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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.

In age of amnesia, it is easy to forget Bilkis Bano’s fight and the failure of chowkidars

As India votes, Bilkis Bano’s victory should be a stark reminder of past injustices, of politicians who tread over bodies of many like her for their aspirations.

Bilkis Bano has another reason to smile in her 17-year fight for justice

Tuesday's Supreme Court order, directing the Gujarat govt to pay Rs 50 lakh to the 2002 riots victim, comes 2 years after it upheld life sentence to 11 accused.  

SC orders Gujarat govt to give Rs 50 lakh, job & accommodation to Bilkis Bano

Bilkis Bano, who was gang raped during the 2002 riots, earlier refused to accept a Rs 5 lakh offer and sought exemplary compensation from Gujarat govt.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

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.