Punishment

Adoptive Father, Charged For Indian Child's Murder In US, Seeks New Trial

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 20, 2019

Wesley Mathews, the Indian-American foster father, sentenced to life after his 3-year-old daughter Sherin Mathews was found dead in a culvert in 2017, has filed a motion for a new trial, US media reported, less than a month after he said he would accept any punishment jurors chose.

Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 18, 2019

Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.

In Kathua Rape Case, Notice Issued To Jammu And Kashmir Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for them.

Easter Sunday Attack Suspects Should Be Hanged: Sri Lanka President

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has demanded death sentence to all the suspects arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, amid his differences with the governing coalition over reintroduction of capital punishment after four decades.

"Hatred Of New Americans": Divided House Slams Trump's Go-Back Tweets

World News | John Wagner, Mike DeBonis, Colby Itkowitz, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A divided House voted Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump's racist remarks telling four minority congresswomen to "go back" to their ancestral countries, with all but a handful of Republicans dismissing the rebuke as harassment while many Democrats pressed their leaders for harsher punishment of the president.

International Drug Dealers Behind Sri Lanka Easter Bombings: President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 15, 2019

International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka's deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country's leader claimed Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists.

Life Term As Maximum Punishment For Mob Killings, Proposes UP Law Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

Taking cognisance of incidents of mob lynching, including those by cow vigilantes, the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission has submitted a draft Bill recommending up to life imprisonment for the crime.

US May Deny Visa To Saudi Royal Family Members Over Human Rights Record

World News | Daniel Flatley, Glen Carey, Bloomberg | Thursday July 11, 2019

Senate Republicans seeking a way to punish Saudi Arabia over its human rights record without provoking a veto by President Donald Trump are trying a new strategy: denying visas for members of the kingdom's royal family.

Lucknow Boys Skip School, Lie They Were Kidnapped

Lucknow News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 9, 2019

Two minor boys, aged 13 and 11, in the Uttar Pradesh state capital cooked up a kidnapping story, fearing punishment from parents for skipping school.

Novak Djokovic Says Bernard Tomic's 45,000 Euros Wimbledon Penalty "Unfair"

Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 6, 2019

The controversial Australian was punished by the All England Club for tanking in his first round match which was over in just 58 minutes.

'Rappers Like Honey Singh Should Be Banned,' Says Singer Jasbir Jassi

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 5, 2019

"Honey Singh and other rappers have in a way brought in a rap revolution by bringing in the western culture," said Jasbir Jassi

Drug Peddlers Should Get Death Sentence, Says Sharad Pawar's party Leader

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

NCP leader Ajit Pawar today demanded capital punishment for drug peddlers and urged the Maharashtra government to make a provision for this in the existing laws.

"Restraint Limited": Trump Imposes New "Hard-Hitting" Sanctions On Iran

World News | John Hudson, Anne Gearan, Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The Trump administration targeted Iran's supreme leader with new sanctions on Monday, using one of the few tools available to punish Iran for downing a US drone after President Donald Trump took military strikes off the table last week.

"Akhilesh Yadav Betrayed Father Mulayam For Power," Says BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 24, 2019

Hours after Mayawati announced her plans of going solo in all future elections thus ending the SP-BSP alliance, the BJP took a swipe at Akhilesh Yadav, saying he has been "punished" by the BSP chief as he "betrayed" his father and uncle for power.

Accused Of Stealing From Temple, 8-Year-Old Forced To Sit On Hot Tiles

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday June 17, 2019

An eight-year-old boy suspected of theft was forced to sit on hot tiles as punishment at Arvi in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Saturday. He has been admitted to a local hospital with burns.