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We are also victims of the system, says death row convict Bhullar's wife

May 14, 2013

After a Pakistani (Ajmal Kasab) and a Kashmiri (Afzal Guru), the state would execute a Sikh to show that it does not have a soft corner for people of certain community, says Navneet Kaur, who maintains she and her husband are both victims. #Terrorism #Supreme Court #Death sentence #VeryCloseUp #Death Penalty #Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar #Navneet Kaur
Karuna reiterates demand for abolishing death penalty

Apr 13, 2013

Renewing his demand for abolishing death penalty, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday made a fresh pitch for a state cabinet meeting to adopt a resolution recommending commutation of the death sentence awarded to three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. #M. Karunanidhi #NewsTracker #Afzal Guru #Death Penalty #Veerappan
Amnesty International asks PM to abolish death penalty in India

Apr 10, 2013

#TheySaidIt #Death Penalty #Amnesty International

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Why I don't feel pained about Kasab's hanging

Nov 22, 2012

#Terrorism #Pakistan #Ajmal Kasab #InMyOpinion #Death Penalty #26/11 Mumbai attacks
How keeping Kasab alive could be useful to India

Sep 02, 2012

#ToTheContrary #Ajmal Kasab #Death Penalty #Mumbai 26/11 attacks

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Jodi Arias denied mistrial in death penalty hearing

2013-05-21 12:53:00

Jodi Arias, right, talks to her attorney, Jennifer Wilmott during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, April 10, 2013. (David Wallace/The Arizona Republic/AP) An Arizona judge denied a defense attorney's request for a mistrial on Monda #Phoenix, AZ #David Wallace #Arizona
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Florida ramping up death penalty warrant signings

2013-05-20 20:55:00

Florida Governor Rick Scott. UPI/Martin Fried License photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 20 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott has ramped up execution orders of late, approving three death penalty warrants in less than a month, officials said. Scott signed off o #Rick Scott #Florida #California
Catholic and Enjoying It!
The Death Penalty as Euthanasia

2013-05-20 07:41:00

A lot of jails and prisons in the US are barbaric. Death would be preferred by just about anyone entering them. These liberals think they have a clean conscience but the murder, gang rape and other acts of savagery against inmates is something I could ne #

Editor's picks

Hamid Karzai's visit: Why supplying arms to Afghanistan is a hard choice

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.