News for 'Death Row'

'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.

Sarabjit will be given state funeral: Punjab CM

Sarabjit will be given state funeral: Punjab CM

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Describing Sarabjit Singh as a "national martyr", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said that the Indian death row prisoner, who died in Pakistan, will be given a state funeral.

Hamilton calls for more change in Saudi Arabia

Hamilton calls for more change in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Saudi Arabia said this month it had executed 81 men, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian.

Pak court allows India to appoint lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pak court allows India to appoint lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

The judge said that the Indian government or Jadhav may reconsider their decision pertaining to the review petition. "India and Kulbhushan Jadhav should once again be extended an offer to appoint a legal representative" for the death row prisoner, he added.

Maha reports over 1000 cases for 3rd day in a row

Maha reports over 1000 cases for 3rd day in a row

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

The state had recorded 1,134 new infections and three deaths the day before.

Nirbhaya convicts move court; jail delaying plea process

Nirbhaya convicts move court; jail delaying plea process

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Advocate A P Singh moved an application alleging that the jail authorities are yet to release the documents which are required to file curative petitions for Akshay Kumar Singh, 31, and Pawan Singh, 25.

3 Nirbhaya convicts approach ICJ, seek stay on execution

3 Nirbhaya convicts approach ICJ, seek stay on execution

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The three convicts who approached the ICJ are Akshay Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma. The International Court of Justice, sometimes called the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

Foreign spy agency mobilised funds for Dhaka cafe attack: Report

Foreign spy agency mobilised funds for Dhaka cafe attack: Report

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

An intelligence agency of a foreign country mobilsed funds for the Dhaka cafe attack which was carried out on behalf of a top fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader who is on death row after being convicted for 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh, according to a media report.

Want Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav in Pak: MEA

Want Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav in Pak: MEA

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

India has been demanding "unimpeded" consular access to Jadhav as mandated by the International Court of Justice .

Nirbhaya convict Pawan moves SC on juvenile claim

Nirbhaya convict Pawan moves SC on juvenile claim

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

On January 20, the apex court had rejected the plea by Pawan who had challenged the Delhi high court's order dismissing his juvenility claim.

123 killed, hundreds trapped under debris in Kerala landslides

123 killed, hundreds trapped under debris in Kerala landslides

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

In one of the worst natural disasters in Kerala, at least 123 persons were killed and 128 injured in massive landslides triggered by torrential rains in Wayanad on Tuesday. With hundreds trapped under the debris, sparking fears of mounting fatalities, rescue agencies were racing against time to pull out any survivors.

Karuna asks Jaya to seek clemency for Rajiv case convicts

Karuna asks Jaya to seek clemency for Rajiv case convicts

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi on Thursday urged the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu to adopt a cabinet resolution seeking clemency for the three death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case, as he pressed his demand for the abolition of the death penalty.

20 years on, Pakistan to free Sarabjit Singh

20 years on, Pakistan to free Sarabjit Singh

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

After being on the death row for 20 years over bombing charges, Indian national Sarabjit Singh is being released with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday commuting his death sentence.

India records 54,069 new Covid cases, 1,321 deaths

India records 54,069 new Covid cases, 1,321 deaths

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

The number of active cases has declined to 6,27,057 and is 2.08 per cent of the total infections.

COVID-19 surge: India records 59,118 cases, 257 deaths

COVID-19 surge: India records 59,118 cases, 257 deaths

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

India saw 59,118 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,18,46,652, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

India records 39,097 new Covid cases, 546 deaths

India records 39,097 new Covid cases, 546 deaths

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

The number of active cases in the country has increased to 4,08,977, accounting for 1.34 per cent of the total caseload while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 97.35 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

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.

SC rejects Nirbhaya convict's plea seeking restoration of legal remedies

SC rejects Nirbhaya convict's plea seeking restoration of legal remedies

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah held Singh's plea as not maintainable saying that the review petition and the curative petition have both been dismissed in the case.

Nirbhaya convicts' hanging stayed; SC junks Pawan's review plea

Nirbhaya convicts' hanging stayed; SC junks Pawan's review plea

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

The judge passed the order on the plea by the convicts seeking adjournment of the executions 'sine die'. The four were scheduled to be hanged on February 1 at 6 am. This is for the second time that the execution of the death warrants has been deferred.

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

Centre reaches out to Indonesia to save drug convict Indian from execution

Centre reaches out to Indonesia to save drug convict Indian from execution

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

As last minute efforts, India has reached out to Indonesia to save an Indian man from execution in a drug peddling case, requesting the country to exhaust all legal recourses before the death penalty was carried out.

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

A source in the medical college said the suspect, who was caught from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on the Wednesday, was admitted there after his examination.

