Gujarat Riots
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
Two BJP MLAs and three other members of the party were on the board that decided the remission plea of the 11 men.
Arunabh Saikia & Aishwarya Iyer
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In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release
One of the convicts spoke to Scroll.in and claimed he was innocent. He also claimed he had come home straight from prison, a fact belied by photos of the event.
Arunabh Saikia
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Harsh Mander: Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002?
Reconstructing the murder in Ahmedabad of the politician-poet during the Gujarat riots.
Harsh Mander
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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2002 Gujarat riots: SC lists hearing of plea against acquittal given to PM Modi for February
The petition was filed by Zakia Jafri, the wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who died in the riots along with 68 other people.
Scroll Staff
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2002 Gujarat riots: High Court upholds sentences of 19 convicts in Ode massacre case, acquits four
A trial court had in 2012 sentenced 18 convicts to life and given seven-year jail terms to five.
Scroll Staff
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'Police was definitely involved, but got away': Survivors and activists rue Gulberg verdict
Those who witnessed the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre are disappointed that the special court's verdict rules out criminal conspiracy.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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CBI raids Teesta Setalvad's home two weeks before Gujarat high court hears case against Modi's 'clean chit'
Both the Gujarat and central government have been making a concerted effort to pin down charges against the human rights activist.
Mridula Chari
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Does Teesta Setalvad need to be in jail for the police to follow a paper trail?
That's what the Supreme Court will decide on Thursday as it hears her anticipatory bail application in a case of embezzlement that the Ahmedabad police have registered against her.
Mridula Chari
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A timeline of events in the embezzlement case against Teesta Setalvad
The activist had proposed constructing a memorial at the site of Gulberg Society, where 69 Muslims were killed in the Gujarat riots. The police accuse her of misusing funds she raised for the purpose.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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As Gujarat pursues Setalvad, a reminder: apex court transferred two key riots cases out of state
The apex court moved cases to Maharashtra because of witness intimidation and other problems.
Mridula Chari
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No matter what the BJP might claim, US court has not given Modi a clean chit
As head of state, he was immune from prosecution.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Some young Gujaratis want to know: what really happened in 2002?
Some young people in Gujarat who were not even in their teens in 2002 want to know what really happened. But they have no one to ask.
Zahir Janmohamed
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I