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The plea said that Article 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution also includes the right of a condemned prisoner to have a dignified mode of execution so that death becomes less painful. (Photo: Representational/File)

SC issues notice to Centre, asks to find replacement for execution by...

A provision in the Criminal Procedure Code provides that the mode of execution of death penalty would be hanging by the...

6 Oct 2017 4:33 PM IST

The court had also asked them to apprise it about the status related to their mercy, and curative petition. Advocate Seema Kushwaha, the counsel of Nitbhayas parents, sought issuance of death warrant against them without any delay. (Photo: File | AFP)

Nirbhaya rape case: Tihar jail asks UP for 2 hangmen amid speculation...

The court is currently hearing a petition filed by the parents of the victim seeking the execution of all the convicts...

12 Dec 2019 6:28 PM IST

Murtaja Qureiris, who was detained in September 2014, has received an initial 12-year prison sentence with time served since his arrest and four years suspended for his young age, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. (Photo: Twitter)

Saudi boy arrested at 13for political unrest won't be executed

Rights groups reported this month that the Saudi public prosecutor had sought the death penalty for Qureiris.

16 Jun 2019 1:06 PM IST

South Koreas government and media have a mixed record on tracking developments among North Koreas ruling elite. (Photo:AP)

North Korean official executed' over failed summit with US seen...

Negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have been at a standstill, since the second summit between Trump and Kim...

3 Jun 2019 3:16 PM IST

Nirbhayas mother Asha Devi requested President Ram Nath Kovind to summarily reject the mercy petition of death row convict in the Nirbhaya case, Mukesh Singh. (Photo: ANI)

Nirbhaya case: 'Execution will not happen on Jan 22': Delhi govt to HC

However, Delhi govt and Centre said that petition against death warrant is 'premature'.

15 Jan 2020 2:00 PM IST

Nirbhayas mother Asha Devi flashes a victory sign after the SC order. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged on March 3

The convicts were scheduled to be executed on Jan 22, but the execution was suspended indefinately by a Delhi court

17 Feb 2020 5:13 PM IST

The 14 face execution for protests and violence against security forces. Rights group Reprieve says the initial judgment came from a secretive counter terrorism court. (Photo: Representational/ File)

Saudi Arabia defends judiciary amid outcry over executions

Rights group Reprieve says the initial judgment came from a secretive counter terrorism court.

5 Aug 2017 11:58 AM IST

In this March 29, 2016 photo, journalists look a image of Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AP)

Execute Jadhav immediately if death sentence not overturned: plea in...

The petitioner requested the Supreme Court to order the immediate execution if he failed to get his capital punishment...

28 May 2017 12:11 PM IST

People protest against the execution of Nimr al-Nimr. (Photo: AP)

Saudi Arabia executed 153 in 2016, including 47 on a single day

Rights group Amnesty International said Saudi Arabia carried out at least 158 death sentences in 2015, coming third...

1 Jan 2017 8:19 AM IST

ISIS has been turning its sights on targets outside its base in the Sinai, putting more pressure on the government and presenting extra challenges for security services. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

UN accuses ISIS of executing 163 civilians in Mosul on June 1

'The brutality of Daesh and other terrorist groups seemingly knows no bounds', said Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, using an...

6 Jun 2017 3:47 PM IST