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 records 96,982 new COVID-19 cases, 446 deaths

India records 96,982 new COVID-19 cases, 446 deaths

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.

Goa cafe row: Deceased licencee's kin say it's entirely their business

Goa cafe row: Deceased licencee's kin say it's entirely their business

Rediff.com30 Jul 2022

A Portuguese era law, which transfers the property ownership rights of a man to his wife after his death, has been cited in defence by the owners of a restaurant in Assagao village in North Goa, which the Congress claimed was linked to Union minister Smriti Irani's daughter.

Yakub Memon spends time with wife and daughter in Nagpur prison

Yakub Memon spends time with wife and daughter in Nagpur prison

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

The family had planned to call on Yakub Memon early this month and had already booked the train tickets on July 4.

Sarabjit's lawyer highlights flaws in his trial

Sarabjit's lawyer highlights flaws in his trial

Rediff.com7 Jul 2012

The lawyer of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh has highlighted flaws in his trial for alleged involvement in a string of bombings in 1990 and demanded that the Pakistan government commute his death sentence to life imprisonment.

'How could I have seen my son being hanged'

'How could I have seen my son being hanged'

Rediff.com1 May 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of Mahendra Nath Das, a condemned prisoner from Assam, to life sentence. Das has been on the death row for the last 16 years and the long delay in deciding the mercy plea was considered as a ground for commuting the death sentence.

Mercy pleas of four Veerappan associates rejected by Pres

Mercy pleas of four Veerappan associates rejected by Pres

Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

The mercy pleas of sandalwood smuggler Veerapan's four associates, sentenced to death in a 1993 landmine blast case, have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, a human rights activist said.

COVID-19: Record 2,023 deaths, 2,95,041 cases in single day

COVID-19: Record 2,023 deaths, 2,95,041 cases in single day

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

Registering a steady increase for the 42nd in a row, the active cases have increased to 21,57,538, comprising 13.82 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 85.01 per cent.

Sarabjit probe: Tribunal records statements of witnesses

Sarabjit probe: Tribunal records statements of witnesses

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

A Pakistani inquiry tribunal probing the murder of Indian national Sarabjit Singh has recorded the statements of 10 witnesses. The one-man inquiry tribunal of Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Lahore high court is holding proceedings every day and has recorded the statements of 10 witnesses, said an official statement issued on Tuesday.

Norway Chess: No stopping Vishy Anand after third win in a row

Norway Chess: No stopping Vishy Anand after third win in a row

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

India's legend Viswanathan Anand continued his winning run in the Classical section of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger as he defeated China's Wang Hao in the third round to remain on top of the standings.

CJI's bench to hear review plea against SC acquitting gangrape-murder convicts

CJI's bench to hear review plea against SC acquitting gangrape-murder convicts

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to constitute a three-judge bench to consider the Delhi police's plea for a review of its verdict acquitting three death row convicts in the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Delhi's Chhawla area in 2012.

ACHR files fresh mercy plea on Bhullar to President

ACHR files fresh mercy plea on Bhullar to President

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

The ACHR claimed in a statement that there is already a precedent for the President of India to reconsider a mercy plea twice.

Bhullar verdict: SGPC, Akal Takht slam SC ruling

Bhullar verdict: SGPC, Akal Takht slam SC ruling

Rediff.com12 Apr 2013

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Avtar Singh makkar on Friday reacted strongly against the rejection of the death commutation plea of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, a death row convict, by the Supreme Court, terming it a 'murder of law'.

Border row: Assam, Mizoram agree to deploy neutral central forces

Border row: Assam, Mizoram agree to deploy neutral central forces

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

The meeting also decided that the two states will 'work out arrangement in coordination' with the centre to facilitate the functioning of the central peace-keeping force besides agreeing to continue talks to resolve the border dispute, according to top Mizoram officials.

SC commutes death sentence of Rajiv Gandhi assassins to life

SC commutes death sentence of Rajiv Gandhi assassins to life

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

In a major relief to three condemned prisoners in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment on the ground of 11 years delay in deciding their mercy plea by the Centre.

Mumbai logs highest Covid deaths in 5 months, cases drop to 11,317

Mumbai logs highest Covid deaths in 5 months, cases drop to 11,317

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

With these additions, the financial capital's coronavirus tally rose to 9,81,306, while the death toll increased to 16,435, a BMC bulletin said.

Salman Khan: Sarabjit Singh is a farmer

Salman Khan: Sarabjit Singh is a farmer

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Sarabjit fiasco an international embarrassment: Pak media

Sarabjit fiasco an international embarrassment: Pak media

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

What should have been the release of an Indian death row prisoner has turned into an 'international embarrassment' for the Pakistan government following the mix-up over the identity of two Indian nationals currently in a Pakistani jail.