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Topic2002 Gujarat riots

Topic: 2002 Gujarat riots

Gujarat High Court orders transfer of SIT judge hearing 2002 Naroda Gam riot case

The Naroda Gam massacre is one of the nine major riot cases probed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT).

Why Jungle Raj Bihar kept out communal riots for 3 decades but Delhi and Gujarat couldn’t

Bihar is widely panned for an inefficient administration and lack of development. But the conundrum is that the same administration has ensured a peaceful era.

Kejriwal is wrong. Delhi to Gujarat, outsiders blamed in riots, but most victims know attackers

Kejriwal, like any Indian politician, blamed the Delhi riots on faceless mobs. But from 1984 to Naroda Patiya, mob frontrunners have always known the area.

Delhi violence a riot or a clash? Only liberal intellectuals care, not the dead

To concentrate on academic jargon at a time like this in Delhi shows how removed privileged Indians are.

Gujarat 2002 was independent India’s first full-blooded pogrom. Delhi 1984 was a semi-pogrom

Hindu-Muslim riots are not uncommon in India, but Gujarat violence plumbed new depths of horror and was undoubtedly a pogrom, wrote Ashtutosh Varshney.

Nanavati panel’s clean chit exposes conspiracy against PM Modi, says BJP

The BJP said the Nanavati Commission's report exposed a conspiracy by certain NGOs and the Congress to malign Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image world over.

Modi’s Gujarat govt gets clean chit from Nanavati Commission in 2002 riots case

The Nanavati panel's report stated it found no minister responsible for instigating the 2002 riots, but said the police were ineffective in controlling the mobs. Narendra Modi was the CM at the time.

Give Bilkis Bano Rs 50 lakh, job and accommodation within 2 weeks: SC directs Gujarat govt

A Supreme Court bench pulled up the Gujarat govt for failing to adhere to its April order. The state said it will seek a review of the order.

Gujarat riots rape survivor Bilkis Bano says Supreme Court has let me know it stands with me

Gujarat riots’ gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano said her battle was never for revenge, but for justice.

One thing was distinctly rotten about 2002 Gujarat riots: use of rape as a form of terror

Harsh Mander writes about women and children who were subjected to the most sadistic and vicious forms of violence during the 2002 massacre.

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US dollar hasn’t been replaced by any other currency—its decline started in 2025

No trust in China, India still rising, and Europe in decline, help the Trump government dominate the market.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?