News for 'Death Row'

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.

PIX: Manchester City lose to Juventus; Arsenal, Barcelona win

PIX: Manchester City lose to Juventus; Arsenal, Barcelona win

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.

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.

'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.

Kerala mom gets nod to visit Yemen to save daughter from gallows

Kerala mom gets nod to visit Yemen to save daughter from gallows

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

The Delhi high court on Tuesday permitted the mother of a Kerala woman, who is on death row in Yemen for killing a Yemeni national, to travel to the West Asian country to negotiate about blood money with the victim's family and save her daughter from the gallows.

Dying declaration can't be sole basis for conviction if..., says SC

Dying declaration can't be sole basis for conviction if..., says SC

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The top court also dealt in detail with the legal principle on dying declaration and its trustworthiness on the presumption that a person on death bead does not lie.

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.

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.

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.

IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya on what went wrong for Mumbai Indians

IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya on what went wrong for Mumbai Indians

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

Mumbai Indians' new skipper Hardik Pandya Sunday took the six-run defeat to Gujarat Titans in their IPL opener on the chin, saying it was "not an issue" as there are 13 matches to go.

Assam flood toll rises to 58, more than 23 lakh affected

Assam flood toll rises to 58, more than 23 lakh affected

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

Dhubri is the worst-hit district, followed by Cachar and Darrang.

Will Udhayanidhi's Elevation Backfire On Stalin?

Will Udhayanidhi's Elevation Backfire On Stalin?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Udhayanidhi's 'untimely' elevation as deputy CM may be used against the party, for critics to argue that the DMK's 'first family's is not concerned about anything else but their clan's welfare. If packaged and delivered properly, some of the sting may stick at election time, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Your salary, last year, was more than Mukesh Ambani's!

Your salary, last year, was more than Mukesh Ambani's!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani drew nil salary from his oil-to-telecom-and-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries for the fourth straight year in a row while his children earned a sitting fee and a commission for being on the board of India's most valuable company. Ambani, 67, had capped his annual remuneration at Rs 15 crore from financial year 2008-09 (April 2008 to March 2009) to 2019-20 (FY20); and since FY21, he opted to forego his salary, due to COVID-19 pandemic, until the company and all its businesses were fully back to their earnings potential.

A new ray of hope for Sarabjit Singh

A new ray of hope for Sarabjit Singh

Rediff.com21 Jun 2008

Making the announcement, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told Parliament that the Interior Ministry will be asked to 'move a summary to President Pervez Musharraf to commute the sentence of those on death row to life imprisonment'. Under Pakistan Constitution, the President has powers to commute sentences.

Callous! Four mercy petitions go missing in Bihar

Callous! Four mercy petitions go missing in Bihar

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

While on one hand the nation debates the delay in deciding mercy petition of death row convicts, here is an interesting case from Bihar where the mercy petitions have gone missing. The National Human Rights Commission is seized off a complaint filed by the Asian Centre for Human Rights on this issue.

SC finds police probe standards 'disappointing' across the country

SC finds police probe standards 'disappointing' across the country

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

The top court made the observations in a judgement by which it set aside the conviction of three people, including the two death row convicts, in a case of kidnapping and murder of a 15-year-old boy in Madhya Pradesh.

SGPC to approach United Nations to save Bhullar

SGPC to approach United Nations to save Bhullar

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Shriomani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar said in Amritsar on Tuesday that die hard efforts will be applied to save the life of death row convict Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar.

Tharoor remains Thiruvananthapuram's favourite with 4th win

Tharoor remains Thiruvananthapuram's favourite with 4th win

Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

Ever since, he has remained Thiruvananthapuram preferred MP, winning four elections on the trot, including the closely fought battle with Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajeev Chandrasekhar in 2024. This could well be his swansong from the capital segment.

Jigisha murder case: Convict challenges death sentence

Jigisha murder case: Convict challenges death sentence

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

'The court has awarded me the capital punishment by wrongly holding that the case falls in the category of rarest of rare.'

