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SC denies bail to ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in custodial death case

SC denies bail to ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in custodial death case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, convicted in a 1990 custodial death case and serving a life sentence, stating there was no merit in his request for bail or sentence suspension

29 April,2025 12:58 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Mohanlal apologizes to fans for L2: Empuraan controversy

Mohanlal apologizes to fans for L2: Empuraan controversy

With reports going around that CBFC has asked the makers to release a fresh version of L2: Empuraan with 17 new cuts, Mohanlal has put out an apology for his fans "for the distress caused"

30 March,2025 02:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Empuraan to make 17 cuts amid backlash over 2002 Gujarat riots scene

Empuraan to make 17 cuts amid backlash over 2002 Gujarat riots scene

L2: Empuraan stirred a huge row over its alleged portrayal of the 2002 Gujarat riots, which took place during Narendra Modi's tenure as the state’s Chief Minister

29 March,2025 06:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gujarat riots 2002: The day the mob came

Gujarat riots 2002: The day the mob came

This chilling excerpt from Zara Chowdhary’s memoir, The Lucky Ones, recounts the terror her family lived through during the 2002 Gujarat riots

08 December,2024 09:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Team SMD
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

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