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TopicZakia Jafri

Topic: Zakia Jafri

Remembering Zakia Jafri, Gujarat riots activist whose fight for justice echoes beyond her lifetime

A discussion was held at New Delhi’s Press Club Thursday to commemorate Zakia Jafri's resilience & unwavering courage. Zakia's husband Ehsan Jafri was killed in 2002 Gujarat riots.

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.

SC dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea, says appeal ‘devoid of merits’: Full text of judgment

A bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar upheld the decision of the Ahmedabad Metropolitan Magistrate to accept the closure report of the Special Investigation Team.

Modi’s ‘calls for peace’, ‘disgruntled officers’: What SC said as it upheld SIT report on Gujarat riots

Court was hearing a petition by Zakia Jafri, whose husband, Congress leader Ehsan Jafri, was killed in the riots, against SIT report that gave clean chit to then Gujarat CM & others.

SC dismisses Zakia Jafri plea challenging clean chit to Modi, others in 2002 Gujarat riots

Top court calls protest petition against SIT exoneration ‘devoid of merit', upholds Gujarat High Court order.

Nobody raised finger on our Gujarat riots investigation except this petition, SIT tells SC

Zakia Jafri, wife of a Congress leader who was killed during the 2002 riots, has challenged the SIT's clean chit to 64 people including PM Modi who was the Gujarat CM at the time.

SC adjourns hearing on Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots

A top court bench said the matter would be listed after two weeks as the petitioner has circulated a letter seeking adjournment in the case.

Supreme Court to hear Zakia Jafri plea challenging Modi clean chit in 4 weeks

Zakia Jafri, wife of ex-MP Ehsan Jafri, one of 68 killed in the post Godhra Gujarat riots.

Hearing on Zakia Jafri case of 2002 Gujarat riots adjourned till November 26

Zakia Jafri's plea challenged the clean chit given by SIT to the then chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi. 

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.