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SC agrees to constitute special bench to hear Bilkis Bano's plea against remission to convicts in gang-rape case
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala assured Bano, represented through her lawyer Shobha Gupta, that the new bench will be formed
Chequered history of narco test in India: The famous cases that were solved and not solved
Although not regarded as totally reliable, a host of law enforcement agencies around the world use the narco-analysis test or narco test during their investigations as they feel that this method allows them to extract true answers from their subjects
2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat court defers hearing on bail pleas of Teesta Setalvad and ex-DGP RB Sreekumar to Saturday
An FIR (first information report) was registered against them after the Supreme Court last month dismissed a plea filed by Zakia Jafri, whose husband and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, was killed during the riots
Who is RB Sreekumar, the controversial cop arrested along with Teesta Setalvad in the Gujarat riots case?
Sreekumar's first encounter with a large-scale controversy came when he was serving as deputy director at the Intelligence Bureau’s Kerala station in 1994. The ISRO case involving scientist Nambi Narayanan created ripples in several lives
Rereading Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan on his 107th birth anniversary
Khushwant Singh's Train To Pakistan stumbles into individual feelings, instead of statistics, the human psyche instead of politics. Because when something like Partition becomes so catastrophic, we often remove the human out of it.
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 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
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.
Bilkis Bano case: SC directs Gujarat govt to provide Rs 50 lakh compensation, job, house to 2002 riots gangrape survivor
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Rajan Gogoi was informed by the Gujarat government that action has been taken against the erring police officials in the Bilkis Bano case.
Gulbarg massacre survivor to contest against Amit Shah in Gandhinagar; says will ensure justice for victims from Parliament
Firoz Khan Pathan, who is contesting against Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, highlighted the need for a strong leader to fight for justice for Gulbarg society massacre victims.
Naroda Patiya case: SC grants bail to Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi on medical grounds, notes he is blind, bedridden, deaf
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, the key accused in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre, on medical grounds.
Gujarat riots: Naroda Patiya massacre convict Babu Bajrangi in 'bad shape', cops tell SC in reply to his bail plea
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi asked the counsel for Gujarat government to file the medical reports of Babu Bajrangi on an affidavit as it needs to be taken on record
2002 Gujarat riots: SC defers hearing on Zakia Jafri's plea against clean chit to Narendra Modi to 26 November
A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said, "The matter will take some time for hearing. The plea will be heard on 26 November".
2002 Gujarat riots: Supreme Court likely to hear Zakia Jafri's plea challenging SIT clean chit to Narendra Modi, others
The SIT's closure report, filed on 8 February, 2012, gave a clean chit to Modi and others
Authors, publisher of textbook booked in Assam for calling Modi-led Gujarat govt 'silent spectator' to post-Godhra riots
The complainants in Assam claimed that the authors and publisher were trying to paint an "ill image" of Narendra Modi with the book's content on the Gujarat riots.
Madhya Pradesh govt writes to HRD ministry for 'correction' of NCERT chapter on BJP, 2002 Godhra riots
Among other things, the NCERT Class 12 chapter, titled "Politics of Independent India", describes the BJP as a party which promotes agenda of Hindutva.
Naroda Patiya massacre case: Truth always wins, says Maya Kodnani after acquittal by Gujarat High Court
Former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani, who was acquitted in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, on Saturday said that she has not yet thought about joining active politics, but will continue to remain a BJP worker.
Naroda Patiya riot case: Gujarat High Court likely to pronounce judgement on appeals filed by 32 convicts
The Gujarat High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on appeals in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case on Friday.
Gujarat poll results 2017: The tired old 'why Narendra Modi can’t win this time' narrative is set to bomb again
As a journalist, I have covered the Gujarat elections since 2002, when polling took place amid unusually high polarisation in the aftermath of the Godhra train burning tragedy and the ensuing communal riots