Capital Punishment
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404 prisoners are on death row in India, with Uttar Pradesh leading the list
Since 2016, there has been a steady increase in the proportion of death penalty cases involving sexual offences.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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As Delhi gangrape convicts await execution, a reminder: death penalty does not ensure women’s safety
India has an obsession with retributive and deterrent approaches and an increasing aversion to another goal of punishment – rehabilitation.
Gale Andrew
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Pranab Mukherjee says he rejected Afzal Guru’s mercy petition based on government’s counsel: Report
During his tenure, the former president rejected 30 mercy petitions, including those of Guru, Ajmal Kasab and Yakub Menon.
Scroll Staff
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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Pakistan is using death penalty as a political tool, says study
The Justice Project Pakistan document said Islamabad had executed 44 people in 2017 so far.
Scroll Staff
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Court sentences Esther Anuhya's rapist-murderer to death
The 29-year-old driver had pleaded for a life sentence, saying he was remorseful.
Scroll Staff
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Death penalty: execution ballads were the news reports and tweets of a bloody era
People found out about crime and punishment in that most spectacular era of public executions, the Renaissance, through melody.
Una McIlvenna, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Supreme Court allots less than five minutes to Yakub Memon's final appeal of his death sentence
Three of its senior-most judges are to evaluate on July 21 a 'curative' petition filed by the man convicted for his alleged role in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts.
Jyoti Punwani
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On Thursday, Pakistan will hang a man accused of committing a crime when he was 14
Death sentence for Shafqat Hussein shows how Pakistan has become feverishly supportive of the death penalty.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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The case against hanging Nithari's Surendra Koli
Surendra Koli's fate is sealed, but there are nine good reasons why he shouldn't be hanged.
Shivam Vij
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Nine reasons not to hang alleged Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli
There's more than an iota of doubt that he could be innocent of the charges.
Shivam Vij
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Should India abolish the death penalty? The Law Commission wants the public to respond
By filling out a Law Commission questionnaire, every citizen can contribute to the debate on whether capital punishment should be scrapped.
Aarefa Johari
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'Do we want people to be executed in barbaric ways in our name?'
Supreme Court's decision to commute death sentences of 15 convicts hailed as international landmark by capital punishment opponent, Yug Chaudhry.
Sumana Ramanan
The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab