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Alagiri condemns arrest of Teesta Setalvad

‘Supreme Court has a duty to protect those fighting for justice’

The Hindu · Jun 27, 2022

Why did PM Vajpayee remind CM Modi to follow ‘rajdharma’? Congress’s Jairam Ramesh asks 8 questions on SC verdict

NEW DELHI: Expressing disappointment over the Supreme Court judgment in the Zakia Jafri case pertaining to the 2002 Gujarat riots, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said what happened to her husband Ehsan Jafri and family was the result of a fundamental lapse on the part of the…

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Gujarat college principal asks students to become BJP 'page pramukhs'; angry Congress lashes out

BHAVNAGAR: The principal of a women's college in Gujarat's Bhavnagar city issued an order asking her students to become 'page pramukhs' (electoral roll page in charge at booth level) of the ruling BJP.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

GIC fines man Rs 5,000 for asking 34 questions through RTI

AHMEDABAD: For the first time in the history of the Gujarat information commission (GIC), a citizen was penalized Rs 5,000 for asking 34 questions under the Right to Information Act by the state information commissioner, Ramesh Kariya.

The Times of India · Jun 26, 2022

2002 Gujarat riots: Teesta Setalvad, R B Sreekumar in police custody, SIT to probe case

AHMEDABAD: Mumbai-based social activist Teesta Setalvad was arrested on Sunday morning in connection with an FIR filed by Ahmedabad crime branch which names Setalvad along with two ex-IPS officers R B Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt for abusing the process of law by conspiring to fabricate the evidence in an attempt…

The Times of India · Jun 26, 2022

Gujarat Police form SIT to probe Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar and Bhatt

Police formed a Special Investigation Team to collect documents submitted by them in 2002 Gujarat riots cases

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2022

Letters to the Editor — June 27, 2022

Maharashtra politics

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2022

Explained | Understanding the Supreme Court verdict on the Zakia Jafri protest petition

When did the SIT submit its report? Why did the apex court find fault with two former Gujarat State officers?

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2022

Gujarat records 420 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally 2,463 after 256 recover

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat recorded 420 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, which took the tally to 12,30,128, while the recovery count increased by 256 to touch 12,16,719, a state health department official said. The death toll stood unchanged at 10,946 and the active caseload was 2,463, he added.

The Times of India · Jun 26, 2022

Gujarat Police form SIT to probe Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar

Court sends them to police custody till July 1

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2022