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"Go To Hell": Trump Refuses To Wish Clemency Recipients 'Merry Christmas'
- Monday December 30, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
US President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death-row inmates, reducing their punishment to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies
- Friday December 27, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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Maharashtra Supports Death Penalty To Sisters Who Kidnapped 14 Children, Killed 5
- Wednesday December 22, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Maharashtra has told the Bombay High Court that it supported the death sentence awarded to Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit - the sisters convicted for kidnapping of 14 children and murdering five of them between 1990 and 1996 - despite the delay.
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Pak Court Appoints 3 Senior Lawyers As Amici Curiae In Kulbhushan Jadhav's Case
- Tuesday August 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
A top Pakistani court has named three senior lawyers as amici curiae in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav as it ordered the Pakistan government to give "another chance" to India to appoint a counsel for the death-row prisoner.
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Top Court Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Guidelines Over Mercy Petitions' Disposal
- Friday July 17, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre on a plea which has sought guidelines for time-bound disposal of mercy petitions and exhaustion of legal remedies by death-row convicts.
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India Exploring Legal Options In Kulbhushan Jadhav Case, Says Centre
- Thursday July 9, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
India said it was exploring legal options in the case relating to Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, a day after Pakistan claimed that he refused to file a review petition against his sentence by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage.
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Time To Introspect On Convicts' Manipulating, Delaying Tactics: Law Minister On Nirbhaya Case
- Friday March 20, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Friday was a "day of satisfaction" with Nirbhaya "getting justice", but it is also time to introspect whether death-row convicts could be allowed to "manipulate" the system to delay execution.
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Nirbhaya Case Updates: "Our Nari Shakti Has Excelled In Every Field": PM On Nirbhaya Verdict
- Friday March 20, 2020
- India News | Edited by Sumana Nandy
The four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student were hanged at Delhi's Tihar Jail at 5:30 am today. After three of the four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case moved the Delhi high court Thursday evening challenging the trial court order declining to stay their execution scheduled for ea...
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Delhi Court Pulls Up Nirbhaya Convicts' Lawyer Over "Last Hour Approach"
- Wednesday March 18, 2020
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A Delhi court on Wednesday came down heavily on the lawyer representing the death-row convicts in Nirbhaya rape case, asking him why he always approaches court at the last hour.
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Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma's Request To Check Recommendation Rejected
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today rejected the request of Nirbhaya case death-row convict Vinay Sharma to peruse recommendation for rejection of his mercy plea.
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Father Of Convict Seeks FIR Against Sole Witness In Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Case
- Thursday December 12, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The father of one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved a Delhi court Wednesday seeking an FIR against the sole witness in the case for allegedly giving interviews to various news channels after charging money, claiming it affected the case by "resulting into a media trial", his lawyers said.
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Outrage In Sri Lanka After President Pardons Man Who Killed Swedish Teen
- Monday November 11, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Man Who Smashed Swedish Teen's Skull Into 64 Pieces, Sparks Outrage
- Sunday November 10, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Go To Hell": Trump Refuses To Wish Clemency Recipients 'Merry Christmas'
- Monday December 30, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
US President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death-row inmates, reducing their punishment to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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www.ndtv.com
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Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies
- Friday December 27, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.
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www.ndtv.com
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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www.ndtv.com
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Maharashtra Supports Death Penalty To Sisters Who Kidnapped 14 Children, Killed 5
- Wednesday December 22, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Maharashtra has told the Bombay High Court that it supported the death sentence awarded to Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit - the sisters convicted for kidnapping of 14 children and murdering five of them between 1990 and 1996 - despite the delay.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pak Court Appoints 3 Senior Lawyers As Amici Curiae In Kulbhushan Jadhav's Case
- Tuesday August 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
A top Pakistani court has named three senior lawyers as amici curiae in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav as it ordered the Pakistan government to give "another chance" to India to appoint a counsel for the death-row prisoner.
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www.ndtv.com
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Top Court Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Guidelines Over Mercy Petitions' Disposal
- Friday July 17, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre on a plea which has sought guidelines for time-bound disposal of mercy petitions and exhaustion of legal remedies by death-row convicts.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Exploring Legal Options In Kulbhushan Jadhav Case, Says Centre
- Thursday July 9, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
India said it was exploring legal options in the case relating to Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, a day after Pakistan claimed that he refused to file a review petition against his sentence by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage.
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www.ndtv.com
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Time To Introspect On Convicts' Manipulating, Delaying Tactics: Law Minister On Nirbhaya Case
- Friday March 20, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Friday was a "day of satisfaction" with Nirbhaya "getting justice", but it is also time to introspect whether death-row convicts could be allowed to "manipulate" the system to delay execution.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Case Updates: "Our Nari Shakti Has Excelled In Every Field": PM On Nirbhaya Verdict
- Friday March 20, 2020
- India News | Edited by Sumana Nandy
The four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student were hanged at Delhi's Tihar Jail at 5:30 am today. After three of the four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case moved the Delhi high court Thursday evening challenging the trial court order declining to stay their execution scheduled for ea...
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Court Pulls Up Nirbhaya Convicts' Lawyer Over "Last Hour Approach"
- Wednesday March 18, 2020
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A Delhi court on Wednesday came down heavily on the lawyer representing the death-row convicts in Nirbhaya rape case, asking him why he always approaches court at the last hour.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma's Request To Check Recommendation Rejected
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today rejected the request of Nirbhaya case death-row convict Vinay Sharma to peruse recommendation for rejection of his mercy plea.
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www.ndtv.com
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Father Of Convict Seeks FIR Against Sole Witness In Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Case
- Thursday December 12, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The father of one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved a Delhi court Wednesday seeking an FIR against the sole witness in the case for allegedly giving interviews to various news channels after charging money, claiming it affected the case by "resulting into a media trial", his lawyers said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Outrage In Sri Lanka After President Pardons Man Who Killed Swedish Teen
- Monday November 11, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Man Who Smashed Swedish Teen's Skull Into 64 Pieces, Sparks Outrage
- Sunday November 10, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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www.ndtv.com