Seeking solace, Rajiv Gandhi convicts turn spiritualSeven were convicted in the assassination case of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991 during an election rally at Sriperumbu...
16 Mar, 2016, 03.29 PM IST
Humane approach should be taken on release of Rajiv case convicts: Tamilisai SounderrajanParty's State unit President Tamilisai Sounderrajan also charged the government with not taking a "firm decision" when there was time earli...
03 Mar, 2016, 01.45 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Nalini again moves HCNalini Sriharan today again moved the Madras HC seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu government to consider her representation for premature r...
14 Dec, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Supreme Court reserves verdict on states' power to remit jail termsSC today reserved its verdict on constitutional issues arising out of Tamil Nadu government's decision to set free the convicts in the Raji...
12 Aug, 2015, 08.51 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC rejects Centre's curative plea for death of three killersSC dismissed the curative petition against the commutation of death penalty into life imprisonment of the convicts in case, granting a fres...
29 Jul, 2015, 10.35 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: No mercy for killers of former PM, says CentreThe Centre today asserted in the Supreme Court that the killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi did nor deserve any mercy as the assa...
21 Jul, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
Supreme Court restrains states on giving remission to life convictsA five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha issued notices to all state government asking them to file their response...
09 Jul, 2014, 10.20 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi killers to remain in jail, Supreme Court refers case to Constitution BenchThe Tamil Nadu government had sought to waive rest of their jail terms, sparking off a storm of criticism across the country.
25 Apr, 2014, 06.24 PM IST
Why BJP leaders are silent over execution of Rajiv Gandhi's killers, asks Kapil Sibal"We havn't heard any BJP leader talk about assassins of Rajiv Gandhi to be executed. They were talking about execution of Parliament attack...
25 Apr, 2014, 06.00 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi murder case: SC defers Centre's plea against release of convictsThe TN government had opposed the Centre's plea, saying the petition was not maintainable as the Union government cannot file a writ in the...
06 Mar, 2014, 01.05 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC stays release of 4 convicts, issues notice to Tamil Nadu governmentThe Jayalalithaa government had on February 19 decided to set free all the seven convicts in the assassination case.
27 Feb, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre moves Supreme Court for stay on release of 4 convictsCentre today moved the apex court to prevent implementation of TN government's decision to set free four convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassina...
24 Feb, 2014, 02.47 PM IST
Shocked by Jayalalitha's move to free Rajiv Gandhi's killers: Digvijay Singh"We are shocked by the statement of Jayalalithaa that after the sentence being commuted to life imprisonment they would be set free," Singh...
20 Feb, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
- SC says no commutation in terror cases, Bhullar not too ill to avoid gallows
Bhullar’s wife and mother had pleaded with the court to commute his death sentence, pointing out that he was mentally ill.
12 Apr, 2013, 07.47 PM IST
Supreme Cour rejects Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's plea to commute death sentence to lifeBhullar is the key accused in 1993 car bomb blast outside the Indian Youth Congress office in which nine persons were killed in Delhi.
12 Apr, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
- SC issues notices to Tamil Nadu govt and three death row convicts on transfer of Rajiv Gandhi's killers' plea
The court alleged that even the state government, besides various political leaders, are directly or indirectly supporting the cause of the...
16 Sep, 2011, 03.11 AM IST
- Over 20 death row convicts await final word on their mercy pleas
As of today there are 22 other death row convicts waiting for a final word from the president on their mercy petitions. One of these petiti...
31 Aug, 2011, 05.23 AM IST