2002 Riots News
Supreme Court dismisses Teesta Setalvad’s plea to de-freeze bank accounts
Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and their two NGOs had challenged the Gujarat high court verdict in the alleged misappropriation of funds received by their NGOs for Gujarat riot victims of 2002
1 min read16 Dec 2017HC concludes hearing in Zakia Jafri’s plea against Narendra Modi, others
The Gujarat HC concluded hearing a petition by Zakia Jafri, widow of slain ex-MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging a clean chit to Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riots cases
1 min read10 Jun 2017Gulbarg massacre case: Gujarat court sentences 11 to lifetime imprisonment
12 get 7 years imprisonment, one gets 10 years jail for 'lesser offences'
2 min read18 Jun 2016Do the ends justify the means?
What are simple people to do when faced with the exigencies of life and they have no access to wise counsel all the time?
9 min read4 Jun 2016Gujarat’s attack on the Ford Foundation
Aakar Patel on why 'secular' is a bad word in Gujarat and 'justice', 'equality' or 'tolerance' plain annoying
5 min read18 Apr 2015Ford Foundation in India: Where the money goes
Between 2006 and 2014, the foundation has given 546 grants totalling $133.6 million to organizations in this region across practices
1 min read17 Apr 2015Teesta Setalvad case: SC constitutes three-judge bench
The apex court registry issued a notice listing the matter for hearing on 21 April before the three-judge bench
1 min read16 Apr 2015SC reserves judgment on Teesta Setalvad anticipatory bail
The apex court directs that no arrests will be made in the interim
1 min read19 Feb 2015Gulbarg fund case: Supreme Court stays Teesta Setalvad’s arrest till Friday
A bench headed by chief justice H.L. Dattu said Setalvad and her husband would be protected from the arrest till the matter is heard tomorrow
1 min read12 Feb 2015Nanavati Commission submits final report on 2002 Gujarat riots to CM
The final report of the commission on riots, comes after extensive investigation which ran over a period of more than 12 years
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