Deepika Padukone’s pregnant character in Jawan gets five-year relief from hanging. In real life, a judge told Shabnam Ali: 'You are also a mother. But you didn't show any mercy.’
The letters are part of a new online exhibition curated by Project 39A and ReFrame. It is an attempt to bridge some of the differences between ‘ordinary people’ and ‘prisoners’.
Panel has submitted 5 reports on jail administration, one being related to condition of death row inmates. It says to confine them in solitary cells breaches a 1978 SC judgment.
In a 1988 case of a man accused of murdering his 2nd wife while on bail for murdering his 1st wife, Karnataka HC notes delays in processing his mercy petition & other procedural lapses.
While he had not raised claim of juvenility during trial, convict in 2018 filed application in top court under Section 9 (2) of Juvenile Justice Act to highlight this point.
SC confirmed Mohammad Arif’s sentence in 2000 Red Fort attack case Thursday. His petition led to a 2014 judgment that resulted in multiple commutations of death row & acquittals.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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