US to seek death penalty for accused Boston bomber

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:54

The United States is to seek the death penalty for accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he is convicted of involvement in the deadly attack, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.

Death penalty decision looms for Boston bomb suspect

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12:06

Tsarnaev, a 20-year-old ethnic Chechen, is accused of detonating the home-made bombs along with his older brother, Tamerlan, who was killed during a shootout with police several days after the April 15 attack.

DMK chief Karunanidhi hails SC`s judgement on death penalty

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 18:45

DMK President M Karunanidhi welcomed the Supreme Court judgement commuting death penalty of 15 convicts, and said he would rejoice if a similar ruling was made for the three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case also.

`Issue of marines on agenda for EU-India consultations`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 18:39

The trial of two Italian marines in India over the killing of two Indian fishermen will be on the agenda at upcoming EU-India political consultations, Italy`s Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has said.

Vietnam hands death penalty to 30 drug smugglers: Judge

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:07

Vietnam on Monday sentenced 30 drug smugglers to death in the communist country`s largest ever narcotics case, involving scores of defendants and nearly two tons of heroin, a judge said.

Pakistan court rejects plea to arrest Musharraf

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:17

The Pakistani special court conducting the treason trial of Pervez Musharraf on Friday rejected the prosecution`s plea to order the "symbolic arrest" of the former military ruler.

Swiss regulator fines airlines for freight rate cartel

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 16:38

Switzerland's competition authority said today that it had fined 11 airlines for fixing the freight market a decade ago, with Air France-KLM hit with the highest penalty.

DoT plans to continue with upper penalty limit of Rs 50 cr

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:31

The Department of Telecom plans to continue with Rs 50 crore as upper penalty limit for operators for any violation of licence conditions, even as it is working on new rules to rationalise such fines.

Coal India seeks stay on CCI's Rs 1,773-cr penalty order

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 17:18

State-owned Coal India has challenged Competition Commission's move to slap Rs 1,773 crore penalty on the miner for unfair trade practices, seeking a stay on the order.

Evaluating CCI's order on penalty: Etihad

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 21:40

"We are evaluating the CCI's notification," Etihad said in response to a text message said.

Eight Awami activists sentenced to death in B`desh for murder

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:28

Eight activists of the Awami League were awarded death penalty and 13 others were given life terms by a Bangladeshi court for the murder of a tailor during an opposition enforced blockade last year.

December 16 gang-rape case: Convicts claim FIR was illegal

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 22:22

Two of four death row convicts in December 16 gang-rape case claimed before Delhi HC that police had registered FIR on basis of a "false" story narrated by girl`s male friend against them.