Opposition Didn't Welcome Ahmedabad Blasts Verdict, Feared Losing Vote Bank, Says Modi
2 years, 10 months ago

Opposition Didn't Welcome Ahmedabad Blasts Verdict, Feared Losing Vote Bank, Says Modi

News 18  

Amethi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said some opposition parties did not dare to welcome the court verdict on Ahmedabad blasts as they feared losing their vote bank. The prime minister’s remarks came days after a special court in Ahmedabad sentenced to death 38 members of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in the 2008 serial blasts case. Addressing an election rally for Amethi and its neighbouring Sultanpur districts, Modi also targeted the “dynastic” parties in UP, saying family doesn’t matter in BJP. The prime minister said February 24 holds special importance for him as the PM Kisan Yojna was launched three years back this day.

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What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi
7 months ago

What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi

Hindustan Times  

At the first meeting of the MPs of the National Democratic Alliance, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister -elect, touched the Constitution to his forehead before taking his seat. When Modi presided over the consecration of the temple in January, it was widely assumed that this would be the BJP’s Pulwama moment for 2024 — an emotive issue that would define …

India election: Why did Modi’s BJP lose in Uttar Pradesh, its fortress?
7 months ago

India election: Why did Modi’s BJP lose in Uttar Pradesh, its fortress?

Al Jazeera  

Anger over jobs and the fears of Dalits and Muslims worked against the BJP, five months after the Ram temple launch that the party hoped would help it win big. A clever strategy by the opposition INDIA alliance turned a BJP campaign slogan seeking 400 seats in parliament into a narrative against the governing party: The opposition claimed that the …

Narendra Modi suffers surprise loss of majority in India election
7 months ago

Narendra Modi suffers surprise loss of majority in India election

The Telegraph  

However, early election results suggest the sweeping changes have come at a cost. “Prime Minister Modi and his party struggling to cross the simple majority of 272 is a sign of fatigue with the Hindu nationalist, communal rhetoric and is also a verdict on the economy,” said Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst for International Crisis Group. “This is likely to …

PM blasts Cong in Ghazipur rally, says party didn’t allow OROP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PM blasts Cong in Ghazipur rally, says party didn’t allow OROP

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Congress, accusing the party of not allowing soldiers get ‘One Rank, One Pension’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi At an election rally in Ghazipur, he said, “The Congress had the expertise of delaying work and snatching rights. It was implemented when Modi came.” Asserting that Ghazipur tells the tale …

Make Modi PM for third term to rid country of terrorism, Naxalism: Amit Shah in Gujarat poll rally
8 months, 1 week ago

Make Modi PM for third term to rid country of terrorism, Naxalism: Amit Shah in Gujarat poll rally

New Indian Express  

PORBANDAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people to make Narendra Modi the prime minister for the third term to rid the country of terrorism, Naxalism and poverty, and to make India the third largest economy in the world. In the last 10 years, PM Modi took several tough decisions without caring for the vote bank, he said, …

15 Years of Jaipur Blasts: BJP’s Poll Pitch Colours Disaster of Its Own Making
1 year, 7 months ago

15 Years of Jaipur Blasts: BJP’s Poll Pitch Colours Disaster of Its Own Making

The Quint  

At the end of March, the Rajasthan High Court acquitted all the accused, overturning a 2019 special court verdict that had awarded a death sentence to four men for conspiring and executing the blasts. Accusing the Gehlot government of deliberate inaction, the saffron party claims the Congress dispensation had failed to adequately argue the case which led to the overturning …

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots
1 year, 8 months ago

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots

ABC  

An Indian court has acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. Key points: A total of 86 Hindus were accused of the killings, with 17 dying during the 14-year trial The massacre is one of nine major …

Jaipur Serial Blasts 2008: BJP protests against Ashok Gehlot govt over acquittal of accused
1 year, 9 months ago

Jaipur Serial Blasts 2008: BJP protests against Ashok Gehlot govt over acquittal of accused

India TV News  

Jaipur Serial Blasts 2008: The Bhartiya Janta Party on Saturday held a protest against the Congress government in Rajasthan blaming it for the acquittal of four accused in the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blast case. Allegations of the Opposition party The opposition party alleged that due to the state government's "appeasement politics", the prosecution did not put up a strong …

Gujarat Assembly polls | Modi covers Ahmedabad in a mega roadshow, attacks Congress for ‘Ravan’ jibe
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly polls | Modi covers Ahmedabad in a mega roadshow, attacks Congress for ‘Ravan’ jibe

The Hindu  

Campaigning in his home State of Gujarat on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “Ravan” comment targeting him. He said that Congress leaders feel entitled to abuse the Prime Minister and there is a “competition about who can abuse Modi more, who can deliver the most stinging attack”. It was not okay to call …

Shocking verdict: Human rights activists outraged by death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts case
2 years, 9 months ago

