Viral videos from Jharkhand show a youth allegedly killing snakes and protected wildlife for social media likes.

NEW DELHI: Linking punishment with the rank in office hierarchy, the Supreme Court has said that a higher authority carries higher responsibility and so harsher will be the consequences for any ...

Decades ago corporal punishment in schools wasn’t just allowed it was recommended and applauded by many respected voices. Some older Jamaicans readily recall going home to complain that they had been ...

In India, punishment doesn’t usually start after a conviction. For many, it begins much earlier: at police stations, in packed courts, and with never-ending procedural demands. The legal system itself ...

On September 26, 2025, Switzerland passed a law to abolish all forms of corporal punishment of children. With this law reform, they become the 70th country worldwide to enshrine children’s rights to ...

That’s where 1971’s “Punishment Park” lands with terrifying precision in 2026. As tempers flare across the United States, and the fear of authoritarianism intensifies under a second Trump ...

A look at the news headlines reveals that our present political moment is dominated by one concept in particular—collective punishment. Scripture is not unanimous in its condemnation of the idea of ...

Spice Adams reflects on an intense fantasy football punishment that he says could both destroy his soul and physically harm someone. Spice Adams transitioned from NFL player to successful TV co-host ...

Missouri schools allow corporal punishment by parents. Yes, archaic, but I assure you that it does happen. In our state, at least 123 school districts allow it to be administered to students, if it is ...

To combat a surge in modern-day online scams, Singapore has turned to a punishment from the past: caning. This week, Singapore’s Parliament amended criminal law in the city-state to introduce caning ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Florida has changed how corporal punishment can be used in its public ...