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  Supreme Court rejects Gujarat govt’s plea to strike out allegations in Bilkis Bano case

  India | September 26, 2024 19:33 IST

  The Supreme Court has rejected the Gujarat government’s petition to dismiss allegations in the Bilkis Bano case, which involves the controversial early release of 11 convicts from the 2002 riots. The court stated that the plea was baseless and emphasized systemic issues in the handling of the case.

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  NCERT books tweaked, references to PoK, Babri Masjid, Gujarat riots changed | DETAILS

  India | April 05, 2024 16:06 IST

  Various references in the older version of the NCERT textbooks have been replaced by some new references in the new textbooks. The NCERT did not comment on the topics being dropped, however, according to the officials, the changes have been made as part of the routine updation.

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  ​2002 Gujarat riots evidence fabrication case: Ahmedabad court rejects Setalvad's discharge plea

  Gujarat | July 20, 2023 19:13 IST

  While rejecting Teesta Setalvad's discharge plea, additional sessions judge AR Patel asked the prosecution and defense to “open the case” (start trial proceedings) from July 24.

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  Teesta Setalvad gets bail from SC in case of alleged fabrication of evidence in 2002 Gujarat riots

  India | July 19, 2023 17:08 IST

  The Supreme Court said that a chargesheet has been filed in case against Teesta Setalvad therefore no custodial interrogation is necessary.

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  BBC to face Rs 10,000 crore defamation suit over controversial documentary on PM Modi

  India | May 23, 2023 7:11 IST

  The plea said BBC (UK) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom and has released the news documentary -- "India: The Modi Question" -- which has two episodes and BBC (India) is its local operations office.

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  BBC says 'fully cooperating' with I-T dept after its Mumbai, Delhi offices come under scanner

  India | February 14, 2023 15:56 IST

  The statement came as the Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a survey operation at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion.

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  Kharge echoes Vajpayee's remarks for PM Modi post-Gujarat riots; BJP says 'incomplete statement'

  India | February 08, 2023 17:31 IST

  While speaking in the Parliament, the leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge invoked Vajpayee's 'raj dharma' remark following the 2002 Gujarat riots.

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  BBC documentary on PM Modi screened at Kerala beach, Hyderabad varsity by Congress, SFI respectively

  India | January 27, 2023 0:02 IST

  The controversy around the banned BBC documentary -- "India: The Modi Question" is snowballing with every passing day. Eventually, the matter turned into BJP supporters vs opponents of the saffron party. Several anti-BJP groups have screened or planned to screen the banned documentary.

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  It is a propaganda piece: India on BBC documentary on Gujarat riots

  India | January 19, 2023 17:24 IST

  India said the documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling "this narrative" again.

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  Bilawal Bhutto controversy: US says India, Pakistan should engage in constructive dialogue

  World | December 20, 2022 12:25 IST

  The United States said each of these relationships is indispensable to America and to the promotion and pursuit of the shared goals that the US has with India and Pakistan.

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  SC refuses submissions seeking early setting up of fresh bench for Bilkis Bano case

  India | December 14, 2022 14:26 IST

  Bilkis Bano, who moved the Supreme Court challenging the remission and release of 11 convicts, said she would stand and fight again. "I will stand and fight again, against what is wrong and for what is right," she asserted.

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  Gujarat court likely to pass order on bail pleas of Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar

  India | July 29, 2022 12:32 IST

  The FIR against Setalvad, Sreekumar and Bhatt was registered after the Supreme Court last month dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

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  Teesta Setalvad's's ex aide talks of her meet with Patel, says she received ₹30 lakh

  India | July 17, 2022 14:54 IST

  The SIT, in its affidavit in the sessions court in Gujarat, claimed that at Ahmed Patel's behest, Teesta Setalvad and others had plotted to destabilize the Gujarat government.

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  Teesta got ₹30 lakh from Ahmed Patel post-Godhra riots to destabilise Gujarat govt, says SIT

  India | July 16, 2022 13:10 IST

  Teesta Setalvad, along with Sreekumar and Bhatt, was booked under IPC sections 468 (forgery) and 194 (giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for capital offence) among other offences.

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  Gujarat: Social activist Setalvad, ex-DGP Sreekumar remanded in police custody till July 2

  India | June 26, 2022 23:11 IST

  The prosecution had sought a 14-day remand of Setalvad and Sreekumar. The court of metropolitan magistrate SP Patel sent Setalvad and Sreekumar, both arrested in connection with an FIR lodged on Saturday by the city crime branch, to police custody till July 2, said public prosecutor Mitesh Amin.

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  Gujarat riots: SC dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging SIT's clean chit to Modi, 63 others

  India | June 24, 2022 11:33 IST

  India's top court upheld the Gujarat High Court order and said Jafri's plea is devoid of merit.

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  Ram Navami violence in Gujarat's Anand was pre-planned, here's what mastermind told stone pelters

  India | April 13, 2022 15:22 IST

  After Jamshed Pathan was nabbed and interrogated, he told the security officials about the mastermind, Maulvi Mustaqin.

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  CBSE apologises for Gujarat riots question in Class 12 exam, promises strict action

  Education | December 02, 2021 9:31 IST

  The 2002 riots in Gujarat broke out after the burning of two coaches of the Sabarmati Express train near Godhra railway station in which 59 Hindu 'karsevaks' were killed. The riots left over a thousand dead.

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  Modi kept his cool, didn't accept even tea during 9-hour questioning: 2002 SIT probe chief Raghavan

  India | October 26, 2020 22:35 IST

  Without parrying a single question out of the 100-odd ones put to him by the 2002 Gujarat riots SIT, Narendra Modi as the then Gujarat chief minister "kept his cool" throughout the marathon 9-hour questioning and did not accept even a cup of tea from investigators, the probe team's chief at that time RK Raghavan has said in a new book.

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  Supreme Court grants bail to 13 convicts in Godhra's Sardarpura riots case

  India | January 28, 2020 13:46 IST

  Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to 13 convicts in the Sardarpura post-Godhra riot case. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde grants bail to the convicts and asks them to do social service during the duration of the bail.