SIT clean chit to Modi: SC to hear Zakia s plea on Apr 13
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Gujarat government, submitted that the case should be heard next week
Tuesday March 16, 2021 11:13 PM, IANS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear, on April 13, the plea by slain former MP Ehsan Jafri s wife Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT s clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Zakia Jafri, submitted before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that matter could be heard sometime in April, as many lawyers are involved in the
The 2006 terror attack that made PM Modi, Ghulam Nabi Azad emotional in Rajya Sabha
The 2006 terror attack that made PM Modi, Ghulam Nabi Azad emotional in Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi bid an emotional farewell to senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. While recalling the 2006 terror attack on Gujarati tourists in the Kashmir Valley, both PM and Azad got emotional.
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UPDATED: February 9, 2021 21:18 IST
PM Modi and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad got emotional while recalling the 2006 terror attack in the Kashmir Valley (Image Credit: RSTV via PTI)
Parliament on Tuesday witnessed emotional scenes while giving farewell to former Union minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled his contribution in various roles as a politician. While recollecting his association with Azad, PM Modi mentioned their conversation from 2006, when Azad was the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, and a terror attack had taken place
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Back in 2005 a long, long time ago the US denied then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a visa because of his alleged role in the 2002 riots, in which about a 1,000 people, according to official estimates, were killed. Much water has since flowed under the bridge, with Prime Minister Modi being very warmly hosted by both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, and hosting them in turn, in 2016 and 2019 – whatever Obama may say about the BJP’s “divisive nationalism,” in retrospect.
So there must have been something akin to very sweet retribution last week when PM Modi tweeted his distress over the mayhem and violence inside the US Capitol. It’s not him, Modi seemed to be saying, but America’s leaders that need watching out for.
Back in 2005 – a long, long time ago the US denied then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a visa because of his alleged role in the 2002 riots, in which about a 1,000 people, according to official estimates, were killed. Much water has since flowed under the bridge, with Prime Minister Modi being very warmly hosted by both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, and hosting them in turn, in 2016 and 2019 – whatever Obama may say about the BJP’s.
updated: Jan 01 2021, 15:41 ist
When Prashant Kishor recently predicted that BJP would struggle to cross the double-digit mark in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, it did not come as a surprise.
It was perfectly in sync with what is known of him. Kishor, an independent political consultant, gets into the character of the party he is currently advising. This time around, he is working for Mamata Banerjee for an election where the BJP has emerged as a shock challenger to her.
In his 10-year-long career as a political strategist, Kishor has worked with all hues of political parties and seen many political fights. But the upcoming Bengal election might be his toughest test yet. His detractors have held that the secret of his success has been to cast his lot with the winning side (Modi in 2014, Nitish in 2015, Kejriwal in 2020 and so on) – this is his chance to prove them wrong. After all, in Bengal, he is up against Amit Shah once again, known as the master strategist to beat the