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  Trump vows capital punishment for rapists, murderers after Biden commutes most of federal death row

  World | December 25, 2024 12:31 IST

  Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades.

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  Perarivalan's statement in Rajiv case not recorded verbatim

  India | November 24, 2013 18:20 IST

  Chennai: A former CBI officer involved in the investigation in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has purportedly said he had not recorded verbatim the statement of A G Perarivalan, a death convict in the case.

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  Centre Says, No Time Frame Can Be Fixed For Deciding Mercy Plea

  India | October 20, 2011 14:41 IST

  New Delhi, Oct  20: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that no time frame can be fixed for disposal of mercy plea of a death convict and the court cannot prescribe a time limit