New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider whether a condemned prisoner could be given the option of choosing between hanging and lethal injection, observing that methods of execution across the world have undergone significant change since the colonial-era practice of death by hanging was codified in India. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the observation while hearing a petition filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra. P12...