Shocking verdict: Human rights activists outraged by death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts case

The Hindu  

Gujarat witnessed the bloodiest and most brutal riots in recent history in 2002 in which more than 2,000 people were killed over a period of three months across the State. The death penalty verdict in the Ahmedabad blasts case has raised the hackles of human rights activists and Muslim community leaders in Gujarat. Verdicts such as these make one wonder …

Cycle is rural India's pride, says Akhilesh Yadav in response to PM Modi's remarks on Samajwadi Party
2 years, 10 months ago

Cycle is rural India's pride, says Akhilesh Yadav in response to PM Modi's remarks on Samajwadi Party

India Today  

Akhilesh Yadav has responded to PM Narendra Modi's remarks on the Samajwadi Party and its election symbol - a cycle. Speaking at a BJP rally in Hardoi on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi had referred to the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts that claimed 56 lives. UP BJP leader touches PM Modi's feet, PM gives him lesson without saying a word | …

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections: PM Modi recalls Ahmedabad blasts, says Samajwadi Party 'sympathetic' to terrorists
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections: PM Modi recalls Ahmedabad blasts, says Samajwadi Party 'sympathetic' to terrorists

Firstpost  

The prime minister was speaking at a rally in Hardoi where he wondered aloud why the terrorists had opted for ‘bicycle’, the Samajwadi Party’s election symbol, to plant bombs in the blasts in Ahmedabad Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh: Days after a court convicted 49 people for the Ahmedabad serial blasts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he had vowed to …

From Reforms in Gujarat to Making Global Pitch, How Modi Has Been Instrumental in Uprooting Terror
2 years, 10 months ago

From Reforms in Gujarat to Making Global Pitch, How Modi Has Been Instrumental in Uprooting Terror

News 18  

The 49 terrorists who were in convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad blast case, 38 of whom have been handed the death sentence on February 19 by a special court, shows that the Narendra Modi-led government is committed to fighting terrorism. Political patronage and vote bank politics made UP hotspot of terror activities under Indian Mujahideen, Students’ Islamic Movement of India …

UP Poll Rally: PM Modi Recalls Ahmedabad Blasts, Says Some Parties Sympathetic to Such Terrorists
2 years, 10 months ago

UP Poll Rally: PM Modi Recalls Ahmedabad Blasts, Says Some Parties Sympathetic to Such Terrorists

News 18  

Targeting rival parties at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the Ahmedabad bomb blasts and said some parties are sympathetic to such terrorists and accused the erstwhile Samajwadi Party government of seeking withdrawal of cases against those involved in terror attacks in the state. Addressing the BJP rally in Hardoi, PM Modi said …

SP has links with terrorists involved in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts, alleges BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

SP has links with terrorists involved in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts, alleges BJP

India TV News  

The BJP on Saturday dubbed Samajwadi Party as "friends of minority appeasement" and "anti-social", and alleged that it has links with terrorists involved in the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts. A special court on Friday sentenced to death 38 members of terror group Indian Mujahideen in the Ahmedabad serial blasts which killed 56 people and injured over 200. Addressing a press conference …

Opinion | How Modi's strong will brought about a landmark verdict against terrorists
2 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | How Modi's strong will brought about a landmark verdict against terrorists

India TV News  

In a landmark judgement on Friday, a special court in Gujarat pronounced death sentence to 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, while giving life imprisonment to 11 other convicts. Special Judge A R Patel also wrote in his judgement that the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi, the then Home Minister Amit Shah and local BJP …

Father of 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case convict campaigning for SP, alleges Adityanath
2 years, 10 months ago

Father of 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case convict campaigning for SP, alleges Adityanath

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday alleged that the father of a convict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case is campaigning for the Samajwadi Party in Assembly polls. A special court on Friday sentenced to death 38 members of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in the 2008 serial blasts which killed 56 people and injured over 200. Mr. …

Death sentence for 38 convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case
2 years, 10 months ago

Death sentence for 38 convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case

The Hindu  

A Special Court has today sentenced to death 38 of the 49 convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts under provisions in the Unlawful Activities Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. On February 8, Judge Patel had convicted 49 out of the 78 under sections of the IPC, which included murder, sedition and waging war against …

2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death

Live Law  

A special court on Friday sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case.As many as 56 people were killed in the blasts that rocked Gujarat's capital on July 26, 2008.The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. A special …

The Ahmedabad serial blasts of 2008 | A recap
2 years, 10 months ago

The Ahmedabad serial blasts of 2008 | A recap

India Today  

A special court on Friday, February 18, pronounced 38 of the 49 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case guilty and awarded death sentences to them. Here’s a recap of the incident: THE EXPLOSIONS The serial blasts in Ahmedabad were carried out on July 26, 2008, a day after the Bangalore blasts. The plan for the Ahmedabad attack started …

