Topic: Death penalty
Night before hanging, 16 December rapists ‘crying bitterly’, counsellors read Gita to them
Tihar jail official says the 4 gang-rape convicts have not come to terms with their hanging and were hopeful their lawyer would get it deferred.
4 convicts to be hanged tomorrow but India doesn’t know how many sent to gallows until now
No accurate records are available and very little data is available in public domain on the number of convicts who have been hanged in independent India.
Final wish, last meal – Why remaining hours of Dec 2012 convicts will ride an emotional wave
All four convicts in December 2012 gang rape case will be hanged Friday morning. For Asha Devi, who has spent 7 years waiting for this moment, will it bring closure?
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.
2 convicts in 16 December gang rape case seek stay on hanging, court asks Tihar to respond
Delhi court issues notice to Tihar jail authorities on pleas moved by Akshay Singh & Pawan Kumar Gupta, asking officials to file their response by March 2.
India needs to abolish death penalty, and not hang 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts
Capital punishment is a politicised, unjust, barbaric form of revenge. It is anything but justice.
Delhi court postpones hanging of December 2012 gangrape convicts till further orders
The four December 2012 gangrape convicts were scheduled to be hanged on 1 February at 6 am.
Don’t hang Godse, said Gandhi’s sons. This is how Nehru, Patel and Rajaji replied
Many prominent Gandhians requested clemency for the Mahatma’s assassins. They pointed out that Gandhi wanted to abolish death penalty.
December 2012 gang-rape convict tells SC he was sexually abused in prison
Lawyer for Mukesh Singh also claims not all documents were put before President who rejected the gang-rape convict's mercy plea on 17 January.
Pratiksha Baxi on ‘public fixation’ on death penalty, K Sreenivasan defends Bolsonaro invite
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PM Modi has shown decisive leadership in fight against coronavirus: BJP youth leader
The nationwide lockdown has united the resolve of 1.3 billion Indians to undertake sacrifices to defeat the coronavirus.
Is India’s coronavirus lockdown leading to stress in families or strengthening relationships?
The 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus has led to people working from home and thus, spending more time with their families and partners.
Defence
In a first, Army deploys medical team at civil coronavirus quarantine camp in Delhi
The Indian Army has so far only been operating out of quarantine camps set up by the armed service for coronavirus patients.
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
Modi knows who he needs to speak to, who he should toss, who he can address in kind. People accuse him of infantilising his voters, but it’s a winning strategy.