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TopicTeesta Setalvad

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SC grants bail to Teesta Setalvad, reverses Gujarat HC’s ‘perverse, contradictory’ order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad who is facing charges of falsifying evidence in a 2002 post-Godhra...

Witness saw them as ‘saviours’, not rioters’ — why Mumbai court acquitted 2 in 2002 Best Bakery case

The court said the prosecution failed to prove that the two accused were part of the mob that 'attacked and killed' 14 people in Vadodara’s Best Bakery during 2002 Gujarat riots.

‘No locus standi’ — govt opposes plea by Teesta Setalvad’s NGO against anti-conversion laws

In affidavit in SC regarding laws brought in by some states, govt accused Teesta Setalvad of being 'guilty of collecting huge funds' & exploiting 'agonies of riot-affected people'.

Our take on INS Vikrant, Gorbachev’s death, and Eidgah grounds controversy — in 50 words

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SC grants interim bail to Teesta Setalvad in Gujarat riots case, questions HC on long adjournment

The apex court also made it clear that as far as Setalvad’s regular bail is concerned, the Gujarat HC, where her bail petition is still pending, will take a final call.

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‘Is this standard practice in Gujarat?’— SC slams HC for lag in Teesta Setalvad’s bail hearing

Supreme Court questioned delay of bail for ‘lady’ Teesta Setalvad, who has been in jail for 2 months on charges of perjury and fabricating evidence in Gujarat riots cases.

Setalvad part of ‘larger conspiracy’ says Gujarat police, ‘working at behest of Congress leader’

Team probing charges of 'fabrication of evidence & 'conspiracy' linked to 2002 riots against Teesta Setalvad, claimed she was working for Congress leader Ahmed Patel to malign then CM Narendra Modi.

Top BJP body backs ‘strict action’ for those ‘guilty’ of conspiring against Modi over 2002 riots

BJP national executive passes resolution days after Gujarat Police arrested activist Teesta Setalvad and former IPS officer R.B. Sreekumar for alleged criminal conspiracy.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.