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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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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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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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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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: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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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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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds