Gujarat 2002 riots
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2 Bilkis Bano case convicts move SC against that cancelled their remission
New Delhi: Two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case have moved the Supreme Court contending that its January 8 verdict cancelling remission of their sentence was “in teeth of”…
- India
Advani saved Modi’s Gujarat CM chair in 2002: Jairam Ramesh
Deoghar: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday alleged that BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani had saved Narendra Modi’s Gujarat CM chair in 2002. He claimed reporters at Mohanpur in Jharkhand’s Deoghar on…
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No information yet about surrender of Bilkis Bano case convicts: Dahod SP
Dahod: No information has been received yet about the surrender of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case after the Supreme Court quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant them remission,…
- Hyderabad
2002 Gujarat riots paved way for Modi’s political success: Akbaruddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: Chandrayangutta All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Akbaruddin Owaisi, during an election campaign, alleged that if the perpetrators of the 2002 Gujarat carnage were held accountable during the UPA regime, Narendra…
- India
SC reserves verdict on pleas against convicts in Bilkis Bano case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed against the early release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case by the Gujarat government. A…
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Gujarat court rejects discharge plea of Teesta Setalvad in 2002 riots case
Ahmedabad: A sessions court here on Thursday rejected activist Teesta Setalvad’s discharge plea in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. Additional sessions judge A R…
- India
SC grants bail to Teesta Setalvad; quashes Gujarat HC’s orders
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad in the Gujarat police case for alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 riots cases. The Supreme Court…
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SC extends protection to Teesta Setalvad in case linked to post-Godhra riots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended interim protection from arrest to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The next hearing will be on July…
- India
NCERT consulted 25 external experts for syllabus rationalisation: Edu Ministry
New Delhi: The NCERT consulted 25 external experts and 16 CBSE teachers to carry out its syllabus rationalisation exercise as part of which portions on the Mughals, Mahatma Gandhi, his assassin Nathuram…
- India
Reference to Gujarat riots dropped from NCERT class 11 Sociology book
New Delhi: A portion referring to the Gujarat riots has been dropped from the class 11 Sociology textbook by NCERT, months after it removed the reference to the 2002 communal violence in…
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Guj court acquits all 26 accused in 2002 gangrape & murders case
Godhra: A court in Gujarat has acquitted all 26 persons accused of gang rape and murder of more than a dozen members of a minority community in separate incidents in Kalol during…
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SC to form special bench for Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission to gang-rape convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear a plea by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped during the 2002 Gujarat riots, against the remission of…
- India
UK govt team held Modi ‘directly responsible’ for 2002 Gujarat riots, says BBC documentary
A new two-part documentary series of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) ‘India: The Modi Question‘ focuses on the 2002 Gujarat riots that killed thousands and left millions homeless, especially in the Muslim…
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Amit Shah’s ‘taught a lesson’ remark not violative of poll code: EC sources
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark at an election rally in Gujarat that perpetrators of violence were “taught a lesson” in 2002 was not violative of the model code of conduct,…
- India
‘Rape does not happen in Hindu community’, claims convict in Bilkis Bano case
“We’re innocent. Have you seen an uncle and nephew rape, someone, in front of each other? Does it happen in the Hindu community? No, Hindus don’t do that,” said Govind Nai, one…
