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Topic: bilkis bano convicts

Bilkis Bano case convict Ramesh Chandana gets 10-day parole to attend nephew’s wedding

As per the Gujarat government's affidavit before the Supreme Court, Chandana had enjoyed parole for 1,198 days and a furlough of 378 days since his incarceration in 2008.

‘Caused serious prejudice’ — Gujarat asks SC to recall adverse remarks against it in Bilkis Bano case

In review petition before court, state defended decision to not opt for review petition against SC's 2022 ruling that declared it appropriate state for granting remission to convicts.

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'.

Bilkis Bano case convicts surrender at Godhra jail after nearing deadline

The Supreme Court had a couple of days ago rejected the pleas of the convicts for an extension of time to surrender and instructed them to do so by Sunday.

Three convicts in Bilkis Bano case move Supreme Court seeking extension of time to surrender

Top court on 8 Jan had quashed Gujarat govt’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case, saying the orders were ‘stereotyped’ and passed without application of mind.

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.

Bilkis Bano brought Rajdeep, Arnab on same page. But Sudhir, Navika ignored her SC victory

Zee News and Aaj Tak reported the Supreme Court verdict but DD News announced it in a flash and then went to visit Vibrant Gujarat. Republic Bharat was all religious over ‘sanatan dharm’.

With fate of Bilkis Bano convicts now in Maharashtra govt’s hands, a look at state’s remission policy

Setting aside Gujarat govt's remission of the 11 convicts’ life sentences, SC has noted Maharashtra was the appropriate authority to grant remission.

Win for Bilkis Bano – thanks for ‘no mercy’

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Bilkis Bano’s path to justice had many obstacles. Even SC needed to correct its error

The Supreme Court has corrected its own egregious error from May 2022 that facilitated the release of Bilkis Bano's rapists and sent the 11 convicts back to prison.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.