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A court in Gujarat rejected a discharge plea by former state police chief RB Sreekumar on Monday in a false evidence case regarding the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that there was enough evidence to indict the accused.

'It is a huge moment for us at the Citizens for Justice and Peace [an NGO she helps run], our teams and communities on (the) ground, especially given the fact that I have faced such constant targeting and slander by the most powerful,” she said.

PEN International, a global free speech watchdog, organised the event

The ruling BJP is working the criminal justice system to ensure this outcome, its opposition leaders and critics allege.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia urging him to dispel the perception that the AAP leader was being targeted for political reasons

Rarely have judgments been accompanied by such telling observations as were made while dismissing a petition seeking to restore the 'original' (sic) names of entities that were renamed by “barbaric invaders”.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday remembered Congress former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, demanding accountability of the riot.

According to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Ehsan Jafris death 20 years ago on this date is a

India’s prime minister and the billionaire Gautam Adani each benefited from the other’s rise – now their relationship is under scrutiny, says novelist Arundhati Roy

The Congress leader responds to Zahir Janmohamed's recent article on 'The Wire', which was critical of his 'controversial' comments on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Appended below is Janmohamed's response.