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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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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 Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate