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Lethal jab or hanging? SC asks Centre if death row convicts can pick

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October 16, 2025

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider whether a condemned prisoner could be given the option of choosing between hanging and lethal injection, observing that methods of execution across the world have undergone significant change since the colonial-era practice of death by hanging was codified in India.

- Utkarsh Anand

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the observation while hearing a petition filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, who has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 354(5)

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Oppn trying to build 'corridors for infiltrators’ in Bihar: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the INDIA bloc, accusing the Opposition grouping of trying to build “corridors for infiltrators” as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) stepped up the attack against the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Opposition on the final day of campaigning for the second phase of Bihar polls.

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November 10, 2025

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Access to critical minerals key to net zero emissions

THE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IT IS ENGAGED IN MANY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN CRITICAL MINERALS VALUE CHAIN

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2 mins

November 10, 2025

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Class 11 students shoot, injure Ggm classmate

Two minors were apprehended for allegedly shooting their 17-year-old classmate in Sector 48 late on Saturday, police said on Sunday.

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1 min

November 10, 2025

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'He speaks for himself: Cong distances itself from Tharoor’s praise of Advani

The Congress has disassociated itself from party lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Sunday, after the latter praised former deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, saying “his role in shaping the trajectory of modern India are indelible. A true statesman whose life of service has been exemplary.”

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1 min

November 10, 2025

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IIT placement rates slide, pays shrink as vaunted colleges reconcile with AI, changing job market

The overall placement rates of BTech graduates at the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) fell from over 90% to just around 80% between 2021-22 and 2023-24, with the weighted average annual salaries reducing marginally from ₹23.45 lakh to ₹22.7 lakh, an HT analysis shows, with IIT administrators and faculty attributing the trend to an uncertain job market and high student expectations, although they insist that the overall placement scenario in the IITs is stable.

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3 mins

November 10, 2025

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Random accusations in election season: Ajit

Forced to do the firefighting to defend his son in a controversial land deal, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Sunday wondered how a document can be registered without a “transaction of one rupee” and sought to link the allegations with elections to local bodies.

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1 mins

November 10, 2025

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Eyes on Global South as key UN climate summit to begin

COP30 kicks off today

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1 min

November 10, 2025

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Hindustan Times

7k FIRs, no action: Pjb sits on farm fire cases

Close to 7,000 FIRs were registered against farmers burning paddy stubble in Punjab between 2022 and 2024, but there has hardly been any action with most cases yet to result in a charge sheet, wound up after nominal fines or quietly closed under pressure from farmer unions, according to police records and senior officials in multiple hot spot districts.

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5 mins

November 10, 2025

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When justice strays from reason and compassion

NEW DELHI: There are moments when the law, in its anxious search for order, forgets the living pulse of the country it seeks to govern; moments when judicial pronouncements reveal India’s peculiar talent for turning a manageable issue into a full-blown crisis.

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3 mins

November 10, 2025

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'Mystery detective' in Louvre heist pic is 15-yr-old who loves whodunits

When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realised an AP photo of him at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist had drawn millions of views, his first instinct was not to rush online and unmask himself.

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2 mins

November 10, 2025

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