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Once the death penalty is scrapped, Malaysia will have the moral authority to fight for the lives of Malaysians facing death sentences abroad. (Representational Image)

Malaysia to abolish death penalty, says minister

Capital punishment in Malaysia is currently mandatory for murder, kidnapping, possession of firearms and drug trafficking.

11 Oct 2018 2:59 PM

According to police, the girl was sedated with injections, drug-laced soft drinks and made to sniff a powder by the accused before sexually assaulting her repeatedly. (Representational image)

Chennai: 17 accused of raping teen may get death penalty

Charge sheet was filed before a Mahila court in Chennai for cases under POCSO Act, nearly two months after the incident came to the fore.

13 Sep 2018 10:56 AM

Saipov, a 30-year-old Uzbek national, was arrested in October immediately after police said he ploughed a truck down a bike lane on Manhattan's West Side. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. (Photo: AFP)

NY attack accused seeking to avoid death penalty cites President Trump's tweets

His lawyers asked that prosecutors be barred from seeking death penalty, saying Trump's tweets have made a fair legal process impossible.

07 Sep 2018 4:01 PM

The girl, a class 5 student, was gangraped and set on fire when she was alone at home in Dhaniabheti Lalung Gaon in Nagaon district on March 23. (Representational Image)

Nagaon: 19-yr-old gets death for raping, setting 11-yr-old girl on fire

The court had convicted Zakir Hussain and acquitted five other accused for lack of evidence on September 4.

07 Sep 2018 3:53 PM

Sirisena said he would hold talks with talks with Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan on repatriating the condemned Pakistanis and having them executed there. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka to end execution moratorium soon: President

The five are among 18 people, including a woman, on death row for drug offences whose execution will go ahead, according to Sirisena.

23 Aug 2018 11:26 AM

Addressing the media, Chouhan said, 'As per the provisions to penalise such culprits with the harshest of punishment, 13 people have so far been sentenced to death.' (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

13 individuals sentenced to death for raping minor girls: MP CM

Madhya Pradesh was the first state to promulgate a law to award death penalty to individuals accused in rape of minor girls.

22 Aug 2018 9:10 AM

At least 10 rapists have been awarded the death sentence by various courts in the state since February this year. (Representational/PTI)

Man out on bail for murder rapes woman in Madhya Pradesh, sentenced to death

The man had raped the woman at a deserted place, killed her by crushing her head with a stone and then disposed of the body in a well.

19 Aug 2018 8:54 AM

'One thing saddens us is that on one hand we are hiring girls in police (department) for their empowerment, and on the other, demons are taking birth who rape innocent and minor girls,' Chouhan said. (Photo: File)

Madhya Pradesh 'role model' in dealing with rape cases of minors: CM

The earth needs to be rid of such 'demons', CM said after unfurling the national flag at the Independence Day function.

15 Aug 2018 5:09 PM

The Bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the rape of another woman at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: File | Representational)

Parliament passes bill to provide death penalty to child rape convicts

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 30, was approved by a voice vote in the Upper House.

06 Aug 2018 9:25 PM

Pope Francis in in a new policy published Thursday said, that it is always 'inadmissible' because it 'attacks' the inherent dignity of all humans. (Photo: File)

Pope changes Church teaching on death penalty, makes it 'inadmissible'

Capital punishment was earlier allowed 'if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.'

02 Aug 2018 7:03 PM

The horror stories of sedation, gangrape, torture and murder of inmates of a children’s home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur cast light on a ghastly incident that is searing the national conscience. (Representational image)

Tough law to deter child rape welcome

The legislation that will enable the death penalty to be awarded to rapists of children below 12 should be welcomed.

01 Aug 2018 12:17 AM

Bill on death to child rapists gets nod

The bill stipulates stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls below 12 years.

31 Jul 2018 1:36 AM

'Just because the person happens to be 17 years old or close to 18 years old, commits a heinous crime - therefore he must get the death penalty, it cannot be like that. You have to still work on the basis of evidence and come to some conclusion,' Justice Lokur said. (Photo: PTI)

Juvenile convicts can't get death penalty for every rape, murder: SC judge

Justice Madan B Lokur, chairman of SC Juvenile Justice Committee, said judgement in such cases had to be delivered on the basis of evidence.

23 Jul 2018 1:36 PM

19-year-old has been ordered death penalty for raping seven-month-old baby in Rajasthan in 2018. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rajasthan: 19-yr-old gets death penalty for raping 7-month-old under new law

Public prosecutor said that the case was fast-tracked and trial was completed after 13 hearings.

21 Jul 2018 6:19 PM

The minimum punishment in case of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment. (Photo: File)

Bill on death for raping children below 12 to be presented soon: Cabinet

The decision was taken on Wednesday at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

18 Jul 2018 7:44 PM

The rape cases in Kathua, Unnao and Surat sparked nationwide outrage following which pressure mounted on the Centre to amend laws. (Photo: PTI)

President Ram Nath Kovind nod for death to child rapists

Kovind also gives assent to the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance.

23 Apr 2018 1:16 AM

Public protests have been held in every major city condemning the gruesome and inhuman violence inflicted upon the young girl. (Representational image)

Death penalty for child abuse more harmful

The Kathua rape is not the norm; most cases of child abuse take place within our homes and in our neighbourhoods.

23 Apr 2018 12:26 AM

Swati Maliwal was on the hunger strike for the last 10 days at Rajghat in New Delhi. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Swati Maliwal ends fast; terms ordinance a 'historic' victory

DCW chief had been demanding death penalty for rape of minors and setting up of fast-track courts to try rape cases and other demands.

22 Apr 2018 4:39 PM

Protest held over Unnao and Kathua rape cases at Carter Rd in Mumbai's Bandra. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Amid nationwide uproar, cabinet to bring in death penalty for child rape

Rape in Kathua and Unnao have provoked unmatched displays of public anger since 2012 gangrape murder of Delhi woman.

21 Apr 2018 9:23 AM

Trump said that he was working with Congress to find USD 6 billion in new funding for 2018 and 2019 to fight the opioid crisis. The plan will also seek to cut opioid. (Photo: File)

Trump's new plans to fight drug abuse in US includes execution of dealers

At an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump unveiled an anti-opioid abuse plan, including his death penalty recommendation.

20 Mar 2018 3:11 PM

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