Row in India as Headley escapes death, extradition 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs
Chicago/New Delhi, March 19 In a bid to escape death sentence and extradition to India, Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley pleaded guilty to a dozen federal terrorism charges and admitted his role in planning the horrific Mumbai terror attack. India did not see the plea bargain as a setback to its efforts to know the full story behind the Mumbai carnage, but many disagreed.
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India to amend law to punish hijackers with death sentence 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 19 India Friday decided to amend its anti-hijacking legislation, including death sentence as punishment for perpetrators and a mandate to the government to order a hostile plane to be shot down if it is intended to be used as a missile.
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India hopes for access to Headley, bargain no 'setback' 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 19 India hopes to get access to 26/11 terror suspect David Headley to cross-examine or interrogate him, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday, stressing that the Pakistani American's plea bargain to escape the death sentence for planning the Mumbai mayhem was 'not a setback to India'.
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Indian cabinet approves death sentence for hijacking 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 19 The Indian cabinet Friday decided to award death penalty to hijackers of aircraft or those who use them as missiles.
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India approves death sentence for hijacking 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 19 India decided Friday to award death penalty to those found guilty of hijacking an aircraft or using it as a missile.
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India not 'unsatisfied' if Headley gets life: Pillai 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 19 Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said India will not be 'unsatisfied' if David Headley, a key conspirator of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Former Colombian army officer jailed for eight killings 18 March 2010, 18-0 Hrs
Bogota, March 18 (IANS/EFE) A former Colombian army captain has been sentenced by a judge to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2005 killings of eight people, including three children, in Antioquia and Cordoba provinces, authorities said.
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Life for killing Delhi student leader 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs
New Delhi, March 17 A court Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a student leader in Delhi University and said his case should not come up for remission till he serves 30 years in jail.
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Nine get jail, one acquitted in Kandhamal riots case 16 March 2010, 16-1 Hrs
Bhubaneswar, March 16 Nine people were convicted and sentenced to four years in jail by a trial court Tuesday for their role in the riots in Orissa's Kandhamal district in 2008. One man was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
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School teacher gets 18 months' jail for dowry demands 15 March 2010, 15-2 Hrs
Chandigarh, March 15 A local court here Monday sentenced a Sanskrit teacher in a Chandigarh government school and his parents to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment for harassing his wife for dowry.
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