicide Row Slams BJP
Karnataka Congress MLA AS Ponnanna - under fire from the BJP after the death by suicide of functionary Vinay Somaia - has said he never met him and called the BJP "vultures politicising deaths".
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'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan
Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
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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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.
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"Kaat Denge Tumhe": Kunal Kamra Has Got 500 Threatening Calls, Say Sources
Following the row over his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sources close to comedian Kunal Kamra have said he has sought more time to appear before the Mumbai Police and has been receiving death threats.
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Louisiana Issues 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution For Death Row Killer Jessie Hoffman
Convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman became the first death row inmate in Louisiana, and only the fifth in the United States, to be executed using nitrogen gas on Tuesday.
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"Lost A Brilliant Mind": IISER On Scientist's Death In Mohali Parking Row
The 39-year-old distinguished scientist died on Tuesday night after his neighbour pushed him to the ground and punched him during an altercation over a parking issue.
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Amid Tamil Nadu Custodial Death, Old Video Showing Cops Beating Man Sparks Row
A disturbing video, purportedly from a police station in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, has surfaced amid ongoing outrage over the recent alleged custodial death of a young security guard, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga district.
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Mississippi Man Who Spent Nearly 50 Years On Death Row Executed
A Mississippi man who had been on Death Row for nearly 50 years was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, one of two executions in the United States this week.
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"Karnataka Government Responsible": Union Minister On Bengaluru Deaths
The massive stampede at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium that cost 11 lives has sparked a political row, with the BJP accusing Karnataka's Congress government of mismanagement.
-
Bangladesh Islamist Leader On Death Row For 1971 War Crimes Acquitted
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, overturning his death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in a war crimes case related to the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
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Delhi High Court Directs Legal Aid To Indians On Death Row In Indonesia
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to ensure three Indian nationals on death row in the foreign country were given adequate legal aid to pursue remedies.
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US Man Executed By Firing Squad, Second Such Execution In 15 Years
South Carolina gives its death row inmates a choice between lethal injection, the electric chair and the firing squad. Mahdi chose the firing squad.
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"Not Even 1%": Apoorva Mukhija Shares Rape, Acid Attack Threats She Got On Instagram
Social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija, who was surrounded by a controversy over the show India's Got Latent, has shared an Instagram post with screenshots of rape, acid attack and death threats.
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"Vultures...": Congress MLA Caught In Bengaluru Suicide Row Slams BJP
Karnataka Congress MLA AS Ponnanna - under fire from the BJP after the death by suicide of functionary Vinay Somaia - has said he never met him and called the BJP "vultures politicising deaths".
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'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan
Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
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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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.
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"Kaat Denge Tumhe": Kunal Kamra Has Got 500 Threatening Calls, Say Sources
Following the row over his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sources close to comedian Kunal Kamra have said he has sought more time to appear before the Mumbai Police and has been receiving death threats.
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Louisiana Issues 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution For Death Row Killer Jessie Hoffman
Convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman became the first death row inmate in Louisiana, and only the fifth in the United States, to be executed using nitrogen gas on Tuesday.
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"Lost A Brilliant Mind": IISER On Scientist's Death In Mohali Parking Row
The 39-year-old distinguished scientist died on Tuesday night after his neighbour pushed him to the ground and punched him during an altercation over a parking issue.
