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"Gujarat riots were general expression of people; government had no role":
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"It was printed and Modiji ordered 500 copies to be distributed. I compared the Delhi riots with Gujarat. I said, Delhi is sponsored, Gujarat is natural. Gujarat riots were the general expression of people. No government role, not even one person. I said this 20 times. I said, this is my inq
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Ingrained in BJP's DNA to pounce like vultures, politicise tragedies: Karn
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, accusing them of exploiting tragedies for political gain while responding to the opposition's demands for his and others' resignation following the tragic stampede that claimed 11 lives near Chinnas
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ED issues summons to 'Empuraan' producer Gokulam Gopalan for questioning o
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate has issued another notice to Gokulam Gopalan, industrialist and one of the producers of the Malayalam film Empuraan, which faced a right-wing backlash for its apparent reference to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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Those who protest against 'Empuraan' have "guilty conscience," says KC Ven
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Expressing solidarity with the makers of Malayalam film 'Empuraan, ' Congress MP KC Venugopal on Monday said that those who are irked by the film have a "guilty conscience."
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Amid Right-wing backlash against 'Empuraan', Kerala Minister praises direc
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Amid Right-wing backlash against Malayalam film 'Empuraan' for its apparent references to the 2002 Gujarat riot, Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian on Monday watched the film and expressed solidarity with the makers.
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"Tragedy of unimaginable magnitude": PM Modi on Godhra train burning
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"On February 27, 2002, we were seated in the Assembly for the budget session. That same day, it had been just three days since I'd become a state representative when suddenly, the horrific Godhra incident occurred. It was a tragedy of unimaginable magnitude. People were burned alive. Of c
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Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress MP killed in 2002 Gujarat riots, dies in Ah
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, passed away in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
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Bilkis Bano case: SC seeks original records related to remission granted t
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan while reserving its order on a batch of pleas filed against the remission granted to 11 convicts also asked the government of Centre and Gujarat to submit original records by October 16.
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Bilkis Bano case: SC reserves order on pleas against remission to 11 convi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a batch of pleas filed against the remission granted to 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.
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Kerala restores deleted portions on Gandhi’s assassination, Gujarat riots,
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kerala government has decided to distribute the new supplementary textbooks to restore the deleted chapters in National Council of Educational Training and Research (NCERT) Class 11 and 12 textbooks relating to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, the 2002 Gujarat riots and the period of emergenc
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2002 Godhra riots: SC grants regular bail to activist Teesta Setalvad
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that activist Teesta Setalvad shall remain on bail in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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Bilkis Bano case: SC posts to start hearing of pleas against remission to
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said that the pleadings in the case have been completed and notices served on all the convicts.
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