Death penalty

Sections 14 and 15 of the POCSO Act, 2012 are also proposed to be amended to address the menace of the child pornography. Photo:istock

POCSO Act made stringent, death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children

1 min read . 28 Dec 2018

Supreme Court upholds death sentence for 2012 Delhi gangrape case convicts

09 Jul 2018

The Delhi rape case pertains to the gang rape of a paramedical student on 16 December 2012, which triggered nationwide protests. Photo: AFP

Supreme Court upholds death penalty for 2012 Delhi gang rape case convicts

1 min read . 09 Jul 2018

People protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, in New Delhi, on 12 April. Photo: Reuters

What the death penalty for child rape overlooks

4 min read . 01 May 2018

A progressive mindset about sexual assault is the third change that is imperative. Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

Harsher punishment for rape is not enough

4 min read . 25 Apr 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday promulgated an ordinance that would provide death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

News in Numbers: 2,116 girls below the age of 12 became victims of rape in 2016, says NCRB

3 min read . 23 Apr 2018

People participate in a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua near Jammu, and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, in Mumbai on 15 April, 2018. Photo: Reuters

President Kovind promulgates ordinance providing death penalty for child rapists

1 min read . 22 Apr 2018

BJP president Amit Shah said such a law will act as a deterrent to crimes against girls. Photo: PTI

Amit Shah says ordinance shows Modi govt’s commitment to women’s safety

1 min read . 21 Apr 2018

A file photo of demonstrators holding candles in honour of a physiotherapy student who was gang-raped and murdered in New Delhi in December 2012. Photo: Hindustan Times

Union cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty to child rapists

2 min read . 21 Apr 2018

Former Indian navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother Avanti (L) and wife, Chetankul, (3rd R) arrive to meet him at ministry of foreign affairs in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan claims metallic substance in shoes of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife

2 min read . 27 Dec 2017

Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother Avanti (centre) and wife, Chetankul at the Pakistan foreign ministry on Monday. India said Tuesday the family meeting ‘lacked any credibility’. Photo: Reuters

Kulbhshan Jadhav’s meeting with family in Pakistan lacked credibility: India

3 min read . 27 Dec 2017

Kulbhushan Jadhav and his mother and wife at the Pakistan foreign ministry in Islamabad on Monday. Jadhav is facing death penalty in Pakistan for alleged espionage and sabotage. Photo: AP

Kulbhushan Jadhav meets mother, wife in Pakistan, separated by glass screen

2 min read . 26 Dec 2017

In 2016, US imported goods and services worth $2.25 trillion while China’s imports were $1.59 trillion. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

News in Numbers: China to become largest importer in 5-year span

3 min read . 05 Dec 2017

Outraged Marathas took out more than 50 silent marches named Maratha Kranti Morchas across Maharashtra to demand justice for the 15-year-old victim in the Kopardi rape case. Photo: PTI

Court brings closure to Kopardi rape case which led to Maratha unrest

2 min read . 30 Nov 2017

On 10 November, Pakistan had said it will allow Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife, months after India requested it to grant visa to his mother on humanitarian grounds. Photo: AP

India wants Pakistan to guarantee safety of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife, mother if they visit him

3 min read . 23 Nov 2017

A file photo of a protest rally taken out by Maratha organizations in Mumbai. Fifty-one marches were triggered by the Kopardi incident as the victim belonged to the Maratha community. Photo: Mint

Kopardi rape-murder case: Victim’s kin demand death for all 3 convicts

2 min read . 23 Nov 2017

Since becoming president, Donald Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, trading personal insults and threats of military strikes and raising concerns about an outbreak of hostilities. Photo: Reuters

North Korea slams Donald Trump for insulting Kim Jong-Un

1 min read . 15 Nov 2017

Park Geun-hye, former president of South Korea (centre) is escorted by a prison officer as she arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on 22 June. Photo: Bloomberg

North Korea threatens to kill South Korea’s ex-president Park Geun-Hye: report

1 min read . 28 Jun 2017

The anti-terror court had last week convicted six persons including gangsters Abu Salem (above) and Mustafa Dossa in the case, 24 years after the blasts. File photo: HT

1993 Mumbai blasts: CBI seeks severest possible penalty for convicts

2 min read . 22 Jun 2017

India moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death penalty on 8 May. Photo: PTI

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ turned down India plea, says Pakistan

1 min read . 16 Jun 2017