Patna | 20 hours ago
Is Nitish Kumar wooing tainted politicians for polls?
Patna, July 15 - He is widely seen as the man who brought good governance to Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feelers to some notorious politicians ahead of assembly polls this year have, therefore, come as a surprise to many.Among the tainted men he seems to be eyeing for support to his Janata Dal-United - are controversial former central minister Mohammad Taslimuddin and jailed politicians A ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Apex court rejects former MP's bail plea in murder case
New Delhi, May 14 - The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the bail plea of criminal-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, a former Lok Sabha member serving life sentence for murdering a Bihar district magistrate in 1994.A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Anil R. Dave rejected Singh's bail plea in which he sought his right to liberty be upheld, and observed: 'It is - dear but it is also d ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Apex court denies bail to former MP jailed for murder
New Delhi, May 14 - The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the bail plea of criminal-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, a former Lok Sabha MP serving life sentence for the murder of a Bihar district magistrate in 1994.Mohan was sentenced to life term for killing Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah Dec 5, 1994. ... read more

Mumbai | 2 months ago
People on death row in India
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 6 - Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving perpetrator of 26/11 terror attack, convicted and ordered to be sent to gallows by a special Mumbai anti-terror court Thursday, is one more addition to the over 300 people on death row in India.Some of the prominent ones on the death row are: -- Mohammed Afzal Guru. Awaiting death sentence for his role in Dec 13, 2001, terror ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
MR 308 convicts await death ahead of Kasab
New Delhi, May 6 - Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab, sentenced to death Thursday for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack, joined more than 300 others awaiting execution across India, say latest government figures.The long list of convicts on death row means that Kasab's execution, if it takes place, may not happen soon. Kasab, whose death penalty awarded by a trial court will have to be endo ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
308 convicts await death ahead of Kasab
New Delhi, May 6 - Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab Thursday sentenced to death for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack joined 308 other convicts, lodged in various jails in India, awaiting execution.The long list of convicts on death row means that Kasab's execution, if at all it takes place, may not happen soon. Kasab, whose death penalty awarded by a trial court will have to be endorsed b ... read more

1 year ago
Ex-MP sentenced to death wants to donate body parts
Patna, Aug 9 - Jailed former Lok Sabha MP and Janata Dal-United - leader Anand Mohan Singh, sentenced to death last year for the murder of Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah in 1994, has decided to donate his body parts for transplantation after death, officials said here Saturday. Singh, who is lodged in the special jail in Bhagalpur district, expressed his wish to donate parts of his ... read more

2 years ago
Former Bihar MP on death row goes on hunger strike
Patna, Dec 13 - Former Bihar MP and Janata Dal-United - leader Anand Mohan Singh, sentenced to death for the murder of a district magistrate in 1994, has again gone on a hunger strike demanding better facilities in jail. Anand Mohan Singh has been on hunger strike inside the high-security Bhagalpur jail since Wednesday, a jail official said Thursday. Last month he was on hunger strike in the jai ... read more

2 years ago
Former Bihar MP on death row goes on hunger strike
Patna, Dec 13 - Former Bihar MP and Janata Dal-United - leader Anand Mohan Singh, sentenced to death for the murder of a district magistrate in 1994, has again gone on a hunger strike demanding better facilities in jail. Anand Mohan Singh has been on hunger strike inside the high-security Bhagalpur jail since Wednesday, a jail official said Thursday. Last month he was on hunger strike in the jai ... read more

2 years ago
Former Bihar MP on death row goes on hunger strike
Patna, Dec 13 - Former Bihar MP and Janata Dal-United - leader Anand Mohan Singh, sentenced to death for the murder of a district magistrate in 1994, has again gone on a hunger strike demanding better facilities in jail. Anand Mohan Singh has been on hunger strike inside the high-security Bhagalpur jail since Wednesday, a jail official said Thursday. Last month he was on hunger strike in the jai ... read more