The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on March 18 a plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, seeking ...

Death-row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, on Friday appealed to the Akal Takht to push the Union government for a swift ...

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday announced that it will seek the Sikh community’s consensus before deciding on withdrawing the 2012 mercy petition filed on behalf of ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to March 18 hearing on a petition by Balwant Singh Rajoana -- convicted of assassinating the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995 -- seeking ...

NEW DELHI: The Union government told the Supreme Court on Monday that the “present circumstances” are not ideal for taking a decision on the mercy pleas filed on behalf of Balwant Singh Rajoana, ...

The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on Saturday 31 March, was welcomed by Amnesty International today and acts as a reminder of the Indian government’s need to commute all ...

The execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana must be halted and an official moratorium on capital punishment established in India, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to the country’s Prime ...