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Topic2002 Gujarat riots

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Babri Masjid to Gujarat riots—exhibition traces Gulammohammed Sheikh’s artistic journey

The curator of the ‘Of Worlds Within Worlds’ exhibition, Roobina Karode, said Sheikh’s work ‘draws us into a definite moment of recognition and then leaves us with a series of questions’.

‘Before Godhra, Gujarat witnessed over 250 significant riots. None after’—Modi on Lex Fridman podcast

Speaking to the US computer scientist & podcaster, Modi said that despite his political opponents' attempts to blame his govt for the 2002 riots, the courts had found them innocent.

Remembering Zakia Jafri, Gujarat riots activist whose fight for justice echoes beyond her lifetime

A discussion was held at New Delhi’s Press Club Thursday to commemorate Zakia Jafri's resilience & unwavering courage. Zakia's husband Ehsan Jafri was killed in 2002 Gujarat riots.

I like Hindutva of Vivekananda, not the one based on narrow-mindedness: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

On 30 April 2002, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke in the Lok Sabha during a debate on the administration's failure to ensure the security of the minority community in India, particularly in Gujarat.

A new documentary restarts the old debate on 1984 violence. Genocide, riots, pogrom?

The Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia hosted about 50 people, many of them from the Sikh community, in Delhi. The audience members not only related to the documentary but also recalled the events as they happened.

When Vajpayee spoke to CII to allay fears—Let not Gujarat violence cloud the good in economy

On 27 April 2002, then-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech at the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry, assuring the completion of Golden Quadrilateral and telling businessmen how deep and strong the roots of Indian secularism are.

Gujarat government moves to SC seeking review of verdict in Bilkis Bano case

The state govt has said that the 8 January judgement in the case which quashed the remittance of the 11 convicts and held the state guilty of 'usurpation of power' was an 'error on record'.

‘My heart beats for women’s issues’. Bilkis Bano’s lawyer Shobha Gupta is a woman on a mission

Gupta is one of 11 women lawyers designated senior advocates by SC earlier this year. Losing her father at an early age was a defining factor in the kind of lawyer has become.

Gujarati Muslims struggle to buy Hindu property. Disturbed Areas law weaponises real estate

The Disturbed Areas Act in Gujarat mandates that property deals must be approved by the district collector in areas marked as ‘disturbed’. It’s a tool to segregate Hindus and Muslims.

Bilkis Bano rape convicts not missing, in ‘deep introspection’, say families

The celebratory mood in Gujarat's villages over the release of 11 rapists has turned somber with the Supreme Court verdict. For the Muslim families, the fear of reprisal has returned.

On Camera

Why worry about water or jobs? In New Bharat, everybody wants to be an influencer

In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.