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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicBilkis Bano

Topic: Bilkis Bano

‘Our hearts sank’ — Bilkis Bano’s husband talks of safety fears as rape-murder convicts set free

11 convicts sentenced to life for committing gang rape and murder during the 2002 Gujarat riots were released this week after state government approved their remission application.

Hindu-Muslim to basic humanity—Bilkis Bano case shows India will never be free of Nirbhayas

Gujarat govt’s remission of life sentence of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gangrape case makes a mockery of everything PM Modi has been saying about protecting women’s safety.

2002 riots rape survivor Bilkis Bano says ‘faith in justice system shaken’ after 11 convicts released by Gujarat court

In a letter issued after the rapists' release, she appealed to Gujarat government to 'undo this harm' and give back her right to 'live without fear and in peace.'

How little green men can save Bollywood from boycotts & Bihar creates 31 new jobs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Bilkis Bano case convicts controversy: Why the 11 were released under ‘old’ 1992 policy

Gujarat govt’s release of the 11 convicted in the 2002 gang rape & murder case has drawn widespread criticism, since they were not eligible for remission under the state's latest 2014 policy.

All 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gang rape case walk out of Godhra jail

In 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai had sentenced the 11 accused to life imprisonment on the charge of gang rape and murder of seven members of Bilkis Bano's family.

Shaheen Bagh ‘dadi’ Bilkis Bano, three other Indians in BBC’s 2020 list of inspiring women

Besides Bano, para-athlete Manasi Joshi, 12-year-old climate activist Ridhima Pandey and 'gaana' singer Isaivani are among the 100 women BBC listed.

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.

SC collegium rejects Madras HC chief justice’s request to reconsider transfer to Meghalaya

Justice Tahilramani, who upheld convictions in Bilkis Bano rape case, had refused consent to collegium's decision to move her from Madras HC to Meghalaya.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.