Godhra

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui’s arrest in Indore: A brief timeline of what happened

Firstpost spoke to the police, Hind Rakshak Sangathan convenor and the complainant Eklavya Gaur, Munawar’s family and friends and members of the audience to piece together the events that transpired that evening

How Rakesh Sharma ensured his documentary on Gujarat riots reached Indian audiences

Rakesh Sharma explains how his critically lauded film, Final Solution, bore witness to the aftermath of the Gujarat riots and became among the most widely circulated documentaries in India

2002 Godhra riots: SC hearing of Zakia Jafri's plea challenging SIT decision to give clean chit to Narendra Modi set for 14 April

Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed 14 April for hearing a plea by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the SIT's clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.

2002 Godhra riots: Key points of Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission report that gave clean chit to Narendra Modi govt

The Gujarat government tabled the final part of the Justice Nanavati Mehta Commission report by of the Justices (retired) GT Nanavati and AH Mehta Commission that probed the 2002 Godhra riots in the state Assembly on Wednesday.

2002 post-Godhra riots: Nanavati-Mehta panel junks evidences by ex-top cops Sanjiv Bhatt, RB Sreekumar, Rahul Sharma, terms statements false, inconsistent

The Nanavati-Mehta Commission, while giving a clean chit to the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and his ministers in the 2002 post-Godhra riots, rejected evidences and statements given by three former IPS officers Sanjiv Bhatt, RB Sreekumar and Rahul Sharma

2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat govt given clean chit by Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission; report tabled in Assembly

The Gujarat government tabled the final part of the Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission report on the 2002 Godhra riots in the state Assembly on Wednesday. The report has given the then Narendra Modi-led state government and others a clean chit

Ayodhya verdict: Muslim parties, VHP cancel all programmes planned in anticipation of favourable judgment to maintain harmony

Reciprocating Muslims' gestures to preserve peace and communal harmony in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court verdict on the title suit over the disputed Ram Janamabhoomi-Babri Masjid land is delivered, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday announced the cancellation of all its programmes proposed after the ruling

26 Godhra residents stranded in Pakistan following suspension of Thar Express, Samjhauta Express return to India

Held up in Karachi after suspension of the Samjhauta Express and Thar Express, 26 Muslim residents from Godhra in Gujarat returned to India on Saturday via the Wagah border

Heckling Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament with chants of Jai Shri Ram smacks of an age-old idea of muscular, divisive Hindutva

This is not the first time Jai Shri Ram was used as a rallying call to assert the idea of a muscular Hindu Rashtra. The chant has long been used to create a divisive politics of hate, starting with the violence in Ayodhya and the destruction of the Babri Masjid.

Pulwama attack a 'BJP conspiracy just like Godhra, claims ex-Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela; alleges govt uses terrorism to win polls

Talking to media persons, the former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela said terrorism is used by the BJP government to win elections and a number of terrorist attacks have taken place in the last five years.