Baby killer`s death sentence confirmed in Beijing

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 12:39

A court in Beijing on Friday upheld a man`s death sentence who in July this year killed a two-year-old child after he snatched her from a pram and threw her to the ground.

UPA govt commuted death sentence to lifer in some cases of heinous crimes: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 22:46

Countering PM`s charge that Modi is not following his "rajdharma", BJP on Friday alleged the Manmohan Singh government has failed on this front.

SC notice to Centre on PIL against commuting death sentence

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 15:24

Pratibha Patil`s decision to commute death sentence of 5 prisoners in child rape cases came under judicial scrutiny with Supreme Court issuing notice to Centre seeking to set aside the commutation.

SC notice to Centre on commuting death sentence

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 13:55

The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Home Ministry on a petition challenging former president Pratibha Patil`s decision commuting the death sentence of five people convicted of child rape to life imprisonment.

Counsel of Dec 16 gang-rape convicts `running away`

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 17:55

The Delhi High Court Friday expressed displeasure over the absence of counsel for convicts in the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape death sentence confirmation case, saying they are "running away" from court and avoiding proceedings.

Dehradun court sentences man to death for rape, murders

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 18:11

A local court has sentenced a man to gallows for raping a girl and later killing her along with her grandmother in Haridwar district.

Constable sentenced to death in murder case

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 11:02

A local court here has convicted a 34-year-old Armed Reserve Police constable for murdering his aunt and cousin following a family dispute in 2000 and 2001.

Man awarded death sentence for raping, killing minor

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 22:44

A 50-year-old man was awarded death sentence by a sessions court in connection with a 2011 case of rape and murder of a minor girl.

Delhi gang-rape: HC adjourns hearing on death penalty till Oct 1

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 08:33

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing on the trial court`s reference for confirmation of the death penalty awarded by it to four men convicted in the December 16 gang-rape case till October 1.

Delhi gang-rape: HC to begin day-to-day hearing from Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 08:43

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it would hear the trial court`s reference for confirmation of the death penalty awarded by it to four men convicted in the December 16 gang-rape case on a day-to-day basis.

Delhi gang-rape: Production warrants issued against convicts, hearing on Tuesday

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 08:43

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued production warrants against four death row convicts in December 16 gang-rape case.

SC upholds death for two for setting ablaze family members

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:38

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence of two persons for setting ablaze seven people, including five kids of a family, after locking them in a house in a Bihar village nearly seven years ago.