The US on Thursday said that there has been "no change" in its policy with regard to granting a visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. ...
01:26 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Ahead of the Gujarat polls, a group of 25 American lawmakers have urged the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to continue denying Narendra Modi visa. ...
10:29 AM, Dec 04, 2012
In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a group of 25 American lawmakers have urged the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to continue denying visa to the BJP leader, stating that his government has not adequately pursued justice of the 2002 riot victims. ...
08:29 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Vadodara: Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Thursday said in Vadodara that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would never become the Prime Minister of the country because of his "mishandling of 2002 Godhra riots". "Modi can never become PM because of his role in the riots," he said, addressing a press conference ion Vadodara. "Modi's Sadbhavna fast mission for promoting the communal harmony was a drama and a stunt," Agnivesh added....
09:51 PM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: The verdict in the 2002 post-riot Ode killings will be declared on Friday. Three persons including two women were killed at Ode village in Anand a decade ago. This is the third case of the 2002 riots at Ode village being probed by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT). Forty-one people are undergoing trial in the case. According to details of this case, during communal violence...
10:19 AM, May 04, 2012
Ahmedabad: Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Friday criticised the Nanavati Commission saying that in its interim report it exonerated Chief Minister Narendra Modi by way of a "clear overreach" of its mandate. In his submission before the Commission, Bhatt said, "It has come to my knowledge that the Commission, during the submission of its interim report, had by way of a clear overreach of the mandate, as provided under...
11:21 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday recalled its March 19 order seeking response of the Nanavati Commission and the Gujarat government on a plea for direction to the panel to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 riots. A bench of justices D K Jain and A K Dave on Friday said, "We are recalling our order dated March 19, 2012" and posted the...
06:25 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Godhra fast calling it a 'political drama'. Gujarat Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil also accused Modi of wasting public money in his fasts. "This is a political drama. Modi is wasting public money. Why is he not visiting any riot victims," Gohil questioned. Reacting to the arrest of six activists protesting against Modi's fast, Gohil said, "The arrest of...
12:06 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Godhra: As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi began his day-long fast in Godhra on Friday, activist Shabnam Hashmi and five others were arrested on the outskirts of the city as they had planned to hold a parallel 'sammelan' to his fast. "They have stopped and arrested us. We just want to go ahead with our convention. I don't understand what are they afraid of? What are we saying?" asked Shabnam....
11:05 AM, Jan 20, 2012
Ahmedabad: A witness of the 2002 Godhra riots was attacked and killed in Ahmedabad on Saturday morning. The witness, Nadeem Sayyed, was attacked by unidentified persons in Johapura area of Ahmedabad. Sayyed, a Congress worker, was declared brought dead by the hospital. The Ahmedabad crime branch has now taken up the case and will probe Sayyed's murder. He had testified in court in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. Sayyed was...
09:41 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Ahmedabad: On his 62nd birthday on Saturday, Gurjarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi began his 72-hour fast in Ahmedabad. Highlighting growth, development and communal harmony that Gujarat has achieved in his 10-year-long reign, Modi said Gujarat's growth model should be emulated at the national level. Modi started the day by seeking his mother's blessings. As the Gujarat Chief Minister made a pitch for the national stage, top BJP leaders also turned...
08:59 PM, Sep 17, 2011
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's three-day fast for peace and harmony begins on Saturday in Ahemdabad. The BJP leader has got support on Twitter as the site is abuzz with congratulatory messages for him. Former IPS Office Kiran Bedi has tweeted, "Pray for prosperous and harmonious Gujarat. It is vibrant and determined. We see this in every Gujarati anywhere! The spirit is amazing." Another tweet from maloy39 said,...
09:28 AM, Sep 17, 2011
New Delhi: On the eve of his 72-hour fast, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in an another open letter to the nation expressed sadness for lives lost in the 2002 Godhra riots. Modi also said Gujarat has come out of these difficulties and leap-frogged on the path of development. He also underlined the fact that providing justice to all is the duty of the State and that India's...
07:28 AM, Sep 17, 2011