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Special court awards death sentence to 38 convicts
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Special court awards death sentence to 38 convicts

Live Mint  

A special court in Ahmedabad on Friday pronounced death sentence to 38 out of 49 convicts and 11 convicts have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court had on February 8 convicted 49 people over the coordinated attacks that killed 56 people as shrapnel ripped through markets, buses and other public places in Ahmedabad. The court sentenced 38 of the …

Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings

LA Times  

Nine men accused in a series of bombings in India are presented to the media in hoods in 2008. A court in India on Friday sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bombings in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, which has a history of violent …

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Court to start hearing on quantum of sentence on Feb 11
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Court to start hearing on quantum of sentence on Feb 11

India TV News  

Highlights On Tuesday, the court had convicted 49 persons in the case Special judge AR Patel acquitted 28 accused, giving them the benefit of doubt The blasts had claimed 56 lives and left more than 200 injured A special court in Gujarat on Wednesday said it will begin hearing arguments on February 11 for deciding on the quantum of sentence …

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
2 years, 11 months ago

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

The Hindu  

After a protracted trial that lasted almost 13 years, a special court on Tuesday delivered its verdict, holding 49 guilty in the 2008 serial blasts case in which Ahmedabad was rocked by a series of bomb blasts that left 56 dead and 200 injured. Patel delivered the verdict in the most high-profile serial blasts case in Gujarat. The police said …

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case: Gujarat special court convicts 49 accused, acquits 28 others
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case: Gujarat special court convicts 49 accused, acquits 28 others

India TV News  

Highlights The blasts had claimed 56 lives and nearly 80 accused were put on trial The court had concluded the trial in the more than 13-year-old case in September last year Senior public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt said the verdict is likely to be pronounced on Tuesday A special court in Gujarat on Tuesday pronounced its judgement in the case related …

'Party for the Family, By the Family': On Constitution Day, PM Modi Talks About Dynastic Politics
3 years, 1 month ago

'Party for the Family, By the Family': On Constitution Day, PM Modi Talks About Dynastic Politics

News 18  

Dynastic parties are a matter of concern to people committed to the Constitution and are against the spirit of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday at a Constitution Day event in Parliament. Look at dynastic political parties from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, this is against the democratic spirit,” Modi said. If a party is run by one family for …

2013 Gandhi Maidan serial blasts case: 4 awarded death sentences, two get life in prison
3 years, 2 months ago

2013 Gandhi Maidan serial blasts case: 4 awarded death sentences, two get life in prison

India TV News  

2013 Gandhi Maidan serial blast | An NIA court on Monday pronounced death sentences for four accused, while two other were given life imprisonment, two got 10 years jail term, and one accused was given seven years sentence in connection with the 2013 serial blasts that left six dead and scores injured at the venue of a political rally of …

2013 Patna blasts case: NIA court convicts 10, acquits one; verdict on 1 Nov
3 years, 2 months ago

2013 Patna blasts case: NIA court convicts 10, acquits one; verdict on 1 Nov

Firstpost  

The blasts occurred at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on 27 October when BJP’s ‘Hunkar Rally’ addressed by Narendra Modi was underway Patna: A special NIA court on Wednesday convicted 10 people in connection with the serial blasts that took place in Patna in 2013 during a political rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat. …

Trial in Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case Concludes After 13 Years; Court Reserves Verdict
3 years, 4 months ago

Trial in Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case Concludes After 13 Years; Court Reserves Verdict

News 18  

Thirteen years after 56 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, a special court here has concluded the trial against 77 accused, while reserving its verdict in the matter. The prosecution examined over 1,100 witnesses in the lengthy trial, which began in December 2009, over a year after a series of bomb blasts rocked the …

Ayodhya verdict shows Indian democracy alive and strong, says PM Modi
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict shows Indian democracy alive and strong, says PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on landmark SC judgment on Ayodhya Land dispute on Saturday. The prime minister, who was in Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab for inaugurating Karatarpur Corridor in the day, hailed the Supreme Court's decision to allow construction of Ram Temple of the disputed land in Ayodhya. The whole country wished that the matter should …

Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, Narendra Modi appeals for restraint but past conduct of BJP fringe elements does not inspire confidence
5 years, 2 months ago

Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, Narendra Modi appeals for restraint but past conduct of BJP fringe elements does not inspire confidence

Firstpost  

It remains to be seen if the advisories by the prime minister and the top brass of the BJP and RSS succeed in reining in fringe right-wing elements. Ahead of the judgment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have issued directives to ministers and party leaders, and appealed to the people at large to maintain restraint and preserve communal …

India election: Exit polls suggest victory for prime minister Modi as voting finally ends
5 years, 7 months ago

India election: Exit polls suggest victory for prime minister Modi as voting finally ends

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Exits polls suggest Narendra Modi …

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