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Death Penalty Belongs To Medieval Age: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
The United Progressive Alliance's vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who opposed the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, today said capital punishment belongs to the medieval age
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'Gopalkrishna Gandhi Opposed Yakub Memon Hanging': Shiv Sena Attacks Congress Choice
Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.
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'Gopalkrishna Gandhi Opposed Yakub Memon Hanging': Sena Attacks Congress Choice For Vice President
Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.
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Rajnath Singh Criticises Activists Who Tried to Save Yakub Memon
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.
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Due Process Should Have Been Followed in Yakub Memon Case: Justice AP Shah
The outgoing law commission chief, Justice AP Shah, has voiced strong reservations about the hanging of 1993 serial blast plotter Yakub Memon, speaking exclusively to NDTV, he said that convict's mercy petition should have been further considered and due process should have been followed.
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Did Tiger Memon Call Family and Promise Revenge for Yakub? Cops Say No
Hours before 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged, his older brother and terror mastermind Tiger Memon, called his family in Mumbai and threatened to avenge the death, say sources. On record, the Mumbai police have denied it.
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Yakub Memon Case Judge Threatened; Chief Justice says 'We Decide Without Fear'
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.
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Mumbai Police Searching for Person Who Threatened to Join Islamic State
Police has launched a search for a person who had allegedly threatened to join dreaded terror outfit ISIS if the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon was not stopped.
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'Do They Want Reservation in Hanging?': Venkaiah Naidu on Yakub Memon Debate
Reacting to the debate on 1993 Bombay Blasts convict Yakub Memon's hanging last week, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has controversially said: "Do they want reservation in hanging?"
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National Security Adviser Defends Memon Hanging, Counters Tharoor Remarks
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today defended the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, saying it was wrong to claim that Yakub was penalised as his brother Tiger Memon, the mastermind of the attack, was not caught.
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Yakub Kept Repeating He Was Hanging For His Brother's Sins: Lawyer
Even until the eve of his 53rd birthday, which was also the day he was supposed to die, Yakub Memon was hopeful that his hanging would be stayed by the President of India.
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Opinion: Charged Debate Over Yakub Memon Overlooked This
How does one compare wrongdoing? Why should an Ajmal Kasab hang if those who killed Rajiv Gandhi don't need to? How is Yakub Memon designated more evil and less capable of redemption than Surendra Koli, the child killer of Nithari?
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Blog: Lessons From The Yakub Memon Execution
Let there be a collective outrage on all injustices and a demand for that collective conscience to be satisfied.
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On Digvijaya's Controversial Yakub Tweet, a BJP Challenge to the Gandhis
The BJP has challenged Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi to officially condemn comments made by their party leader Digvijaya Singh on Twitter today, saying a failure to do so will mean that he has spoken on their behalf.
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No Qualms About Yakub Memon Hanging, Says Attorney General to NDTV
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".
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Death Penalty Belongs To Medieval Age: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
The United Progressive Alliance's vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who opposed the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, today said capital punishment belongs to the medieval age
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'Gopalkrishna Gandhi Opposed Yakub Memon Hanging': Shiv Sena Attacks Congress Choice
Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.
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'Gopalkrishna Gandhi Opposed Yakub Memon Hanging': Sena Attacks Congress Choice For Vice President
Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.
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Rajnath Singh Criticises Activists Who Tried to Save Yakub Memon
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.
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Due Process Should Have Been Followed in Yakub Memon Case: Justice AP Shah
The outgoing law commission chief, Justice AP Shah, has voiced strong reservations about the hanging of 1993 serial blast plotter Yakub Memon, speaking exclusively to NDTV, he said that convict's mercy petition should have been further considered and due process should have been followed.
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Did Tiger Memon Call Family and Promise Revenge for Yakub? Cops Say No
Hours before 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged, his older brother and terror mastermind Tiger Memon, called his family in Mumbai and threatened to avenge the death, say sources. On record, the Mumbai police have denied it.
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Yakub Memon Case Judge Threatened; Chief Justice says 'We Decide Without Fear'
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.
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Mumbai Police Searching for Person Who Threatened to Join Islamic State
Police has launched a search for a person who had allegedly threatened to join dreaded terror outfit ISIS if the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon was not stopped.
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'Do They Want Reservation in Hanging?': Venkaiah Naidu on Yakub Memon Debate
Reacting to the debate on 1993 Bombay Blasts convict Yakub Memon's hanging last week, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has controversially said: "Do they want reservation in hanging?"
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National Security Adviser Defends Memon Hanging, Counters Tharoor Remarks
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today defended the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, saying it was wrong to claim that Yakub was penalised as his brother Tiger Memon, the mastermind of the attack, was not caught.
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Yakub Kept Repeating He Was Hanging For His Brother's Sins: Lawyer
Even until the eve of his 53rd birthday, which was also the day he was supposed to die, Yakub Memon was hopeful that his hanging would be stayed by the President of India.
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Opinion: Charged Debate Over Yakub Memon Overlooked This
How does one compare wrongdoing? Why should an Ajmal Kasab hang if those who killed Rajiv Gandhi don't need to? How is Yakub Memon designated more evil and less capable of redemption than Surendra Koli, the child killer of Nithari?
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Blog: Lessons From The Yakub Memon Execution
Let there be a collective outrage on all injustices and a demand for that collective conscience to be satisfied.
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On Digvijaya's Controversial Yakub Tweet, a BJP Challenge to the Gandhis
The BJP has challenged Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi to officially condemn comments made by their party leader Digvijaya Singh on Twitter today, saying a failure to do so will mean that he has spoken on their behalf.
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No Qualms About Yakub Memon Hanging, Says Attorney General to NDTV
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".
