2002 Godhra Riots

Clarifying his "infiltrators" and "those with more children" remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with News18 said that he did not only talk about Muslims but spoke about every poor family.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions by the 11 men - who were convicted of raping Bilkis Bano, and murdering her family, during the 2002 Godhra riots - seeking more time before they surrender to the authorities and are sent back to jail.

The Supreme Court said that the Gujarat government is on "thin ice" over granting early releases to the men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing seven members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter, during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of three convicts serving life term in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into one of the worst communal riots, terming it a "very serious incident".

The Gujarat High Court rejected the bail plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad and directed her to surrender immediately in a case pertaining to the alleged fabrication of evidence to frame innocent people in 2002 post-Godhra riots.

Gujarat government on Monday opposed the bail pleas of some convicts, who are sentenced to life imprisonment, and reiterated that the 2002 Godhra train coach-burning case was involved in serious offences.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will dispose of the bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on April 10.

The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will press for the death penalty to 11 convicts whose sentences in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were commuted to life imprisonment by the state's high court.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Gujarat government's response on the bail pleas of some convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train coach-burning case.

The students' association of the Film and Television Institute of India screened the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots on the campus of the premier acting school here, said the student body on Saturday.

Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar on Wednesday accused a students group planning to screen the controversial BBC documentary on 2002 Godhra riots on the campus of "disturbing peace and harmony".

The Gujarat government has opposed in the Supreme Court the bail pleas of some convicts of the 2002 Godhra train burning case, saying they were not mere stone-pelters and their acts prevented people from escaping the burning coach.

Ms Setalvad and the two ex-IPS officers were booked under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to forgery, giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence, criminal conspiracy, etc.

"On the one hand, PM talks about respect for women... BJP has shown to people of Gujarat and the rest of India how it defines that," says Sharad Pawar, on day he was re-elected NCP chief for four years.

As Gujarat government allowed their release under remission policy, the 11 men walked out of Godhra prison on Monday, having served about 15 years

Clarifying his "infiltrators" and "those with more children" remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with News18 said that he did not only talk about Muslims but spoke about every poor family.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions by the 11 men - who were convicted of raping Bilkis Bano, and murdering her family, during the 2002 Godhra riots - seeking more time before they surrender to the authorities and are sent back to jail.

The Supreme Court said that the Gujarat government is on "thin ice" over granting early releases to the men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing seven members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter, during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of three convicts serving life term in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into one of the worst communal riots, terming it a "very serious incident".

The Gujarat High Court rejected the bail plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad and directed her to surrender immediately in a case pertaining to the alleged fabrication of evidence to frame innocent people in 2002 post-Godhra riots.

Gujarat government on Monday opposed the bail pleas of some convicts, who are sentenced to life imprisonment, and reiterated that the 2002 Godhra train coach-burning case was involved in serious offences.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will dispose of the bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on April 10.

The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will press for the death penalty to 11 convicts whose sentences in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were commuted to life imprisonment by the state's high court.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Gujarat government's response on the bail pleas of some convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train coach-burning case.

The students' association of the Film and Television Institute of India screened the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots on the campus of the premier acting school here, said the student body on Saturday.

Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar on Wednesday accused a students group planning to screen the controversial BBC documentary on 2002 Godhra riots on the campus of "disturbing peace and harmony".

The Gujarat government has opposed in the Supreme Court the bail pleas of some convicts of the 2002 Godhra train burning case, saying they were not mere stone-pelters and their acts prevented people from escaping the burning coach.

Ms Setalvad and the two ex-IPS officers were booked under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to forgery, giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence, criminal conspiracy, etc.

"On the one hand, PM talks about respect for women... BJP has shown to people of Gujarat and the rest of India how it defines that," says Sharad Pawar, on day he was re-elected NCP chief for four years.

As Gujarat government allowed their release under remission policy, the 11 men walked out of Godhra prison on Monday, having served about 15 years