The petition dates back to 2017, but still awaits an outcome. In 2018, the Centre opposed abolishing death by hanging for convicts, saying it wasn’t ‘practically feasible’.
4 convicts hanged at 5.30 am Friday, after Delhi HC & Supreme Court reject in the early hours their last petitions seeking a stay on execution of the death warrants.
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?
Advocate AP Singh, who is representing three of the convicts, urged the court to adjourn the 1 February executions "sine die" as their legal remedies are yet to be availed.
Convict Vinay can’t be executed as his mercy plea is with President, while 2 haven’t filed theirs. But Mukesh has exhausted his options, and could be hanged.
Those clamouring for immediate hanging forget that it's not just the prisoners on death row who can file a mercy plea – anyone can do so on their behalf.
Jail manual has certain criteria for hangmen, but because there are so few in India, sometimes jail staff have carried out executions. But not this time.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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