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Godhra Train Burning: SC to hear pleas against HC order on February 13

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar said that no adjournment will be given in the matter on the next date of hearing. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Let Me Explain: From Godhra to Godse, the rise of propaganda films in India

A movie about the 2002 Godhra train burning incident hit theatres, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his entire cabinet attending its screening. The event sparked renewed discussions about the intersection of cinema and politics in India.

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Gujarat: 3 shops & one warehouse gutted in fire in Godhra

A fire near a cycle store in Gujarat's Godhra on Saturday gutted three shops and one warehouse . Read further on Dynamite News:

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'The Sabarmati Report': Teaser out of fearless Journalists investigation

'The Sabarmati Report' teaser out: Vikrant Massey, Raashi Khanna play fearless journalists investigating Godhra incident. Read further on Dynamite News:

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OPINION - I saw the terrible impact of riots in India — and now I fear for England

In February 2002, 59 Hindu pilgrims perished when their train caught fire just outside Godhra station in the Indian state of Gujarat. The cause of the fire was never conclusively established; yet of the many unsubstantiated theories that still swirl around the fire, the one that had the most devastating…

Evening Standard

Explained: All about NEET ‘paper leak’ in Bihar, cheating racket in Gujarat

Why did students from far off states travel to Gujarat to answer the NEET-UG exam? And that too in the regional Gujarati language? This strange fact surfaced as Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal hit the ground to investigate the alleged paper leak in Gujarat’s Godhra.

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Two decades on, India still haunted by Gujarat religious riots

Twenty-two years ago, the Indian state of Gujarat erupted in violence. For several weeks from the end of February 2002, inter-communal violence led to the deaths of around 2,000 people, most of them Muslims. Entire neighbourhoods were burnt down and families massacred. This outpouring of hatred was sparked by a…

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At Bihar rally, PM Modi rakes up Godhra train arson to accuse Opposition of appeasement

Raking up the 2002 Godhra train arson, PM Modi charged RJD president Lalu Prasad with having tried to “save” those responsible for burning alive more than 60 kar sevaks “during the rule of Sonia madam”

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41 years of Nellie massacre: A pre-Godhra chapter for New India, with Assam’s ‘wage of indigenousness’

It’s been 41 years since the Nellie massacre of February 18, 1983, seen as one of the most horrific events of collective violence in independent India. Official estimates put casualties anywhere between 1,800 and 2,000, while less conservative figures hover around 7,000. But do these numbers matter more than the…

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Bilkis Bano case | All 11 convicts surrender at Godhra sub-jail

All 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered in Godhra sub-jail, Gujarat, as ordered by the Supreme Court.

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Hariprasad comes down on govt. as police seek more information about his ‘Godhra-like incident’ claim

Senior Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad criticizes Congress government in Karnataka for lack of support and treatment towards him.

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There exists a state of undeclared emergency in Karnataka, says Basavaraj Bommai

Congress creating fear & oppression in Karnataka, filing false cases against Hindutva activists & BJP workers. Chief Minister & Ministers curtailing freedom of speech. Ram Temple inauguration on Jan 22, Congress hinting at Godhra-like incident.

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BJP leader Kota Srinivas Poojary seeks probe into Congress MLC B.K. Hariprasad’s statement on Godhra-like incident in Karnataka

BJP MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary was referring to Congress MLC B.K. Haripasad telling reporters in Bengaluru that, as per information available to him, a Godhra-like incident could take place in Karnataka on the occasion of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

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Sanatana Dharma targeted for votes: BJP

BJP leaders Nadda and Prasad allege INDIA bloc parties target "Sanatan Dharma" for vote-bank politics. Prasad terms Uddhav Thackeray's apprehension of "Godhra-like incident" during Ram temple inauguration "shameful". Nadda demands Congress and INDIA Alliance explain why "hate against Sanatan Dharma is being sold". Prasad urges alliance to disassociate from DMK's…

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SC to hear bail pleas of some convicts in Godhra train burning case on Tuesday

The Supreme Court said it will hear on Tuesday the bail pleas of some of the convicts against whom specific allegations were made in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into a communal conflagration.

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Man serving life sentence in Godhra train carnage case nabbed a year after jumping parole

GODHRA: A year after he jumped parole, a convict serving life sentence in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case was arrested from Gujarat's Panchmahal district, police said on Sunday.

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Rahul Gandhi running 'mega mall of hatred', not 'mohabbat ki dukan': BJP leader Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party president J.P. Nadda, while addressing a rally in Godhra on the completion of nine years of the Modi government claimed the Congress leader was actually running a “mega mall of hatred”

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Gujarat court slams ‘pseudo-secular media and politicians’ while acquitting 35 in post-Godhra riots cases

A court at Halol town in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district has acquitted all 35 persons in connection with four different post-Godhra 2002 riots in which three people were killed.

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Bilkis Bano case: SC posts hearing on July 11, directs to serve notice to convict

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for July 11 a batch of petitions challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. Read further on Dynamite News:

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2002 Naroda Gam riots case | Court criticises Supreme Court-appointed SIT; says evidence of prosecution full of contradictions

A special court in Ahmedabad which acquitted all the 67 accused in the Naroda Gam post-Godhra riots case has criticised the probe conducted into it by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Supreme Court and said the evidence of the prosecution’s witnesses was full of contradictions and could…

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Bilkis Bano case convicts playing for time: Supreme Court judge K.M. Joseph

The Supreme Court on May 2 deferred to May 9 the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted to the 11 convicts last year in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members during the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

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2002 Gujarat riots: Ahmedabad court acquits all accused in Naroda Gam case

A special court in Ahmedabad on Thursday acquitted all 68 accused, including BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, in the 2002 post-Godhra riots, Naroda Gam case, which killed 11 people from the minority community. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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"Horrendous": Bilkis Bano case can't be compared with single murder, says SC

The SC on Tuesday said that "unequals can't be treated equally" while stating that the plight of Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped and her family members were murdered during the 2002 Godhra riots, can't be compared to the murder of single person. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bilkis Bano case: SC issues notice on Bano's plea against pre-mature release of 11 convicts

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, Gujarat government and all the convicts on a plea filed by Bilkis Bano challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped her and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against premature release of 11 convicts today

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas on Monday challenging the release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. Read further on Dynamite News:

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