2002 Gujarat riots
- India
CPI (Maoists) condemn release of life convicts in Bilkis Bano’s case
The CPI (Maoist) condemned the release of the 11 convicts who were involved in the Gujarat Riots of 2002 and were convicted for the rape of Bilkis Bano and the gruesome murder…
- India
Charges against Patel part of Modi’s strategy ‘to absolve himself of 2002 carnage’: Cong
Ahmedabad: The Congress on Saturday alleged that the charges levelled by the Gujarat police against late party leader Ahmed Patel were part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “systematic strategy to absolve himself…
- India
Gujarat: Accused in 2002 Godhra train carnage gets life imprisonment
Godhra: A court here has sentenced to life imprisonment an accused in the case of Godhra train carnage in 2002 in which 59 ‘karsevaks‘ were killed, which triggered the worst riots in the…
- India
Gujarat riots not pre-planned, inaction by officials can’t be criminal conspiracy: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said there is “no tittle of material” to prove that 2002 Gujarat riots were pre-planned and the inaction of some state officials can’t be the…
- India
BJP says ‘Satyamev Jayate’ after SC upholds SIT’s clean chit to Modi in 2002 riots probe
New Delhi: “Satyamev Jayate” was the unanimous reaction of BJP leaders on Friday after the Supreme Court upheld the SIT’s clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the…
- Opinions
Gujarat Riots 2002: Lessons to learn
Zafarul-Islam Khan After a lull in the wake of Partition riots (1947), India has consistently seen communal, meaning anti-Muslim, riots since early 1960s. Governments and political leaders have been complicit or complacent…