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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicNirbhaya case

Topic: Nirbhaya case

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.

‘Poha test’ to identify Bangladeshis and Raj Thackeray’s ‘saffron love’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kejriwal says state & centre should work to ensure women’s safety after Irani’s criticism

Following Union minister Smriti Irani blaming AAP govt for the delay in the execution of the 16 December gangrape convicts, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said it wasn't right to do politics on the issue.

16 December gangrape convicts to hang on 1 February, Delhi court criticises ‘delay tactics’

The date of execution, initially set for 22 January, was changed after one of the four convicts filed a mercy petition.

BJP high command is to blame for emerging instability in Karnataka

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Delhi govt recommends rejecting mercy plea of 16 December convict

The Delhi govt said it cannot carry out the death sentence against all four of the 16 December gangrape convicts until the pending mercy plea of one of the convicts is decided on.

How 16 December gang-rape convicts are using the law to avoid execution

There’s a host of legal options 16 December gang-rape convicts can use to get off death row. ThePrint tells you why hanging won’t take place on 22 January.

Can’t execute 16 December gangrape convicts until mercy plea is decided, says Delhi govt

With the mercy petition of one of the 16 December convicts pending, the execution of all the convicts will have to wait, according to the new rules.

Gym instructor, fruitseller, bus driver — the 6 men convicted in Nirbhaya gangrape-murder

Four of the convicts now face the death penalty. One of them allegedly committed suicide in 2013 while another, a minor during the crime, was released in 2015.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.