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Gita not a religious book, but one on philosophy: Acting NCM chief
New Delhi: Officiating chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Syed Shahezadi on Friday said the Bhagavad Gita is not a religious book but one on philosophy, days after the Gujarat government…
- Crime and Accident
Gujarat: Teenage girl gang-raped after being forced to drink liquor
Bhuj: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped after being forced to consume country-made liquor on the outskirts of Bhuj town in Gujarat’s Kutch district, police said on Sunday. Four persons…
- 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…
- India
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…
- India
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.…
- Photos
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…
- India
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…