Asaram Bapu survives chopper crash, probe ordered
August 29th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu and four others had a providential escape Wednesday when a private helicopter he was flying in crash-landed in Godhra in Gujarat, ... Read more...
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Re-investigate Modi role in 2002 riots: CPI-M
May 11th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday sought a fresh investigation into Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 riots, saying the Special Investigation Team (SIT) ... Read more...
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When we stood with pickaxes in Vadodara (10 years of Gujarat riots)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ten years ago, a madness, a maelstrom of sorts hit Gujarat. Hundreds died in its wake. Innocent lives lost, sacrificed on the altar of man's cruelty to man. I was there ... Read more...
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Politics of hatred has triumphed in Gujarat: Harsh Mander (A decade since Gujarat riots)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The story of Gujarat is more about the triumph of politics of hatred, symbolised by Chief Minister Narendra Modi, than the development indicators he ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit praises Modi, retracts
February 1st, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Agra/New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Linking poll wins in states to good governance and development, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday named Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and ... Read more...
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IFS woman’s inter-caste marriage puts family under threat
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 2 (IANS) For a state notorious for illegal diktats of its Khap panchayats (community courts), a family in Haryana's Bhiwani district has been provided police protection after ... Read more...
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Fear of Modi more among BJP leaders: Aiyar
September 17th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said the fear of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi emerging as a national leader was more prounced in the ... Read more...
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Congress MP ejected from Modi’s function
May 21st, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Prabha Taviad, the Congress member of parliament from Dahod, was forcibly evicted from the dias during a government programme in the presence of Gujarat Chief ... Read more...
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Congress hits out at BJP chief ministers’ allegations
May 10th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in particular Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, terming as "false" the allegation that the ... Read more...
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Truth is out on Gujarat riots: Teesta Setalvad
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Social activist Teesta Setalvad Friday said the truth has finally come out on the 2002 Gujarat riots as a senior police officer blamed Chief ... Read more...
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Top cop implicates Modi for Gujarat ‘carnage’ (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt has blamed Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 "communal carnage", saying he wanted Muslims to be taught "a ... Read more...
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Ajmer blast: Rajasthan cops arrest man in Gujarat
November 4th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Nov 3 (IANS) A man was arrested by Rajasthan Police Wednesday from Gujarat's Godhra town in connection with the 2007 Ajmer blast, which killed three people and injured 30, a police ... Read more...
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Will wait, watch Nitish moves: Paswan
June 21st, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) In view of the rift between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan has ... Read more...
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Modi showed a sense of responsibility, says BJP
March 28th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Asserting that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has shown a great sense of responsibility in appearing before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigating Team probing 2002 riots ... Read more...
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Modi questioning a big step forward: SIT chief
March 28th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, March 28 (IANS) R.K. Raghavan, chief of the Supreme Court-appointed probe panel that quizzed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots, said the questioning of Modi was ... Read more...
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Modi returns for SIT questioning (Intro Roundup)
March 28th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi returned Saturday night, after a four-hour break, for a second session of questioning by Supreme Court-appointed panel over his alleged complicity in ... Read more...
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Modi appears before SIT
March 27th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday appeared before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for questioning over the 2002 communal riots.
Modi reached the SIT office at ... Read more...
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Congress wants Modi to “step down” over 2002 Gujarat riots case
March 11th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
Gandhinagar, Mar 11 (ANI): The Congress Party on Thursday demanded Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to resign after he was summoned to appear before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on March ... Read more...
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Modi summoned on riots, Congress wants him to go (Lead)
March 11th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 11 (IANS) The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21. The Congress immediately ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots investigation team issues summons to Modi
March 11th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
Gandhinagar, Mar 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been asked to appear before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on March 21 to explain his role in a 2002 Gujarat ... Read more...
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More explosives seized in Gujarat
February 15th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) A day after two major explosives seizures in Gujarat, about 50 gelatine sticks and 80 detonators were seized from a village in Godhra district Monday, police said.
J.M. Mothalia, ... Read more...
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Court orders probe into police assault on women
December 29th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) A Godhra court Tuesday ordered an enquiry following complaints of police atrocities on women and children in a predominantly Muslim locality.
Teesta Setalvad, of the Citizens for Peace ... Read more...
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Gujarat will have elaborate security for by-polls
August 25th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 25 (IANS) Elaborate security arrangements are being made in Gujarat to ensure violence free by-elections to seven assembly seats Sep 10.
A state home department official said heavy security was ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots: Court refuses to stay probe against Modi (Lead)
July 24th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 24 (IANS) The Gujarat High COurt Friday dismissed a petition seeking a stay on a probe by a Supreme Court-appointed panel against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet ... Read more...
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Plea to probe Modi’s role in murder dismissed
July 15th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking a probe against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the March 2003 killing of former state home minister ... Read more...
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Gujarat plans to build 1,460 km gas pipeline
June 30th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) The Gujarat government is planning to build a 1,460-km pipeline for the transportation of gas from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) fields off the Andhra Pradesh coast to other parts ... Read more...
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Gujarat legislator sent to two-day police remand
June 30th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 30 (IANS) Fatehsinh Chauhan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator arrested Monday for his alleged role in communal violence of 2002 in Gujarat, was Tuesday sent to two-day police ... Read more...
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Country’s lone Stutz race car finds home in Delhi
May 23rd, 2009 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The lone Stutz vintage car in the country, one of the earliest racing cars manufactured by the US-based Stutz company between 1913 and 1938, has found a ... Read more...
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Shankarsinh Vaghela loses in Panchmahals
May 16th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 16 (IANS) Congress stalwart and central government minister Shankarsinh Vaghela Saturday lost from Gujarat's Panchmahals constituency. He was beaten by 2,090 votes by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rival ... Read more...
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Apex court appoints two more officials to Gujarat probe panel
May 15th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday included two more former police officers in a special panel it constituted last year to probe crucial cases of the 2002 communal ... Read more...
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Modi faces contempt plea in Supreme Court (Lead)
May 1st, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A senior advocate Friday urged the Supreme Court to launch contempt of court proceedings against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his reported remarks on the ... Read more...
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Apex court order has put Modi government on trial, says Congress (Lead)
May 1st, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Congress party Friday said the Supreme Court order for speedy trial in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases has put the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Supreme Court fast-tracks key Gujarat riot cases, victims hopeful (Roundup)
May 1st, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, May 1 (IANS) More than seven years after the communal violence in Gujarat, survivors have fresh hopes of getting justice as the Supreme Court Friday ordered the state to ... Read more...
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BJP, Congress workers clash in Gujarat
April 30th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Godhra (Gujarat), April 30 (IANS) Workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress Thursday clashed at a polling booth in a Gujarat village, a clash that quickly spread to ... Read more...
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Apex Court objects to Gujarat riot probe panel’s report leakage
April 21st, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday took strong exception to the leakage of a special panel's probe report on communal violence in Gujarat that has reportedly indicted various NGOs ... Read more...
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