News for 'Death Row'

Ambedkar posters in saffron robes stoke row in TN

Ambedkar posters in saffron robes stoke row in TN

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

As the posters suddenly sprang up in Kumbakonam, the VCK members staged an agitation demanding stringent action on the Indu Makkal Katchi for their affront on Ambedkar.

'RCB needs a middle-order partnership with Kohli'

'RCB needs a middle-order partnership with Kohli'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Australia's former skipper in the limited-overs' formats, Aaron Finch feels RCB needs an explosive middle-order batter who can complement Kohli.

Nirbhaya convict seeks urgent hearing against rejection of mercy plea

Nirbhaya convict seeks urgent hearing against rejection of mercy plea

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Singh had moved the mercy plea after the Supreme Court dismissed his curative petition against his conviction and death sentence. The apex court had also rejected the curative petition of another death row convict Akshay Kumar, 31.

The Problem With Ullozhukku

The Problem With Ullozhukku

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades of villainy most convenient to advancing the plot, secondary characters confess to past sins just so that the leading women are absolved of all responsibility, notes Sreehari Nair.

Solicitor general's remarks over unclaimed bodies in Manipur unrest sparks row

Solicitor general's remarks over unclaimed bodies in Manipur unrest sparks row

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

In a statement, the UNAU Tribal Women's Forum, Delhi-NCR, said the mothers of the Kuki-Hmar-Zomi community of Manipur, represented by the group, are "deeply hurt and appalled" by the remarks made by the solicitor general in the Supreme Court on August 1.

SRH Vs RCB: Who Bowled Best Spell? Vote!

SRH Vs RCB: Who Bowled Best Spell? Vote!

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

The spin duo of Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh helped RCB snap their run of six losses in a row.

Jayalalithaa's Death: Will Sasikala Be Prosecuted?

Jayalalithaa's Death: Will Sasikala Be Prosecuted?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Jayalalithaa was the third chief minister in Tamil Nadu to die in office, after her mentor M G Ramachandran (1987) and before that his mentor C N Annadurai (1969). The state government should have evolved protocols for the medical care of the incumbent, and institutional memory should have guided the government and officials in the matter, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Modi thanks Qatari Emir for release of Navy veterans

Modi thanks Qatari Emir for release of Navy veterans

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for the release of eight Indian nationals, who were sentenced to death after being arrested in Doha in August 2022.

Did Patidar Bat Better Than Kohli?

Did Patidar Bat Better Than Kohli?

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Rajat Patidar completely overshadowed senior team-mate Virat Kohli with a blistering display of power hitting.

India opposes UN vote on death penalty moratorium

India opposes UN vote on death penalty moratorium

Rediff.com19 Nov 2016

India has opposed a UN resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, saying it goes against Indian statutory law and the sovereign right of every country to determine their own legal system.

Poonch ambush: Search ops to track down terrorists enter 6th day

Poonch ambush: Search ops to track down terrorists enter 6th day

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

Over 30 suspects have been questioned during the past few days and several of them have been released.

Delhi govt favours commutation of death sentence of Bhullar

Delhi govt favours commutation of death sentence of Bhullar

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Delhi government has pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment on the ground of his mental illness.

SC rejects Nirbhaya convict's plea claiming juvenility

SC rejects Nirbhaya convict's plea claiming juvenility

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

The apex court said there was no ground to interfere with the high court order that rejected Pawan's plea and his claim was rightly rejected by the trial court as also the high court.

Sarabjit's attackers slapped with murder charge

Sarabjit's attackers slapped with murder charge

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Lahore Police on Thursday slapped murder charges against two death row prisoners who were booked for the brutal assault on fellow-inmate Sarabjit Singh, causing injuries which led to his death.

Supreme Court to hear petitions of Veerappan's aides

Supreme Court to hear petitions of Veerappan's aides

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday take up the plea of four associates of sandalwood bandit Veerappan who are on death row at the Belgaum Central Jail in Karnataka.

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from? Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Pakistan postpones execution of man sentenced when he was 14

Pakistan postpones execution of man sentenced when he was 14

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Thursday postponed the execution of a man whose family alleged he was 14 at the time of crime and his confession was extracted through torture.

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.

1993 blasts: SC rejects Memon's plea seeking review of death sentence

1993 blasts: SC rejects Memon's plea seeking review of death sentence

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Paving the way for his execution, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the review plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, sole death row convict and a co-conspirator of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Fraser-McGurk's Taking IPL 2024 By Storm!

Fraser-McGurk's Taking IPL 2024 By Storm!

Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

Jake Fraser-McGurk took the Mumbai Indians bowlers to the cleaners in a savage display of power-hitting.

5 held in Arunachal over death of two in firing at Assam border

5 held in Arunachal over death of two in firing at Assam border

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Two persons died in Assam's Dhemaji district on Monday after alleged firing along the inter-state border.

