2002 Post Godhra Riots

Gujarat govt asks SIT not to seek death penalty for Maya Kodnani

The Gujarat government has refused permission to the Supreme Court-appointed SIT to file an appeal in a higher court seeking death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya riot case.

Sonia for 1984 and Modi for 2002: Memory versus forgetting

Separated by 18 years, the 1984 and 2002 riots are deep gashes in our collective memory. The two riots are part of the debate over secularism between the Congress and BJP

I don't want to see Modi as the PM in 2014: Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen made it clear that he did not want Modi as the Prime Minister in 2014, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN.

A history lesson on India Inc for Manish Tewari

Manish Tewari warned industrialists asking them to be careful of who they support, supposedly pointing to an opposition state CM who is widely perceived as being a dictator. Perhaps, it would do him good to rejig his memory and remember another dictator from his own party, Indira Gandhi.

PIL against Koi Po Che for "biased" portrayal of Gujarat riots

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking cancellation of the Censor Board's clearance to Hindi film `Kai Po Che', claiming that it slanders the Hindu community with its depiction of 2002 communal riots in the state.

Give all papers in 2002 Gulbarg riot case to Zakia Jafri: SC tells SIT

The Supreme Court has ordered that some documents that were not part of the report should be given to Zakia Jafri.

Youth who think Gujarat is all Modi should go back to books

Modi might be selling hopes and aspirations to the youth in Delhi but that might not be enough to launch him into the national political scene.

The other half of Gujarat 2012: How do Muslims vote?

In the event of the 2012 elections in Gujarat, what do the Muslims in Gujarat think - have they moved on from the tragedy of 2002 or will they use it as a poll plank once again?

Modi vs Sonia: What will they spar on in Gujarat?

Can Sonia Gandhi continue to sidestep Modi as he tries to use the Gujarat polls as a stepping stone to a national platform?

Naroda Patiya verdict: Bajrangi, Kodnani among 32 convicted

A special court convicted 32, acquitted 29 in the Naroda Patiya massacre case in which 97 people were killed by a mob in the communal riots that followed the burning of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra.