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SC upholds hanging as mode of death penalty; dismisses PIL for alternative way to execute death row prisoners
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking an alternative method of execution for death row convicts, rejecting the challenge to hanging as the prescribed mode of carrying out the death penalty.…
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“Delhi needs Fadnavis”: Sanjay Raut takes swipe at Maharashtra CM’s future
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