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'Do They Want Reservation in Hanging?': Venkaiah Naidu on Yakub Memon Debate
Reacting to the debate on 1993 Bombay Blasts convict Yakub Memon's hanging last week, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has controversially said: "Do they want reservation in hanging?"
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Deputy Registrar Did Not Quit on Yakub Memon Issue, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Secretary General VSR Avadhani today denied reports that the Deputy Registrar Anup Surendranath had resigned in protest against the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon.
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Charged Debate Over Yakub Memon Overlooked This
How does one compare wrongdoing? Why should an Ajmal Kasab hang if those who killed Rajiv Gandhi don't need to? How is Yakub Memon designated more evil and less capable of redemption than Surendra Koli, the child killer of Nithari?
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Yerwada Man Who Hanged Yakub Memon, Executed Ajmal Kasab Too
Yakub Memon -- who was convicted for playing a crucial role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts -- was executed today by the same constable who had carried out the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in Pune's Yerwada jail three years ago.
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Yakub Memon, Convicted for 1993 Blasts in Mumbai, Hanged in Nagpur Jail
Yakub Memon, convicted as "a driving spirit" for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai, was hanged a little before 7 am at Nagpur Central Prison. At 5 am, the Supreme Court had rejected his last-minute petition to stop his hanging after an unprecedented middle-of-the-night hearing.
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At 5 am, Supreme Court Says Yakub Memon to Hang
Yakub Memon will hang today at about 7 am for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, ruled the Supreme Court at 5 am. For the first time ever, a hearing was held in the top court's premises in the middle of the night. Nagpur jail officials are now prepping for the execution of Memon, who turns 53 today.
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Yakub Memon Will be Woken at 3 am, Say Nagpur Jail Sources
Yakub Memon, the only person to be sentenced to death for a series of bombings in Mumbai in 1993, is likely to be hanged early on Thursday morning. President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected his final plea for mercy, say sources.
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Politicians, Judges Stand up as Citizens For Yakub Memon, File Mercy Plea
On the eve of the hearing of '93 Mumbai blast death row convict Yakub Memon's appeal by the Supreme Court, a group of eminent citizens - including politicians, jurists and retired judges - submitted a fresh mercy petition to President Pranab Mukherjee, urging him to commute the death sentence.
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Punish Those Who Support Anti-National Activities: Ramdev on Salman Khan's Memon Tweets
Actor Salman Khan today in a series of tweets said that Yakub Memon, the man on death row for the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, should not be hanged. Yakub's brother, Tiger Memon, the main accused in the case and who is absconding, should be sent to the gallows.
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'Do They Want Reservation in Hanging?': Venkaiah Naidu on Yakub Memon Debate
Reacting to the debate on 1993 Bombay Blasts convict Yakub Memon's hanging last week, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has controversially said: "Do they want reservation in hanging?"
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Deputy Registrar Did Not Quit on Yakub Memon Issue, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Secretary General VSR Avadhani today denied reports that the Deputy Registrar Anup Surendranath had resigned in protest against the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon.
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Charged Debate Over Yakub Memon Overlooked This
How does one compare wrongdoing? Why should an Ajmal Kasab hang if those who killed Rajiv Gandhi don't need to? How is Yakub Memon designated more evil and less capable of redemption than Surendra Koli, the child killer of Nithari?
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Yerwada Man Who Hanged Yakub Memon, Executed Ajmal Kasab Too
Yakub Memon -- who was convicted for playing a crucial role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts -- was executed today by the same constable who had carried out the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in Pune's Yerwada jail three years ago.
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Yakub Memon, Convicted for 1993 Blasts in Mumbai, Hanged in Nagpur Jail
Yakub Memon, convicted as "a driving spirit" for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai, was hanged a little before 7 am at Nagpur Central Prison. At 5 am, the Supreme Court had rejected his last-minute petition to stop his hanging after an unprecedented middle-of-the-night hearing.
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At 5 am, Supreme Court Says Yakub Memon to Hang
Yakub Memon will hang today at about 7 am for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, ruled the Supreme Court at 5 am. For the first time ever, a hearing was held in the top court's premises in the middle of the night. Nagpur jail officials are now prepping for the execution of Memon, who turns 53 today.
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Yakub Memon Will be Woken at 3 am, Say Nagpur Jail Sources
Yakub Memon, the only person to be sentenced to death for a series of bombings in Mumbai in 1993, is likely to be hanged early on Thursday morning. President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected his final plea for mercy, say sources.
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Politicians, Judges Stand up as Citizens For Yakub Memon, File Mercy Plea
On the eve of the hearing of '93 Mumbai blast death row convict Yakub Memon's appeal by the Supreme Court, a group of eminent citizens - including politicians, jurists and retired judges - submitted a fresh mercy petition to President Pranab Mukherjee, urging him to commute the death sentence.
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Punish Those Who Support Anti-National Activities: Ramdev on Salman Khan's Memon Tweets
Actor Salman Khan today in a series of tweets said that Yakub Memon, the man on death row for the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, should not be hanged. Yakub's brother, Tiger Memon, the main accused in the case and who is absconding, should be sent to the gallows.
