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Activist Sandeep Pandey, 3 others detained in Gujarat ahead of foot march planned in support of Bilkis Bano

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Ramon Magsaysay award recipient Pandey and other activists were scheduled to participate in the foot march, titled ‘Apologising to Bilkis Bano’ Ramon Magsaysay award recipient Pandey and other activists were scheduled to participate in the foot march, titled ‘Apologising to Bilkis Bano’ Police have detained social activist Sandeep Pandey and three others ahead of […]

Explained | How did the Bilkis Bano convicts walk free?

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Who needs to be consulted before taking a decision on remission? Were the norms followed? Who needs to be consulted before taking a decision on remission? Were the norms followed? The story so far: There has been widespread outrage over the premature release of 11 convicts in a case relating to the gangrape of […]

How will girl child be saved when rapists are felicitated, asks Tushar Gandhi

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Author and Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi on Friday asked how Prime Minister Narendra Modi would realise his ‘Beti Bechao, Beti Padhao’ (Save girl child, educate girl child) slogan at a time when the Sangh Parivar was felicitating the convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. On the felicitation accorded to the 11 […]

Some convicts in Bilkis Bano case are ‘Brahmins with good sanskaar’, says Gujarat BJP MLA

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] “We asked the jailer and learnt that their behaviour was good in the prison…also (some of the convicts) are Brahmins. They have good ‘sanskaar’ (values),” BJP MLA from Godhra C.K. Raulji said “We asked the jailer and learnt that their behaviour was good in the prison…also (some of the convicts) are Brahmins. They have […]

Teesta Setalvad worked at the behest of Ahmed Patel to destabilise Gujarat govt: Police

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] ‘There was conspiracy to malign the image of Gujarat,’ the police affadiavit says; Congress refutes charges. ‘There was conspiracy to malign the image of Gujarat,’ the police affadiavit says; Congress refutes charges. While opposing bail of social activist Teesta Setalvad and former IPS RB Sreekumar, Gujarat Police in an affidavit has claimed that Teesta […]

Morning Digest | Rishi Sunak tops first round of Tory race for next U.K. PM; India has achieved clean energy targets before deadline, says Power Minister, and more

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in Tory leadership contest Former finance minister Rishi Sunak led the field of Conservative MPs bidding to become Britain’s next Prime Minister in the first ballot of Tory lawmakers on Wednesday, as the race narrowed to six with the elimination of two candidates. Mr. Sunak, an early […]

Supreme Court dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea of ‘larger conspiracy’ behind Gujarat riots

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Zakia Jafri’s husband and Congress leader Ehsan Jafri was among several people killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots Zakia Jafri’s husband and Congress leader Ehsan Jafri was among several people killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed allegations of “larger conspiracy” levelled by Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress leader […]

NCERT drops content on Gujarat riots from Class 12 textbook

June 16, 2022June 17, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] The NCERT has dropped content on Gujarat riots from the Class 12 Political Science curriculum as part of a “textbook rationalisation” exercise in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a note on the rationalised content released by the NCERT on Thursday, pages 187-189 on Gujarat riots are among the removals from the book. […]