Gandhinagar | 5 days ago
Why no compensation for damaged mosques? Gujarat asked
Gandhinagar, Feb 8 - The Gujarat High Court Monday sought an explanation from the state government on its changed stand over paying compensation for mosques destroyed or demolished during the 2002 communal riots.A division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyay and Justice Anant Dave sought the state government response by March 2 on a public interest lawsuit of the Islamic Relief Committee Guja ... read more

Gandhinagar | 16 days ago
Plea to transfer Gujarat riot case rejected
Gandhinagar, Jan 28 - A court in Ahmedabad Thursday rejected a petition for transfer of the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case, in which 69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri were killed, to another court, citing jurisdictional limitations.A petition against special judge B.U.Joshi, charging him with harbouring a bias against them, was filed by victims and witnesses of the inciden ... read more

18 days ago
Gulbarg society massacre case transfer appeal Wednesday
Gandhinagar, Jan 26 - A petition alleging bias on the part of the special judge hearing the 2002 Gulbarg society massacre case of Ahmedabad that left 69 people dead during the 2002 Gujarat riots is slated to come up for hearing Wednesday. Witnesses and victims of the communal riot massacre, which left former MP Ehsan Jaffri among others dead, have sought transfer of the trial from the special co ... read more

8 months ago
Red flags to saffron scarves - what next for Sudheendra Kulkarni
New Delhi, June 12 - He was once a diehard Communist preaching against Hindu communalism and then key advisor to the BJP top brass strategising on policy and plans. Now, as he finds himself at the centre of a raging storm in the party and questions its Hindutva ideology, Sudheendra Kulkarni's friends wonder if he is reinventing himself one more time. The 58-year-old IIT graduate-journalist-polit ... read more

8 months ago
Red flags to saffron scarves - what next for Sudheendra Kulkarni
New Delhi, June 12 - He was once a diehard Communist preaching against Hindu communalism and then key advisor to the BJP top brass strategising on policy and plans. Now, as he finds himself at the centre of a raging storm in the party and questions its Hindutva ideology, Sudheendra Kulkarni's friends wonder if he is reinventing himself one more time. The 58-year-old IIT graduate-journalist-polit ... read more

9 months ago
Willing to go to jail, will cooperate in probe: Modi
Anand -, April 28 - Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he was willing to go to jail if his involvement in the 2002 Gujarat riots was proved by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigative Team -. 'I will abide by the Supreme Court directives and fully cooperate in any probe. I am willing to go to jail if my involvement is proved by the SIT in the - Godhra riots,' he said addressing a ... read more

9 months ago
Supreme Court orders probe into Modi's role in Gujarat riots
New Delhi, April 27 - The Supreme Court Monday ordered a special probe panel to investigate the role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and top state officials in the 2002 communal riots and submit a report within three months. A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly also ordered the Raghavan Committee panel, headed by former CBI Director R.K. Raghavan, to probe th ... read more

9 months ago
Modi must step down: Congress after court order on 2002 riots
New Delhi, April 27 - The Congress party Monday said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi must step down for 'justice to prevail' after the Supreme Court ordered a probe into Modi's role in the 2002 communal riots in his state. Reacting to the apex court directive, Congress spokesperson M. Veerappa Moily said: 'Narendra Modi will have to step down for justice to be done.' The Supreme Court ... read more

10 months ago
Apex court moots fast-track courts to try riot cases
New Delhi, April 13 - The Supreme Court Monday suggested that special fast-track courts should be set up to try communal riot cases to ensure victims' confidence in the rule of law. A bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat made the suggestion while indicating that it would ask the Gujarat High Court to designate special fast track courts in various districts of the state, which was ravaged by the 2002 ... read more

10 months ago
Obama said yes we can, I say now we must: Mallika Sarabhai
New Delhi, April 5 - The firebrand danseuse has been hotfooting it around her Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat, meeting thousands of voters in slums, condominiums and in villages to understand their issues, find solutions in partnership and even involve them in her campaign. 'If Barack Obama believed in yes we can, I say, now we must,' exclaims Mallika Sarabhai, 55, who has embarked on an eno ... read more