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Govt Should Ensure Death Sentence Awarded to Jadhav Not Carried Out: Sarabjit's Sister

Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh, who died in a Pakistan jail in 2013, has said that India should approach the International Court of Justice and ensure that the death sentence awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistani establishment is not carried out.
April 10, 2017, 6:39 pm explore: India

Pakistan's Justice System Has Killed at Least Five Indians

Kirpal Singh from Punjabâ€™s Gurdaspur died last year in Pakistan after languishing in a Lahore jail for nearly 25 years on charges of spying. He was arrested when he crossed over through the Wagah border in 1992 and was sentenced to death in a bomb blasts case. He was acquitted, but his sentence could not be commuted and the reason was never clear.
April 11, 2017, 9:48 am explore: India

Secret Trial, Denial of Consular Access: Flaws in Kulbhushan Jadhav Case

Pakistan militaryâ€™s death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer who Pakistan alleges is a spy, comes months after Nawaz Sharifâ€™s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz said there was not enough against him.
April 10, 2017, 5:25 pm explore: India

US Supreme Court Blocks Death Sentence Over Racial Bias

"By ruling in Mr Buck's favor, the Supreme Court concluded that it is an 'extraordinary' error to allow a death sentence when there is a chance racial discrimination played a role in the death verdict," he added.
March 2, 2017, 5:59 pm explore: World

Gaddafi Son's Trial Unfair, Should be Sent to ICC: United Nations

The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not meet international standards and he should face murder charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nations said on Tuesday.
February 21, 2017, 4:50 pm explore: World

Egypt's Top Court Upholds 10 Death Sentences Over Football Violence

Egypt's top court upheld death sentences for 10 men on Monday for their part in Egypt's worst violence at a football stadium, in which more than 70 fans were killed in February 2012.
February 20, 2017, 8:19 pm explore: Sports

Nirbhaya Gang-rape Case: SC to Hear Sentencing of Convicts Afresh

In a twist to the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case, the Supreme Court on Friday accepted Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandranâ€™s submissions that there has been violation of procedure with regard to the sentencing of the four convicts.
February 3, 2017, 7:52 pm explore: India

President Pranab Mukherjee Commutes Death Sentence of Four Convicts

In a rare gesture, President Pranab Mukherjee has set aside Union Home Ministry's recommendation and commuted the death sentence of four persons convicted of killing of 34 upper caste people in Bihar in 1992.
January 22, 2017, 2:26 pm explore: India

8 murder convicts to be hanged, 1 sentenced to life in Bengal

Sourav Chowdhury was at the forefront of a crusade against anti-social activities in Barasat and his body recovered from near the railway line on July 5, 2014.
April 19, 2016, 4:38 pm explore: India

German Bakery blast case: HC commutes Himayat Baig's death penalty to life term

Baig has been acquitted under sections of conspiracy 120-B, 302 and sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
Smitha Nair, March 17, 2016, 5:25 pm explore: India

Death sentence for 3 in Kamduni gang rape and murder case

20-year old college student was gangraped and killed in 2013 in Kamduni village of West Bengal
January 30, 2016, 5:45 pm explore: India

Poet sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for renouncing Islam

A Palestinian poet has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. Ashraf Fayadh was convicted for renouncing Islam according to the human rights watch monitoring group. The poet was earlier sentenced to four years in prison and 800 lashes.
December 1, 2015, 10:11 am explore: World

Five sentenced to death in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, seven get life term

Seven RDX bombs had exploded in the first class coaches in many suburban trains on July 11, 2006, killing 188 people and injuring 829.
September 30, 2015, 2:53 pm explore: India

Law panel to submit report next week over retention of death sentence

August 23, 2015, 9:26 pm explore: India

Top Chinese general sentenced to death under President Jinping's anti-graft campaign

A top Chinese military general, who led an opulent lifestyle, was on Monday given a suspended death sentence for bribery and abuse of power.
August 10, 2015, 7:40 pm explore: World

Yakub Memon, third terror convict executed in 4 years

Memon, who would have turned 53 today was executed at Nagpur Central Jail.
July 30, 2015, 8:36 am explore: India

Process of deciding curative petition was vitiated: Justice Kurian

A three-judge bench on Tuesday was set up in the Supreme Court to decide the fate of Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, after a two-judge bench was divided on his plea seeking stay of his execution scheduled on July 30. Legal editor of CNN-IBN Ashok Bagriya speaks on the issue.
July 29, 2015, 12:23 am explore: India

SC bench differs on death plea: What next for Yakub Memon?

A three-judge bench on Tuesday was set up in the Supreme Court to decide the fate of Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, after a two-judge bench was divided on his plea seeking stay of his execution scheduled on July 30. Senior Lawyer Justice Hegde, Senior Journalist N Ram, former top police official YC Pawar and Legal Editor of CNN-IBN Ashok Bagriya speaks on the issue.
July 28, 2015, 11:58 pm explore: India

Libyan court gives death sentence to Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam

A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, on Tuesday for suppressing peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
July 28, 2015, 3:28 pm explore: World

True Urdu translation of my speech has not been understood by each and everyone, says Asaduddin Owaisi

"If you are giving death sentence, give it to all, don't target religion" All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said in a speech referring to terrorist Yakub Memon's death sentence.
July 25, 2015, 6:17 pm explore: India

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SL	vs	BAN

14 Jul, 2019 \| Zimbabwe in Ireland
IRE	vs	ZIM
171/9 20.0 overs		172/2 16.4 overs

14 Jul, 2019 \| ICC Cricket World Cup
NZ	vs	ENG
241/8 50.0 overs		241/10 50.0 overs

12 Jul, 2019 \| Zimbabwe in Ireland
ZIM	vs	IRE
132/8 13.0 overs		134/1 10.5 overs

11 Jul, 2019 \| ICC Cricket World Cup
AUS	vs	ENG
223/10 49.0 overs		226/2 32.1 overs

09 Jul, 2019 \| ICC Cricket World Cup
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239/8 50.0 overs		221/10 49.3 overs

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