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Coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express, in which 59 people, mostly kar sevaks returning from Ayodhya were travelling, was burnt on February 27, 2002 at the Godhra station, triggering riots in the state. (Photo: PTI)

India

Godhra carnage was not an act of terrorism: Gujarat HC judgement

On Monday, the court commuted the death sentence of 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case to life...

11 Oct 2017 5:49 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people during his visit to his hometown Vadnagar, Gujarat. (Photo: AP)

India

Vadnagar has taught me to drink and digest poison, says PM in hometown

At the BN High School, where he studied, he smeared sand from the premises on his forehead.

8 Oct 2017 3:03 PM GMT

BJP President Amit Shah said, From 9:30 am to 9:45 am, I was at the Civil Hospital and I met Maya Kodnani there. (Photo: PTI)

India

BJP chief Amit Shah backs Maya Kodnani in 2002 Naroda Gam riots case

In court, Amit Shah said Maya Kodnani was not present in Naroda Gam and was inside the State Assembly at 8:30 am.

18 Sep 2017 6:44 AM GMT

India

SC to hear plea challenging clean chit to PM Modi in Gujarat riots on...

PIL was filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of ex-Cong MP Ehsan Jafri who was among 69 killed in Gulbarg society massacre.

13 Nov 2018 8:31 AM GMT

Admiral Sushil Kumar will be remembered for his great service to the nation, PM Modi said. (Photo: File)

India

Nanavati Commission gives clean chit to PM Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots

The commission's report also refuted the allegations against Modi that he visited Godhra without informing anyone.

11 Dec 2019 8:16 AM GMT

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

India

SC grants bail to 4 jailed in Gujarat riots, says 'conviction order...

The convicts, Umeshbhai Bharwad, Rajkumar, Harshad and Prakashbhai Rathod, are serving a 10-year jail term for arson and...

23 Jan 2019 5:20 AM GMT

India

Pay Bilkis Bano compensation of Rs 50 lakh within 2 weeks: SC to...

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi directed the state to provide her a job and accommodation within...

30 Sep 2019 6:39 AM GMT

A families leaves riot-affected Karawal Nagar in northeast Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Opinion

Delhi: History repeated, as handsets spread hate

Instead of causing revulsion, the explosion of gory images has made communal violence the new normal.

7 March 2020 1:58 AM GMT

$SIT claimed Teesta Setalvad was part of a \larger conspiracy\ carried out at the behest of late Congress leader Patel to get the BJP government in the state dismissed after the 2002 riots. (PTI)$ India

Allegations against Ahmed Patel manufactured: Congress on Gujarat...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the party 'categorically refutes the mischievous charges manufactured' against the...

16 July 2022 7:24 AM GMT

A police officer is seen at the gate of a building housing BBC office in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Opinion

AA Edit | BBC survey': Just bad optics

The BJP's response that BBC resorts to venomous reporting has in fact let the cat out of the bag

15 Feb 2023 6:45 PM GMT

Ahmedabad: Ex-MLA Maya Kodnani along with advocates comes out of the Sessions Court after the verdict on Naroda Gam massacre case, in Ahmedabad, Thursday, April 20, 2023. A special SIT court in Ahmedabad Thursday acquitted all 67 accused, including Kodnani. (PTI Photo)

Opinion

AA Edit | Naroda acquittals reflect state of justice system

That 18 of the accused died in the process reflects extremely poorly on the way the justice system in this country works

21 April 2023 6:45 PM GMT

India

Kodnani was at Naroda riots spot: SIT to court

The SPP said that the records of her mobile tower locations suggests that she reached Sola area at around 10:00 am.

3 Aug 2018 11:50 PM GMT