New Delhi : In yet another development in the Nirbhaya case, wife of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicted person has sought divorce from her husband before his hanging. Stating that she does not want to lead the life of a widow Punita, Akshay’s wife filed a divorce petition in a local court in […]

New Delhi : A Delhi court Thursday issued fresh death warrants for the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case for March 20 at 5.30 am. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana fixed March 20 as the new date of execution after it was told by the Delhi government that […]

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a petition by 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, who had challenged the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind. Stating that there is no ground to challenge the dismissal, a three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said all aspects raised by […]

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the BJP on Friday not to indulge in politics over the Nirbhaya case issue and instead work together in ensuring that justice in such cases is delivered at the earliest. Reacting to Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani blaming the AAP government for the “delay” […]

New Delhi : A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear on January 14 curative petitions of two of the four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya case. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan will hear the curative petitions filed by Vinay Sharma and […]