New Delhi: The newly elected President of India will have at least four mercy petitions waiting at Rashtrapathi Bhavan for disposal, shortly after assuming office. Under Article 72 of the Constitution, the President is empowered to grant pardon or suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. The four mercy pleas, including that of former […]
New Delhi: Is this the end game for Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu in politics with his term as Rajya Sabha Chairman coming to an end in August? A seasoned politician and a veteran BJP leader, Naidu apparently is unhappy with the way he was ‘dumped’ by the saffron party and denied an opportunity to get […]
