India votes against UNGA draft resolution on use of death penalty
India has voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution on the use of death penalty, saying it goes against the statutory law of the country where an execution is carried out in the "rarest of rare" cases.
Nov 14, 2018, 11:42 AM ISTModi govt may reject law panel's recommendation for abolition of death penalty
Home Ministry is said to be of the view that the time is “not ripe” to remove death penalty completely from the statute book.
Oct 05, 2015, 11:46 AM IST