'Hindutva Must Refute Nehru To Make Its Case'

'Hindutva Must Refute Nehru To Make Its Case'

Rediff.com27 May 2024

'Nehru remains central to the polemic between the Congress and the BJP, or stated ideologically, between secular and Hindu nationalism.' 'The reason is that Nehru represents what is optimally possible as a secular politics along with liberalism and democracy in a country like India.'

India logs over 1800 new Covid cases for 2nd day in a row

India logs over 1800 new Covid cases for 2nd day in a row

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

The total tally of Covid cases is 4.47 crore (4,47,05,952), the data stated.

BJP sets up fact-finding team to probe TN girl's death by suicide

BJP sets up fact-finding team to probe TN girl's death by suicide

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

Bharatiya Janata Party national president J P Nadda on Thursday constituted a four-member committee to ascertain the facts leading to a 17-year-old girl student's death by suicide in Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu earlier this month, and submit a report to him soon.

2 sisters shot dead in Delhi, killing triggers political row

2 sisters shot dead in Delhi, killing triggers political row

Rediff.com18 Jun 2023

Gunmen allegedly shot dead two women in southwest Delhi's RK Puram in the early hours of Sunday over a suspected financial dispute with their brother, police said.

Sarabjit Singh files fresh clemency appeal

Sarabjit Singh files fresh clemency appeal

Rediff.com29 May 2012

This is the fifth mercy petition from Sarabjit, who was sentenced to death for alleged involvement in a string of bombings in Punjab in 1990 that killed 14 people.

Justice for Nirbhaya: 7 yrs of long battle

Justice for Nirbhaya: 7 yrs of long battle

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Following is the chronology of events in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case in which four death row convicts were hanged Friday morning.

View: Why the Delhi rapists should not be hanged

View: Why the Delhi rapists should not be hanged

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

'I wonder how we can reduce violence in society by answering it with violence,' asks Shivam Vij. 'If instead we answer it with mercy, we will be a more humane society.'

Does Modi Understand Tamil Nadu?

Does Modi Understand Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

In focus are the assembly polls in 2026. From a BJP perspective, their attack on the ruling DMK, using the 'Hindutva' card, and Annamalai's targeting of both Dravidian majors on corruption has not worked, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

My son is innocent, says mother of Rajiv 'assassin'

My son is innocent, says mother of Rajiv 'assassin'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

On a multi-city tour to promote the book 'An Appeal from the Death Row', a determined mother believes her son A G Perarivalan, the convicted 'author-on-a-death-row,' is an innocent man.

IPL PIX: Jadeja's all-round show powers CSK to win

IPL PIX: Jadeja's all-round show powers CSK to win

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Ravindra Jadeja's superb all-rounder show powered Chennai Super Kings to a thumping 28-run victory against Punjab Kings.

India logs 10,302 fresh Covid infections, 267 more deaths

India logs 10,302 fresh Covid infections, 267 more deaths

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

Active cases decreased by 1,752 in 24 hours and now comprise 0.36 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020. Also, the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.29 per cent, the highest since March last year, the Health Ministry said.

Head's heroics propel Australia to 6th World Cup glory

Head's heroics propel Australia to 6th World Cup glory

Rediff.com19 Nov 2023

Australia win sixth World Cup title after Head hundred sinks India

The long wait ahead for Kasab

The long wait ahead for Kasab

Rediff.com21 Feb 2011

If Kasab's death sentence is carried out, he will become the 56th prisoner since independence to face the gallows. But India has as many as 309 prisoners on death row already, including six women.

Rahul, Hema in fray as 88 seats go to polls in Phase 2

Rahul, Hema in fray as 88 seats go to polls in Phase 2

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Friday for 88 seats in 13 states with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a second-straight term from Wayanad in Kerala.

Rajiv abolished inheritance tax for Indira's wealth: Modi

Rajiv abolished inheritance tax for Indira's wealth: Modi

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

The Congress wants to reinforce the tax more powerfully now after its four generations reaped benefit of the wealth passed on to them, he said.

Martyrs not like apostles: Row breaks out over Kerala bishop's remark

Martyrs not like apostles: Row breaks out over Kerala bishop's remark

Rediff.com22 May 2023

The Thalassery archdiocese of the Catholic church has condemned the "misinterpretation" of its archbishop's statement on political martyrs and said the church has a history of respecting the martyrs.

WPL 2024 PIX: Sizzling Harmanpreet powers MI to 7-wicket win over Giants

WPL 2024 PIX: Sizzling Harmanpreet powers MI to 7-wicket win over Giants

Rediff.com9 Mar 2024

Images from the WPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in New Delhi on Saturday.

Abhishek, Fraser-McGurk In My Dream IPL XI

Abhishek, Fraser-McGurk In My Dream IPL XI

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Abhishek stole the show with his belligerent knocks for runners up SRH, while Fraser-McGurk emerged a surprise batting hero for DC and Rana was one of KKR's best bowlers.

Texas woman executed for starving 9-year-old to death

Texas woman executed for starving 9-year-old to death

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

In a rare occurrence, a 38-year-old woman has been executed in Texas for the starvation and death of her partner's nine-year-old son, becoming the only fifteenth women to be executed in the US since 1976.