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2000 Red Fort attack: SC seeks Delhi govt's response to death-row convicts
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Court had, in November 2022, affirmed the convict's death sentence by rejecting a review plea filed by him. Subsequently, in 2024, the convicts' mercy plea was rejected by President Droupadi Murmu.
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US: Donald Trump calls Bishop Budde "nasty" after her mercy plea during in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a post shared on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that Bishop Budde failed to speak about the large number of illegal migrants that entered the US and killed people.
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Beant Singh killing: SC asks Centre to decide by March 18 Balwant Singh Ra
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to decide by the March 18 petition of death-row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, seeking commutation of the death sentence awarded to him for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
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Beant Singh killing: On Centre's request, SC puts on hold order asking Pre
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court Monday put on hold its decision passed in the morning asking the secretary to the President of India to place the matter of mercy petition of death-row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana before the President with a request to consider it within two weeks.
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Beant Singh killing: SC requests President decide Balwant Singh Rajoana's
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the secretary to the President of India to place the matter of mercy petition of death-row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana before the President with a request to consider it within two weeks.
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"We are extending consular assistance": MEA on Indian national sentenced t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India is extending whatever consular assistance possible to the Indian national who has been sentenced to death in Yemen and her mercy plea was rejected by the apex court in Sanaa, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Beant Singh assassination case: SC asks Centre to take a call on Rajoana's
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded the death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, and asked the Centre to take a call at an appropriate time on his mercy petition.
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SC reserves order on Balwant Singh Rajoana's plea seeking to commute his d
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A bench of justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol reserved the order after both parties concluded the arguments.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC disagrees with Centre's suggestion to wait
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday disagreed with the Central government's suggestion that the court should wait till the President's decision on the mercy plea of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination o
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Beant Singh killing: SC directs Centre to decide on Rajoana's mercy plea b
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to immediately take a decision on granting pardon to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, and asked it to file an
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Gandhi asked Savarkar to file mercy plea before British: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Noting that there had been "deliberate attempts to defame" Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that it was on Mahatma Gandhi's request that he wrote mercy petitions to the British.
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Amroha death row convict Shabnam files fresh mercy plea before UP Governor
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Amroha death row inmate, Shabnam, who was convicted for killing seven members of her family in April 2008, on Friday filed another mercy petition before Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.
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