New Delhi, February 21: The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat government for filing a frivolous FIR against social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with the 2002 Gujarat Riots case involving the digging up of unidentified bodies buried at Lunawada in Gujarat. The apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam ...

Ahmedabad, February 13: A local court will hear the closure report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team on Monday. The court of Metropolitan Magistrate M S Bhatt will also hear the petitions filed by social activists Teesta Setalvad and Mukul Sinha seeking copies of the report filed in a sealed ...

New Delhi, February 10: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Nazvi said Friday. "Yes, he will participate in the election campaign. The dates are being finalised," Naqvi told reporters here. The second phase of the seven-phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will ...

Ahmedabad, February 9: A day after the Supreme Court-appointed SIT probing the 2002 Gujarat riots filed its final report, petitioner Zakia Jafri Thursday threatened to file a protest plea. A statement from Jafri and activist Teesta Setalvad said they have sought a copy of the report. They said if it is a ...

Ahmedabad, February 8: The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to large-scale destruction of religious structures. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala made the observation while hearing a ...

New Delhi, February 3: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hold the final hearing on the Gujarat government's plea challenging the state high court judgment that upheld the appointment of Justice (retd) R.A. Mehta as Lokayukta by the governor March 20. While admitting the petition, an apex court bench headed by ...

Ahmedabad, February 2: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the Supreme Court verdict quashing 122 licences for mobile phone services and said people of the country were asking whether the prime minister should remain in office. Addressing a sadbhavna fast meeting, Modi referred to the Comptroller ...

Vadodara, Ferbury 3:  A 30-year-old NRI woman was found murdered on Thursday at her farmhouse in Sokgakurd village here, police said. The woman was identified as Payal Soni. Police suspect involvement of Paresh Patel, a watchman, who is absconding. There were serious injuries to Payal’s head. Police have recovered an axe from ...

Ahmedabad, Febryary 1: In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the 2002 communal riots in the state. "The court has dismissed the appeal filed by NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch challenging the order of the commission ...

New Delhi, February 1: Welcoming the Gujarat High Court order rejecting a petition that sought Chief Minister Narendra Modi's deposition before the Nanavati panel probing the 2002 communal riots, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said that justice had prevailed. "It a relief and we are thankful to the judiciary. Justice has ...