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Godhra train burning case: No more adjournments, says SC

Godhra train burning case: No more adjournments, says SC

A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal made it clear that no adjournment will be given in the matter on the next date of hearing

26 September,2024 06:51 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Bilkis Bano case: SC rejects Gujarat govt's plea seeking review of verdict

Bilkis Bano case: SC rejects Gujarat govt's plea seeking review of verdict

SC on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking a review of the court's verdict which contained certain observations against the state while quashing the remission granted to 11 men in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case

26 September,2024 06:31 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Why teach about riots?: NCERT chief

Why teach about riots?: NCERT chief

Says tweaks in textbooks are part of annual revision and should not be a subject of hue and cry

17 June,2024 07:30 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Mumbai: Textbook revisions see mixed response

Mumbai: Textbook revisions see mixed response

While teacher terms NCERT’s omission of references saffronisation of academics, activist says other issues are more pressing

08 April,2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
References to Babri, Gujarat riots, Hindutva dropped

References to Babri, Gujarat riots, Hindutva dropped

Chapter 8 on Secularism in class 11 textbook earlier said, “More than 1,000 persons, mostly Muslims, were massacred during the post Godhra riots in Gujarat in 2002”

06 April,2024 06:05 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Bilkis Bano case: Convicts can ask Maharashtra govt for remission of sentences

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts can ask Maharashtra govt for remission of sentences

The Supreme Court of India ruled on Monday that the 11 convicts involved in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case and the murder of seven of her family members during communal riots in Gujarat cannot seek remission from the Gujarat government.

08 January,2024 08:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rahul Gandhi says SC verdict showed country who gives patronage to criminals

Rahul Gandhi says SC verdict showed country who gives patronage to criminals

Earlier in the day, the apex court said the Gujarat government abused its power in grating the remission to the men convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots, and ordered that they be sent back to jail within two weeks

08 January,2024 03:20 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Bilkis Bano case: 'Veil is off BJP's anti-women policies,' says Priyanka Gandhi

Bilkis Bano case: 'Veil is off BJP's anti-women policies,' says Priyanka Gandhi

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the Gujarat government's order granting remission to 11 convicts who had gangraped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. It asked all 11 convicts to surrender before jail authorities within two weeks

08 January,2024 02:49 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Supreme Court grants bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in post-godhra riots case

Supreme Court grants bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in post-godhra riots case

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has granted regular bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case related to the alleged fabrication of evidence to frame innocent people in the 2002 post-Godhra riots cases.

19 July,2023 04:26 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
SC fixes Aug 7 for final hearing on pleas against remission to convicts

SC fixes Aug 7 for final hearing on pleas against remission to convicts

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed August 7 for the start of the final hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano gang rape and the murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

17 July,2023 04:49 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

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