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2000 Red Fort attack: SC seeks Delhi govt's response to death-row convicts
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Court had, in November 2022, affirmed the convict's death sentence by rejecting a review plea filed by him. Subsequently, in 2024, the convicts' mercy plea was rejected by President Droupadi Murmu.
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Adrien Brody to make his Broadway debut with play 'The Fear of 13'
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody is set to make his Broadway debut in 'The Fear of 13', a searing play about a wrongly convicted death row prisoner. He will debut alongside actress Tessa Thompson.
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"Government will take strict action": Himachal CM Sukhu on college student
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The chief minister said he had "immediately suspended" the professor based on the victims' statement.
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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking media gag in Nimisha Priya's death ro
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea filed by KA Paul seeking a media gag order on coverage of Nimisha Priya, an Indian on death row in Yemen for murder charges. The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the plea after the petitioner withdrew it
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Inaccurate information being shared by individuals on Nimisha Priya case:
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Nimisha Priya, an Indian national, was facing the death penalty in a murder case in Yemen.
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"Offering all possible assistance...legal, lawyer, consular visits": MEA o
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a weekly media briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the matter as "sensitive" and said India is extending all possible assistance in the case.
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"Sad if she loses her life": SC on Centre's limitation to save Indian nurs
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed sadness over the Indian government's submission that there is not much it can do to intervene and save Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse facing the death penalty in a murder case in Yemen.
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We expect a positive response, says husband of Kerala nurse on death row i
Updated : 8 months ago IST
According to Thomas, the Central government, the State government, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) are making efforts to secure Nimisha's release.
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In regular touch with local authorities: Sources on death row of Indian nu
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
This comes amid reports of 37-year-old Indian nurse from Kerala scheduled to be executed on July 16. The trial court convicted her of killing the Yemeni national, a decision that was upheld by the country's Supreme Judicial Council in November 2023.
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'Outer Banks' actor Jonathan Daviss to star as Snoop Dogg in biopic
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
'Outer Banks' actor Jonathan Daviss is all set to play the lead role in Snoop Dogg's biopic. The film producers include Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
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India provided all possible legal assistance to Indian national executed i
Updated : 1 year ago IST
An Indian national, Shahzadi, was convicted on charges of murder of an infant and sentenced to death in the UAE. The highest court of the UAE, the Court of Cassation, upheld the sentence, as per the statement.
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Father's plea for MEA intervention for daughter on UAE death row ends in t
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma also stated that the authorities are extending all possible assistance and that her cremation is scheduled for March 5.
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