Rape  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court had rejected the curative petitions of two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. However, one of the convicts has once again sought a stay on the death warrant issued against him by a trial court.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 14) rejected the curative petitions of two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday (January 14) hear the curative petition of two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. However, the victim's mother is hoping that their pleas are rejected, and the convicts would be hanged to death on January 22.

Ajmal Hussain Lashkar, a 26-year-old man, belonging to the Muslim community, used Ashish Dubey as his name to get closer to a 23-year-old girl and her niece. He later made an obscene video of the act and began to threaten the two.

Sri Lankan foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardena on January 10 said that India and Sri Lanka are working together to combat the menace. A Delhi court on January 10 dismissed a petition by an NGO that asked permission to meet four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case to convey them a message regarding organ donation. Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

In 14 days from now, on January 22 at 7am, the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case will be hanged to death. What are the steps taken before they reach the gallows? Watch SimplifiedBy on MyNation.

A Delhi court issued death warrants against the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. The verdict pronounced stated that the four convicts will be hanged on January 22 at 7am. Do not miss the top stories of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.

 

The advocate for the convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, AP Singh, stated that they will be filing a curative petition in the Supreme Court within two days as they were issued the death warrant by a Delhi court earlier in the day.

After a 7-year long wait, the Patiala house court has pronounced the verdict in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case. The convicts will be hanged on January 22.
 

The Tihar Jail authorities readied four new gallows frame which will allow for all four convicts of Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case to be hung together. 
 

Recent reports suggest that there are specific intelligence inputs that PM Modi will be assassinated on December 22 when he addresses a large gathering at the Ramlila Maidan Rally in New Delhi. A Jaipur court has awarded death sentence to all four convicts in the 2008 Jaipur bomb blasts case. The convicts are identified as Sarvar Aazmi, Mohammad Saif, Saifur Rahman and Salman. Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

The Delhi court on December 20 sentenced expelled BJP MLA  Kuldeep Singh Sengar to life imprison in connection with the 2017 Unnao rape case. The court ordered Rs 10 lakh compensation to the victim.

JMM leader Hemant Soren kicked up a controversy with his statement, calling Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath "a saffron clad rapist". BJP considers Soren's statement as an insult to Hindus across the nation.

CJI Bobde recused himself from hearing the review petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A new bench will hear the case today (December 18)

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would not take suo motu cognisance of the petition filed against protests at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University until "violence and destruction of public public properties" stops. The nation on Monday (December 16) celebrates Vijay Diwas to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in 1971 war. PM Modi said that the history created by Indian Armed Forces would remain inscribed in golden letters. Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.