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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicTeesta Setalvad

Topic: Teesta Setalvad

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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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.