Joe Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 othersPresident Biden granted clemency to thousands. He pardoned 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes. He commuted sentences for almost...
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President Biden Grants Clemency to Nearly 1,500 People in Historic MovePresident Joe Biden announced a watershed decision, he has granted clemency to nearly 1,500 individuals, the largest single-day act of clem...
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- Supreme Court rejects Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's mercy petition
The Supreme Court has rejected the mercy petition of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, who is on death row for a 1993 bomb blast in Delhi that ki...
12 Apr, 2013, 10.36 PM IST
- Power to grant clemency should be used judicially: Panel
The power to grant clemency should be used judiciously and mercy petitions should not be considered in cases of rape and murder,
27 Feb, 2013, 02.16 PM IST
President bound by Council Of Ministers’ advice in matters pertaining to clemency powersSuccessive Presidents have chosen to take advantage of a minor loophole in the Constitution — that there is no time frame to take the decis...
18 Feb, 2013, 11.58 AM IST
LTTE campaign delayed Rajiv Gandhi's killers’ hanging, source saysA close scrutiny of documents accessed under RTI shows that the 1999 verdict led to international and domestic pressure on the government.
18 Feb, 2013, 03.45 AM IST
Ajmal Kasab moved up the queue, is Afzal Guru next?Afzal Guru is at No.6 in the list of those who have pleaded for clemency, but the only one in the gallery who has been convicted for terror.
22 Nov, 2012, 01.57 AM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhavan defends clemency decisions
Rashtrapati Bhavan has defended its granting mercy to some death row convicts saying the power is not a private act of grace but a part of ...
25 Jun, 2012, 07.07 PM IST
- Mercy petition of Afzal Guru to be decided by President: Government
The govt said the mercy petition of Afzal Guru is with the President and it is the Rashtrapati Bhavan which has to take a call on it.
13 Dec, 2011, 06.29 PM IST
- Rajiv Gandhi assassination: TN parties clamour for clemency to Rajiv killers
Political parties in Tamil Nadu have raised the pitch in demanding clemency for three men convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
29 Aug, 2011, 08.46 PM IST
- Home Ministry forwards mercy petition of Afzal Guru to President with advice to hang him
Home Ministry has forwarded the mercy petition of Mohammad Afzal Guru to the President, with the advice that the SC judgement upholding his...
11 Aug, 2011, 04.10 AM IST
- Parliament attack: Reject Afzal Guru's mercy plea, Govt believed to advise President
In a significant decision, the government is understood to have recommended to the President rejection of the clemency petition of Parliame...
10 Aug, 2011, 11.02 PM IST
- Mohammad Afzal's mercy plea disposal to take time
There is little likelihood of its disposal in the near future given the 10-15 clemency petitions already lined up for the President’s decis...
14 Dec, 2010, 03.35 AM IST
- Pranab appeals to Pak for Sarabjit's clemency
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has appealed to the Pakistan government to grant clemency to Sarabjit Singh in the face of incre...
19 Apr, 2008, 02.39 AM IST
- 'Don't provoke victims of 12/13 attack'
On the eve of the 5th anniversary of the Dec 13 attack on Parliament, Home minister Shivraj Patil said...
13 Dec, 2006, 12.00 PM IST
- Tihar puts execution preparationson hold
With Mohmmad Afzal Guru’s family filing a clemency petition before the President, the Tihar jail authorities have put on hold the arrangeme...
06 Oct, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Kalam to meet Afzal’s family today
President APJ Abdul Kalam will give personal hearing on Thursday to the family of Mohammed Afzal Guru.
05 Oct, 2006, 12.09 AM IST