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After SC verdict, Bhullar’s family hopes for his return

Bathinda, Punjab: The Supreme Court’s judgment on long-pending mercy petitions has rekindled hopes of relatives of death-row convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar. The relatives, who are based at Bhullar’s native village, Dialpura Bhai Ka, in Bathinda district, expressed their gratitude not only ...

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Supreme Court decision may pave the way for Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar’s death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment

Delhi: In a verdict that will have some serious fallout, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that an inordinate delay in deciding on mercy petitions is valid ground for commuting death sentence to life imprisonment. The verdict came in a ...

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After years, spotlight back on Sikh detainees

Chandigarh, Punjab: Gurbaksh Singh’s indefinite fast for the release of former militants on “completion” of their jail sentence has brought to the fore legal issues, including legitimacy of their incarceration. Their stay behind bars for offences allegedly committed decades ago may ...

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Sikh student who won kirpan case now considers leaving Quebec

Canada: Gurbaj Multani walked into his Montreal school when he was 11 years old and found 300 adults shouting at him. There was a time in his teens when virtually the whole province was united against him. But through it ...

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