Trump in his order describes the death penalty as an “essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the ...

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take ...

Expressing 'dissatisfaction' over a Kolkata court awarding life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital case, West ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee noted that had the Aparajita Bill come into effect, the death penalty would have been assured ...

Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start an "execution spree" after returning to the White ...

The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty of convict Sanjoy Roy in the RG Kar hospital doctor’s rape and murder case, challenging the order of the trial ...

India's West Bengal state launched an appeal on Tuesday to overturn a life sentence in favour of the death penalty for a ...

This sentence brings to memory Kerala's last execution, which took place in 1991 when ‘Ripper’ Chandran was hanged for a ...

Current law allows those who are sentenced to death for offenses committed before Nov. 23, 1992, to choose between death by ...

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has expressed outrage over the life imprisonment sentence handed to Sanjay Roy, the ...

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said it would hear the CBI, the victim's family and the convict before deciding on the admission of an appeal filed by the West Bengal government claiming ...

Moving the Bill in the State Assembly on Friday seeking the ... before a running train was awarded capital punishment by the court. With the government ensuring the safety and security of all ...