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Topic2012 Delhi gangrape

Topic: 2012 Delhi gangrape

HC rejects December 16 gangrape convict Mukesh’s plea of not being in Delhi at the time of crime

Justice Brijesh Sethi said the various grounds given in the plea were 'devoid of any substance' and only intended to delay the execution.

‘Don’t want to be rapist’s widow’: Wife of 16 December gangrape convict seeks divorce

Until recently, Puneeta Devi had maintained that her husband Akshay Thakur was innocent. Thakur is set to be executed in two days.

Supreme Court declines 16 December convict Mukesh Singh’s plea to restore legal remedies

Mukesh, in his plea, sought a CBI probe into alleged criminal conspiracy and fraud by the Centre, Delhi govt and amicus curiae, Vrinda Grover.

16 December gang rape and murder convicts to now hang at 5.30 am on 20 March

Tihar jail authorities tell Delhi court that all four convicts have exhausted their legal options.

Delhi govt seeks new execution date for 16 December gang rape case convicts

The execution of the convicts' death warrants has been deferred thrice so far due to delays by them in exhausting legal remedies. All four are to be hanged together.

16 December gang rape convict Pawan Gupta’s mercy petition rejected by President Kovind

The President has already rejected the mercy petitions of the other three convicts — Mukesh, Vinay and Akshay — who are also on death row.

Supreme Court dismisses curative plea of 16 December gangrape convict Pawan Gupta

A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said that no case has been made out to re-examine the conviction and punishment of Pawan Gupta.

16 December gangrape case convict Pawan Gupta files curative plea in Supreme Court

Pawan Gupta is the only one out of the four convicts, who has not exhausted his legal remedies of filing a curative petition and subsequent mercy plea with the President.

Delhi court dismisses 16 December convict’s plea claiming mental illness

The plea claims that Vinay Kumar Sharma had sustained grievous head injury and fracture in his right arm, and was suffering from insanity, mental illness and schizophrenia.

Last nail on the 16 December scaffold, Mohan Bhagwat’s ABCD & Kejriwal’s new fan club

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On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?