The deterrent effect of a noose remains in dispute, even as few sexual crimes are open-and-shut cases. Conclusive evidence is hard to find, and judicial processes are imperfect
1 min read8 Jan 2020Supreme Court asks CBI to respond to a plea filed by one of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case seeking recall of the apex court's May 1999 conviction order
1 min read24 Jan 2018Pakistan foreign office spokesperson said the government has decided to arrange a meeting of Kulbhushan Jhadav with his wife, purely on humanitarian grounds
1 min read10 Nov 2017The Gujarat high court today sharply criticized the state government and the Indian Railways for miserably failing to maintain law and order in the 2002 incident
2 min read9 Oct 2017The Supreme Court observed that the legislature could consider amending the provisions of the CrPc to change the mode of execution to something less painful than hanging
1 min read6 Oct 2017A CBI court awarded a death sentence to Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli , who were convicted in the Nithari Serial killings . Here's a chronology of events
3 min read25 Jul 2017A Pakistan Army spokesperson says chief Qamar Javed Bajwa will decide on Kulbhushan Jadhav's mercy petition against the death sentence on merit
1 min read16 Jul 2017Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria says the visa application of Avantika Jadhav, Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, is under review
1 min read13 Jul 2017Pakistan's attorney general Ashtar Ausaf will represent the country against India at International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case involving Kulbhushan Jadhav
1 min read6 Jul 2017Pakistan foreign office says Kulbhushan Jadhav is a serving Indian naval officer and sent to Pakistan by its intelligence agency for espionage, terrorism and subversive activities
1 min read2 Jul 2017