Supreme Court Yakub Memon

The drama and excitement thrown up by the crisis in Karnataka was not the lone case in the history of the Supreme Court burning the midnight oil. The historic hearing, which paved the way for today's swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of the state, witnessed examples cited by senior lawyers about some of the previous post-midnight ...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today criticised Human Rights groups and activists who tried to save Yakub Memon, a convict in the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts. Memon was hanged on July 30 after a marathon and unprecedented all-night hearing at Supreme Court the night before.

In the wake of the debate over the death penalty following the execution of Mumbai attack convict Yakub Memon, the Supreme Court has said the death penalty is not inhuman or barbaric and will not violate the right to life and liberty in heinous crimes.

The Supreme Court has reportedly received an anonymous email threatening that it will be blown up. Anti-sabotage checks have been increased in the court since the mail, which came last weekend, according to sources.

A death threat has been made in writing to one of the three judges who refused to stop the hanging of 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon. The Delhi Police has registered a case and are investigating an anonymous letter sent to Justice Dipak Misra.

The Supreme Court Secretary General VSR Avadhani today denied reports that the Deputy Registrar Anup Surendranath had resigned in protest against the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon.

A Supreme Court Deputy Registrar has resigned attacking the judgement clearing the death penalty for 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon.

As Yakub Memon was hanged today in a Nagpur jail, security has been added for the three judges who rejected his last-minute appeal in an unprecedented hearing that took place in the Supreme Court in the middle of the night.

Hours after Yakub Memon was hanged for his role in the deadly serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told NDTV he has "no qualms" about the execution because "full access to justice has been given to the convict, he was convicted of a heinous crime".

Yakub Memon was hanged a little before 7 am on Thursday morning in a Nagpur prison, less than two hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his final appeal against his hanging in an unprecedented hearing that was held within the court premises in the middle of the night.

After being up most of the night for a historic Supreme Court hearing to decide on Yakub Memon's petition to stop his hanging, Justice Dipak Misra was back at work sharp at 10.30 on Thursday morning.

"I know that I am going to die. Only miracle can save me," Yakub Memon, convicted as a terrorist, reportedly told a guard in the Nagpur jail hours before he was hanged.

Yakub Abdul Razak Memon was hanged today in a jail in Maharashtra's Nagpur, for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai in which 257 people were killed. The Supreme Court rejected his last-minute petition against execution at 5 am this morning, after a historic middle-of-the-night hearing.

Yakub Memon, who was hanged on Thursday morning, wept when he met close relatives a day ago, say sources in Nagpur Central Prison in Maharashtra.

A birthday cake was reportedly sent to Yakub Memon inside Nagpur Central Prison at midnight. Memon, who turned 53 today, was hanged a little after 6.30 am, for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai, India's deadliest terror attack.

The drama and excitement thrown up by the crisis in Karnataka was not the lone case in the history of the Supreme Court burning the midnight oil. The historic hearing, which paved the way for today's swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of the state, witnessed examples cited by senior lawyers about some of the previous post-midnight ...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today criticised Human Rights groups and activists who tried to save Yakub Memon, a convict in the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts. Memon was hanged on July 30 after a marathon and unprecedented all-night hearing at Supreme Court the night before.

In the wake of the debate over the death penalty following the execution of Mumbai attack convict Yakub Memon, the Supreme Court has said the death penalty is not inhuman or barbaric and will not violate the right to life and liberty in heinous crimes.

The Supreme Court has reportedly received an anonymous email threatening that it will be blown up. Anti-sabotage checks have been increased in the court since the mail, which came last weekend, according to sources.

A death threat has been made in writing to one of the three judges who refused to stop the hanging of 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon. The Delhi Police has registered a case and are investigating an anonymous letter sent to Justice Dipak Misra.

The Supreme Court Secretary General VSR Avadhani today denied reports that the Deputy Registrar Anup Surendranath had resigned in protest against the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon.

A Supreme Court Deputy Registrar has resigned attacking the judgement clearing the death penalty for 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon.

As Yakub Memon was hanged today in a Nagpur jail, security has been added for the three judges who rejected his last-minute appeal in an unprecedented hearing that took place in the Supreme Court in the middle of the night.

Hours after Yakub Memon was hanged for his role in the deadly serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told NDTV he has "no qualms" about the execution because "full access to justice has been given to the convict, he was convicted of a heinous crime".

Yakub Memon was hanged a little before 7 am on Thursday morning in a Nagpur prison, less than two hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his final appeal against his hanging in an unprecedented hearing that was held within the court premises in the middle of the night.

After being up most of the night for a historic Supreme Court hearing to decide on Yakub Memon's petition to stop his hanging, Justice Dipak Misra was back at work sharp at 10.30 on Thursday morning.

"I know that I am going to die. Only miracle can save me," Yakub Memon, convicted as a terrorist, reportedly told a guard in the Nagpur jail hours before he was hanged.

Yakub Abdul Razak Memon was hanged today in a jail in Maharashtra's Nagpur, for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai in which 257 people were killed. The Supreme Court rejected his last-minute petition against execution at 5 am this morning, after a historic middle-of-the-night hearing.

Yakub Memon, who was hanged on Thursday morning, wept when he met close relatives a day ago, say sources in Nagpur Central Prison in Maharashtra.

A birthday cake was reportedly sent to Yakub Memon inside Nagpur Central Prison at midnight. Memon, who turned 53 today, was hanged a little after 6.30 am, for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai, India's deadliest terror attack.