New Delhi | 1 day ago
Supreme Court stays trial of Sanjiv Bhatt
New Delhi, April 20 - The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who is facing charges of pressurising his subordinate to make a false statement before the SIT on the alleged inaction of the state government during the 2002 riots.A bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai stayed the proceedings against Bhatt after counsel I.H. Syed argued ... read more

Hyderabad | 1 month ago
Modi must spend rest of his life in jail: Owaisi
Hyderabad, March 4 - Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen - president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi Sunday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi must spend rest of his life in jail for committing genocide in the state.Warning that India will not be able to absorb another Gujarat, he said even if Modi is announced as the prime ministerial candidate, the consequences will be draconian.Addressing a seminar on ... read more

Hyderabad | 1 month ago
Pakistani scholar's Gujarat remarks spark row
Hyderabad, March 1 - Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri's reported remarks advising Muslims to forget the Gujarat riots have sparked a row with some Muslim organisations opposing his ongoing visit to Hyderabad.Police have stepped up security for Qadri, who arrived here Tuesday on a five-day trip amid criticism from Jamiat-ul-Ulema and others for his remarks during a visit to Gujarat last ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
BJP defends Modi, questions timing of SIT report
New Delhi, Feb 9 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - Thursday questioned the timing of the special investigation team - on Gujarat riots, even as senior leaders advocated a clean chit for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.Speaking to reporters in the national capital, party spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said the BJP was concerned about the timing of the report as it could instiga ... read more

Ahmedabad | 2 months ago
Zakia seeks copy of SIT report on Gujarat riots
Ahmedabad, Feb 9 - A day after the Supreme Court-appointed SIT probing the 2002 Gujarat riots filed its final report, petitioner Zakia Jafri Thursday threatened to file a protest plea.A statement from Jafri and activist Teesta Setalvad said they have sought a copy of the report. They said if it is a closure report, a protest petition would be filed.A magisterial court has issued a notice to the Sp ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Apex court to hear Amit Shah's plea with CBI petition
New Delhi, Jan 25 - The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear former Gujarat minister Amit Shah's plea to be allowed to enter the state along with the CBI petition seeking cancellation of his bail granted by the Gujarat High Court Oct 29, 2010.An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad said this when senior counsel Ram Jethmalani appearing for Shah pleaded for an early ... read more

Hyderabad | 3 months ago
Falsely tainted with Mecca Masjid blast, compensation eludes these victims
Hyderabad, Jan 9 - They are the worst victims of physical and mental torture by police in the Mecca Masjid blast case. But like justice, compensation too seems to elude them till date.A few hours before Mohammed Raeesuddin was to receive a cheque of Rs.300,000 along with 15 others, his name was deleted from the list.Syed Imran Khan and his uncle Shoaib Jagirdar, who were among the first to be arre ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Shillong choir to kick off Christmas festivities
Mumbai, Dec 10 - The acclaimed Shillong Chamber Choir will kick off the fortnight-long Christmas celebrations here Sunday with a live mega-concert at the historic Chowpatty Beach, an organiser said.The choir will also unveil the English version of patriotic song 'Vande Mataram' in the presence of the Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt and other dignitaries, said Abraham Mathai, chairman of Mumbai ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
Can't stigmatise judiciary, apex court warns CBI
New Delhi, Nov 29 - 'One can't stigmatise the judiciary,' the Supreme Court Tuesday said, slamming the CBI for casting aspersions on the subordinate judiciary in Gujarat while seeking the transfer of the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing's trial outside the state.An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.P. Desai pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation - when Additional Advocate ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
CPI-M asks Modi to step down
New Delhi, Nov 22 - The Communist Party of India-Marxist - Tuesday asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to resign over the killings of Ishrat Jahan and three others seven years ago.'The report of the high court appointed Special Investigation Team - that the so-called encounter killing of Ishrat and others by the Gujarat police in June 2004 was nothing but a cold blooded murder,' it said in ... read more