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.

Nirbhaya convict moves SC against mercy plea rejection

Nirbhaya convict moves SC against mercy plea rejection

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case on the Centre's appeal challenging the Delhi high court verdict which dismissed its plea against stay on their execution.

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.

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.

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.

Washout Time For India Down Under

Washout Time For India Down Under

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.

Sarabjit to meet Pakistan's law minister

Sarabjit to meet Pakistan's law minister

Rediff.com3 Oct 2008

Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek will meet Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Monday to review his case, following the Indian government's appeal for clemency for him, official sources said, raising hopes of his release. Sarabjit, 42, has been on death row since he was convicted for alleged involvement in four bomb attacks that killed 14 people in Punjab province in 1990. His family insists that he was wrongly convicted for the bombings.

'It's A Difficult Road Ahead For Vijay'

'It's A Difficult Road Ahead For Vijay'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

'There was a time when a movie star could win an election just by stepping into politics. That era is over.'

India seeks Sarabjit's release during talks

India seeks Sarabjit's release during talks

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to release death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh as the Home Secretaries of the two countries held talks in Islamabad on terrorism and security and signed a pact to curb drug smuggling.The demand for the release of Sarabjit, an Indian national languishing on death row since he was convicted of alleged involvement in four bomb blasts in Punjab province in 1990, was raised by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, sources said.

SC to hear Nirbhaya convict's plea against Prez order today

SC to hear Nirbhaya convict's plea against Prez order today

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

As the last-ditch attempt, Mukesh through his counsel on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing on his plea against dismissal of the mercy plea before the top court.

Pak not involved in Burney's deportation: Brother

Pak not involved in Burney's deportation: Brother

Rediff.com31 May 2008

The Pakistan government has told leading human rights activist Ansar Burney's family that it had no role in his deportation from India to Dubai, his brother said on Saturday.Ansar Burney, who played a key role in the release of Indian death row prisoner Kashmir Singh and has been campaigning for clemency for another death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, was deported from New Delhi shortly after he arrived at the Indira Gandhi Airport on Friday night.

Pak plan to execute 500 militants disturbing, says Amnesty International

Pak plan to execute 500 militants disturbing, says Amnesty International

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

Pakistan's plan to execute 500 militants who have been given death sentences is deeply disturbing and would do nothing to protect civilians from the conflict with Taliban, a leading rights group has said.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Marxist who wooed capital for industry

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Marxist who wooed capital for industry

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Former West Bengal chief minister and a front-ranking Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will go down in the country's history as a pragmatic communist who kept aside his ideological convictions to woo capital for the industrialisation of his state.

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.

Al Qaeda chief invokes hijab row to target India

Al Qaeda chief invokes hijab row to target India

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

In a 8.43-minute video clip released by the terror outfit online, and verified by the American SITE Intelligence Group, Zawahiri also showered praises on Karnataka college student Muskan Khan for confronting a group of students opposing hijab in her college in early February.

Shepherd credits 'see ball, hit ball' mantra for victory

Shepherd credits 'see ball, hit ball' mantra for victory

Rediff.com8 Apr 2024

The burly Guyanese all-rounder turned on the beast mode to hammer four sixes and two fours in the final over off South African pacer Anrich Nortje to collect 32 runs

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.

US cuts World Court's jurisdiction

US cuts World Court's jurisdiction

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

The Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations gives the World Court the right to intervene in the cases of foreigners held in US jails.

Karnataka minister booked for contractor's death, CM 'will talk to him'

Karnataka minister booked for contractor's death, CM 'will talk to him'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

A case has been registered against Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa for abetment of suicide in connection with the death of a civil contractor, the police said on Wednesday.

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.

Youth in Chhattisgarh gets death threats for backing Nupur; man, lover held

Youth in Chhattisgarh gets death threats for backing Nupur; man, lover held

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

An FIR under Indian Penal Code Section 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) was registered in this connection on Friday based on the complaint of Raja Jagat, a resident of a town in the district, he said.