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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…
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Twenty years on: Revisiting the 2002 Gujarat pogrom
Hyderabad: It has been twenty years since the Gujarat pogrom took place that was sparked by the burning of a train on February 27, 2002. The attempt today, is to revisit the…
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Guj: VHP activists detained for protesting against girls wearing hijab at Surat school
Surat: At least 12 activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) were on Tuesday detained for protesting against a group of girls wearing hijab at a school in Gujarat’s Surat, police said.…
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Ahmedabad: 38 convicts awarded death penalty in 2008 blasts
Ahmedabad: In this July 26, 2008 file photo, police personnel at Civil Hospital, one of the site of 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts. A special court awarded the death sentence to 38 convicts…
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NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 2,000 cr off Gujarat coast
New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized around 800 kg drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore in international market from a vessel in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast in…
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Indian Railways ran more trains for migrants from Gujarat than Maha: Supriya Sule
Mumbai: NCP MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the opposition of inciting migrants to flee from Mumbai during the COVID-19 lockdown, and claimed more trains were…
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COVID: Online education to continue for classes 1 to 9 in Gujarat till Feb 5
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Monday directed that the online education will continue for classes 1 to 9 in the state till next February 5. State government spokesperson and Education Minister Jitu…
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India sees 61 pc drop in donkey population from 2012-2019: Study
New Delhi: Reduced utility, theft, illegal slaughtering and decreasing grazing land are among the reasons for a 61 per cent decline in the population of donkeys between 2012 and 2019, according to…