New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday flayed Gujarat government for withholding its decision to seek death for Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya case, saying there has been no change in the mindset of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his feelings about a community. "It proves that Modi has not changed. He was like this in the past and will remain so in the future. There has been no change in his mindset and his feelings about a community," party spokesperson Meem Afzal said.
The rethink on Kodnani and others comes after Modi government came under criticism from right wing forces for its earlier decision to go ahead with the Supreme Court-appointed SIT's recommendation to seek death penalty for Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi and eight others in the 2002 riots case.
The state government had earlier given its consent to file an appeal in the High Court seeking death sentence for Kodnani, Bajrangi and others, who were awarded life term by a lower court. Taking a dig at BJP over its campaign against the government, he said there cannot be any compromise with the life of an individual. "The life of an individual is more than a scam of Rs one lakh crore," he said.
He charged that Modi's decision on Kodnani is aimed at diverting attention from the Chief Minister's "utter failure" in the Karnataka polls. Besides, he said, the High Court's observation against the Chief Minister in Ishrat Jahan case should prompt the Chief Minister to resign....
02:14 PM, May 14, 2013
Ahmedabad: In a U-turn of sorts, the Gujarat state legal department has written to the chief prosecutor in the Naroda Patiya massacre case, seeking approval for enhancement of punishment for BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi to be put on hold. The legal department wants the punishment to be put on hold until further instructions. Earlier the department had given a sanction to the Special Investigation Team...
08:51 AM, May 14, 2013
San Francisco: eBay pulled a listing on Wednesday for a Nike t-shirt displaying the phrase "Boston Massacre," citing the online marketplace's policy against "offensive materials." The t-shirt was listed for sale earlier this week on eBay and received bids of more than $150,000, according to bid history on the company's website. The t-shirt refers to the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox baseball teams and has...
02:10 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Ahmedabad: There is trouble for former Gujarat Women and Child Development Minister Maya Kodnani as the Special Investigation Team probing the 2002 riots will move the Gujarat High Court seeking death for her in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. The approval for this was given by the legal department of the Gujarat government. The SIT also wants death for Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and eight others convicted. 97 persons...
08:21 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Ahmedabad: Zakia Jafri, wife of 2002 post-Godhra riots victim Ehsan Jafri, is likely to file a protest petition in a trial court in Ahmedabad on Monday against the Special Investigation Team (SIT)'s closure report giving clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the Gulbarg Society massacre case in Ahmedabad. "Tomorrow (Monday) we are filing our protest petition against the SIT's closure report in our complaint against...
09:43 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Washington: The US Senate cleared the way on Thursday for debate on proposals to curb gun violence, rejecting an effort by conservative Republicans to block consideration of gun-control legislation prompted by the Newtown school massacre. The Senate voted 68-31 to open what will likely be weeks of emotional debate on President Barack Obama's proposals to expand background checks for gun buyers, tighten restrictions on gun trafficking and increase funding for...
03:07 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Warrants released on Thursday provide the most insight to date into the world of the 20-year-old gunman, a recluse who played violent video games in a house packed with weaponry that was all too real. ...
05:05 PM, Mar 29, 2013
It has been 13 years since the horrific Chati Singhpora massacre took place, which was followed by the alleged fake encounters of five youths in Anantnag's district Pathribal. The victims' families of both the incidents are still awaiting justice. ...
09:18 AM, Mar 25, 2013
This Friday, Hollywood offers a mixed bag of films from the critically acclaimed Oscar nominated 'The Master' to comedy 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'. If you like gore there's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' in 3D. ...
10:08 AM, Mar 15, 2013
It's been 11 years since the Godhra riots, but apart from waiting for justice, victims' families are now facing what they call another injustice. At a function marking 11 years of the riots, at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society, activist Teesta Setalvad was missing from the memorial service. The human rights activist finds herself at the receiving end after a set of Gulbarg Society residents sent her a notice, asking her to...
10:05 AM, Mar 01, 2013
The Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking further investigation to ascertain the alleged role of Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre incident is due to come up for hearing at a Delhi court on Monday. The court had earlier reserved its order on the plea. ...
09:30 AM, Feb 25, 2013
In 2007, CNN-IBN spoke exclusively to Bapu Shingara Singh, who was just 23 when the massacre took place. ...
09:45 PM, Feb 20, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday visited the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, the site of a massacre of innocent people during independence struggle. Cameron expressed regret at the carnage, calling it a deeply "shameful act in British history". ...
11:16 AM, Feb 20, 2013
A US Sikh rights group has met State Department officials in support of its petition to the Obama administration to recognise the violence against Sikhs in India in November 1984 as "genocide". ...
04:38 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Aurora theatre shooting accused James Holmes is set to face trial after a judge cited enough evidence against him to start proceedings. The prosecutors have identified 160 counts under which Holmes will be tried. ...
09:20 AM, Jan 11, 2013
The recent massacre of children and their teachers at a Newtown, Connecticut, school saw the debate on gun law resume in the United States where more than 270 million guns are in public hands. India, incidentally, has the second largest number of guns (46 million) in public hands in the world. So, can India draw any lessons from the Connecticut shooting incident and should it enforce tighter gun control? Binalakshmi...
04:30 PM, Dec 19, 2012
In a setback to the activists seeking investigation against Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case, a Gujarat court on Tuesday rejected Zakia Jafri's protest petition against the SIT closure report giving clean chit to the Gujarat Chief Minister due to lapse of time. ...
05:23 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday directed a CBI probe into the 1998 killing of 19 civilians, including 13 women, in Surankote area of Poonch district on a plea by families of the victims seeking a re-investigation. Justice MH Attar passed the order for a CBI inquiry after hearing the counsel for the state government and relatives of the victims of the massacre at Sailan. "The court ordered...
04:03 AM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Amur falcon, a tiny majestic bird from the raptor family is being poached in thousands in North East India. The small raptors arrive in North East India from Siberia en route to their final destination in Southern Africa, stopping briefly in Nagaland where they are poached in huge numbers. Activists have caught on camera, how the birds are trapped, then the injured birds are kept alive in...
07:41 PM, Nov 08, 2012
