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Who is Nalini Sriharan? What role did she play in assassinating RajivĀ Gandhi?

Justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna stated that the apex court's ruling regarding AG Perarivalan also applies to other defendants.
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Supreme Court orders early release of 6 Rajiv Gandhi murder convicts

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna said the judgment of the top court vis-a-vis AG Perarivalan is applicable to other accused as well.
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SC decision to free killers of former PM Rajiv Gandhi unacceptable, erroneous: Congress


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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC orders premature release of Nalini, 5 other convicts

Supreme Court on Friday set free all the six convicts undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Earlier, the Tamil Nadu government had earlier favoured the premature release..
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I know, you did it all for love: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Sonia Gandhi

Mallikarjun Kharge, the first non-Gandhi party chief in 24 years, presented the framed photograph of Rajiv Gandhi to Sonia Gandhi at the AICC headquarters. Party workers cheered as the once reclusive..
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Indian High Commission in Ottawa tweets pictures of Congress leader cleaning Rajiv Gandhiā€™s bust, draws flak


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SC seeks govt stand on Rajiv Gandhi assassin's plea for early release

The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on a plea filed by Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking..
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC notice to Centre, TN on Nalini's plea seeking premature release

A bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna issued notices to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government and sought their replies on the plea. The top court also issued notices on the plea filed by..
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'Fired missiles on me, I only retaliated with a 303 rifle': Ghulam Nabi Azad attacks Congress

"Since I have been a member of the party for 52 years and consider Rajeev Gandhi to be my brother and Indira Gandhi to be my mother," GN Azad said.
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Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to father Rajiv Gandhi ahead of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'


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DNA Explainer | 3,570 kms in 150 days: Everything about Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari to Kashmir

The yatra will begin from the Sriperumbudur memorial near Chennai, the site of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, and culminate in J&K.
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Rajiv Gandhi 78th birth anniversary: PM Modi, Congress' Rahul Gandhi, other leaders pay tributes to former PM

Rajiv Gandhi became India's youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40 when he assumed office in October 1984.
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Rajiv's single term as PM will be remembered for far-reaching achievements: Cong on his birth anniversary

The Congress on Saturday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, saying his single term as PM will be remembered for far-reaching achievements, including..
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Shashi Tharoor tweets Rajiv Gandhi's pilot license on birth anniversary, Congress shares emotive video

Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary: Congress and several other politicos also have paid rich tributes to the former prime minister.
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PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 78th birth anniversary. Modi tweeted, "On his birth anniversary, tributes to our former Prime..
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Youth Congress to highlight Rajiv Gandhi's works on his birth anniversary


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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Nalini Sriharan approaches Supreme Court seeking release

On the evening of May 21, 1991, a female suicide bomber named Dhanu murdered Rajiv Gandhi at a political rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
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HC refuses to free 2 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts without governorā€™s nod

Though Ravichandranā€™s plea was rejected on such grounds, the court dismissed Naliniā€™s plea as not maintainable since the issue was already decided by a coordinate bench of the court in a habeas..
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras high court refuses to order release of Nalini, Ravichandran

The Madras high court on Friday refused to direct the Tamil Nadu government to release Rajiv Gandhi assassination case life convicts S Nalini and Ravichandran without waiting for the assent of the..
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'Malicious campaign': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury blames hackers for 'big tree falls' tweet on Rajiv Gandhi, files complaint

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury described the tweet as a "malicious campaign being propagated by some unscrupulous elements".
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Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka pay tribute, Rahul Gandhi remembers 'wonderful father'

Rahul Gandhi is on a visit to London where he will be speaking at Cambridge University on May 23 on 'India at 75'.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Congress protests against Perarivalan's release, BJP says 'double standards'

AG Perarivalan, who was convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was released by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: How was AG Perarivalan involved in murder conspiracy, chronology of events

AG Perarivalan, who was one of the prime accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was released by the Supreme Court on May 18.
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Freedom at midlife for Rajiv Gandhi killing convict

A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna invoked the Supreme Courtā€™s extraordinary power granted under Article 142 of the Constitution to deliver ā€œcomplete justiceā€ and..
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Congress: 'Deeply pained, disappointed' over release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict


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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: 'After 31 years, my mother's fight for justice led to release', says AG Perarivalan

AG Perarivalan, who was convicted in connection with Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, was released today after an order issues by the Supreme Court.
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Who is AG Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi's assassin whose release Supreme Court ordered today?

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assasination case. He has served over 30 years in jail for the murder of the former Prime..
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SC reserves order on Perarivalan plea for premature release in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved it order on a plea by A G Perarivalan who is undergoing life imprisonment and seeking premature release after spending more than 30 years in prison in Rajiv..
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Why can't Rajiv Gandhi case convict be released after serving 36 years in prison: SC to Centre

A bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai told additional solicitor general KM Nataraj, appearing for the Centre, to seek proper instruction in a week or it will accept the submission of Perarivalan and..
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Rahul credits Rajiv Gandhi for introducing Panchayati Raj institutions


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How can a court give bail to a convict, Madras HC asks counsel of Rajiv Gandhi assassination lifer Nalini


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Supreme Court grants bail to convict A G Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case


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38 get death, life for 11 in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

In no case before in India have so many people been sent to the gallows at one stroke. The highest such count earlier was in January 1998 when a TADA court in Tamil Nadu awarded capital punishment to..
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ā€˜Rajiv Gandhi father of lynchingā€™: BJP retorts to Rahul Gandhiā€™s attack on Modi govt

The BJP has reacted sharply to Congress leader Rahul Gandhiā€™s allegation that lynching has become common after the Narendra Modi government came to power at the Centre in 2014. In a personal attack,..
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Voices of people are suppressed, says Rahul Gandhi about social media

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the tragedy of politics today was that the voice of the people was being suppressed. He recalled the manner in which his father and former prime minister..
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Assam government removes Rajiv Gandhi's name from Orang National Park


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On former PM Rajiv Gandhi's 77th birth anniversary, daughter Priyanka Gandhi shares heartfelt tribute, shares VIRAL pic

Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984.
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HC orders notice on plea to release convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination

The Madras high court on Friday issued notice to the Central and state governments on a plea from Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking direction..
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Renaming Khel Ratna award not people's wish, but 'political game': Shiv Sena

India's highest sporting honour Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former PM Rajiv Gandhi, was on Friday rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, following the admirable..
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Nation forever indebted to Rajiv Gandhi for laying foundation of strong India: Amarinder Singh


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'After 30 yrs of Rajiv's death, bogus probe continues to deny legacy'

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday highlighted the work of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 30th death anniversary and also attacked the government for bulldozing the democratic set..
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TN CM Stalin writes to president Kovind, seeks release of all seven Rajiv case convicts

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged president Ram Nath Kovind to accept the recommendation made by the state government in 2018 and remit the life sentences of the seven Rajiv Gandhi..
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