2002

2002 hit-and-run case: Salman Khan's driver most truthful, says defence

Bollywood actor Salman Khan's lawyer Shrikant Shivade has described the actor's driver Ashok Singh, who owned responsibility for the 2002 accident, as "most truthful and natural witness" in the case.

Tyre burst caused the accident, I was at wheel: Salman Khan's driver tells court

In a dramatic twist in the retrial of Bollywood actor Salman Khan's 2002 hit-and-run case, his driver Ashok Singh on Monday told a court here that it was he who drove the killer vehicle, but the prosecution appeared unconvinced by the confession.

2002 hit-and-run case: Witness says Salman Khan was driving during accident

A witness testified against Salman Khan in 2002 hit-and-run case today and told the court that it was the actor himself behind the wheel when his car rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra (Mumbai) killing one person and injuring four others.

Salman hit-and-run case: Missing witness statements delay hearing to 25 July

A day after a witness turned hostile in the Salman Khan accident case retrial, police statements of two witnesses were Wednesday reported to be "untraceable" which led to the case being adjourned for a month to 25 July.

Spotted: Salman at Sessions Court for hit-and-run case hearing

Salman Khan arrived at the Sessions Court for the hearing of 2002 hit-and-run case. Clad in a light blue shirt and donning dark sunglass, the actor looked sombre as he made his way to the court room.

2002 hit-and-run case: Unsure if Salman was drunk, says bar manager

Asked if it was liquor, Rizwan said he was not sure because the order had been taken down by a waiter.

First witness deposes as retrial begins in Salman's mishap case

Salman is facing the charge of running over his car on a group of persons sleeping on a footpath in suburban Bandra on in September 2002, killing one and injuring four others.

Prosecution seeks time, re-trial of Salman's hit-and-run case deferred

Salman is facing the charge of running over his Toyota Land Cruiser on a group of persons sleeping on a footpath

Govt failed, but did not abet 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Habibullah

Outgoing National Commission for Minorities chairperson Wajahat Habibullah, who served in the PMO when the anti-Sikh riots took place, says the government had collapsed in 1984 and the violence was a "massive failure" on its part.

Will Modi apologise for 2002? 'If he has to say it to become PM'

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay has written the book Narendra Modi – The Man, The Times. He spoke to Firstpost at Jaipur.