Yakub Menon

Convicted of Pune rape-murder, two issued execution warrants

April 21, 2019 3:45 am

This will be the first execution in Maharashtra after July 30, 2015, when Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, was hanged at Nagpur Central Prison.

Yakub showcause: TV channels say did not violate code, were doing their duty

August 26, 2015 2:59 am

The replies will now be placed before an Inter Ministerial Committee, which includes officials from ministries like Home, Defence and External Affairs.

Salman Khan targeted for his celebrity status, says father Salim Khan

August 03, 2015 5:14 pm

Salman Khan's father Salim Khan said his son was being targeted for his celebrity status which gives accusers more publicity.

Those people hurt the innocent, they don’t deserve mercy, says 100-yr-old blast survivor

July 29, 2015 6:08 pm

And she points to the man, whose face is splashed across the newspapers in front of her for that misery.

Hanging days away, wife and daughter meet Yakub Memon in Nagpur prison

July 29, 2015 6:12 pm

On July 21, a three-judge Supreme Court bench had rejected Yakub's curative petition, saying the grounds raised by him do not fall within the principles laid down by the apex court in 2002.

Rajnath Singh On Yakub Memon

September 19, 2015 12:30 pm