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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC issues notice on Nalini, Ravichandran pleas

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government on the petitions of S. Nalini and R.P. Ravichandran, convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Convict Nalini moves SC seeking release

She has challenged June 17 order of Madras High Court, which rejected her plea for early release, and cited the SC judgement ordering release of co-convict A G Perarivalan while seeking to be set free

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Ravichandran moves SC seeking release

P Ravichandran, one of the convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, approached the Supreme Court, seeking release from prison

Rajiv Gandhi case: Madras HC refuses to order release of convicts

The Madras High Court on Friday refused to direct the Tamil Nadu government to release Nalini and Ravichandran, who were convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, without the Governor's assent

My father's death biggest learning experience of my life: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was left stumped and emotional at the University of Cambridge by a question linked to his father Rajiv Gandhi's assassination

Perarivalan's release stokes embers of Tamil sub-nationalism in TN

Apart from the two big Dravidian parties, smaller political parties that were constituted on the basis of Tamil nationalism also welcomed the release of Perarivalan

Ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi's policies helped shape modern India: Rahul Gandhi

Remembering former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC orders release of convict after 31 years

In 2018, the Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict has submitted an early release plea to the Governor under Article 161

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan seeks bail

Soon after the Supreme Court granted bail to Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan, another convict, Nalini Sriharan is also seeking bail.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC grants bail to convict A G Perarivalan

The top court was hearing the plea of 47-year-old Perarivalan seeking suspension of his life sentence in the case till the MDMA probe is completed

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Nalini Sriharan to be released today

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, will be released on one-month parole on Friday after completing surety formalities, said Nalini's advocate Radhakrishnan.Speaking to ANI, Radhakrishnan said, "Nalini, who was granted by the state government on Thursday, will be released on Friday after completing surety formalities."The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday had informed the Madras High Court that Nalini was granted a month's parole by the government after repeated requests from her ailing mother Padma.Nalini and six other people were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. The attack also left 14 other people dead.

SC to hear plea of convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case after 3 weeks

The plea is seeking grant of parole.

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Tamil Nadu CM orders 30-day leave for Rajiv case convict Perarivalan

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin ordered 30-day ordinary leave for A G Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict who is lodged in the Puzhal Central Prison

Prez competent to decide pardon of Rajiv assassination convict: SC told

The Centre told SC that Tamil Nadu Governor has taken a stand that the President is the competent authority to deal with 2018 recommendation to grant remission to A G Perarivalan

SC further extends by one week parole of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict

The Supreme Court had, on November 23, also extended A G Perarivalan's parole by one week.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC tells CBI to file status report in a month

The investigation is being carried out by the Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) -- headed by a CBI official. It also has officers from IB, RAW and Revenue Intelligence and other agencies.

HC dismisses Rajiv assassination case convict Nalini's early release plea

Nalini had filed the petition on the basis of a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu government on September 9, 2018, recommending to the governor premature release of all the seven convicts.

Rajiv Gandhi murder convict Nalini on 30-day parole for daughter's wedding

Earlier this month, the Madras High Court had granted her leave after she argued her plea in person

SC rejects pleas opposing TN govt's move to release Rajiv Gandhi's convicts

In 2014, the then J Jayalalithaa-led government had decided to release seven convicts in the case