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Days after surrender on SC orders, Bilkis Bano case convict out on 5-day parole

Days after surrender on SC orders, Bilkis Bano case convict out on 5-day parole

Days after convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before jail authorities on Supreme Court orders, one of them has been given a five-day parole by the Gujarat High Court

09 February,2024 04:24 PM IST | Dahod | PTI
Bilkis Bano case: 5 convicts move Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender

Bilkis Bano case: 5 convicts move Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender

Days after the Supreme Court quashed the remission the Gujarat government had granted, five of those convicted in Bilkis Bano case have moved Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender

18 January,2024 04:20 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Nicole Kidman ate alone in her hotel room the night she won an Oscar

Nicole Kidman ate alone in her hotel room the night she won an Oscar

Actor Nicole Kidman recalls eating alone in the hotel room after winning her Oscar in 2002 for the film 'The Hours'

10 January,2024 07:33 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Bilkis Bano case: Convicts can ask Maharashtra govt for remission of sentences

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts can ask Maharashtra govt for remission of sentences

The Supreme Court of India ruled on Monday that the 11 convicts involved in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case and the murder of seven of her family members during communal riots in Gujarat cannot seek remission from the Gujarat government.

08 January,2024 08:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rahul Gandhi says SC verdict showed country who gives patronage to criminals

Rahul Gandhi says SC verdict showed country who gives patronage to criminals

Earlier in the day, the apex court said the Gujarat government abused its power in grating the remission to the men convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots, and ordered that they be sent back to jail within two weeks

08 January,2024 03:20 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Bilkis Bano case: 'Veil is off BJP's anti-women policies,' says Priyanka Gandhi

Bilkis Bano case: 'Veil is off BJP's anti-women policies,' says Priyanka Gandhi

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the Gujarat government's order granting remission to 11 convicts who had gangraped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. It asked all 11 convicts to surrender before jail authorities within two weeks

08 January,2024 02:49 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Maha: Police register case against man in Thane for 'insulting' national flag

Maha: Police register case against man in Thane for 'insulting' national flag

Police has registered a case against a man from Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly insulting the national flag

29 August,2023 12:15 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
SC refuses to grant bail to three convicts in 2002 Godhra train burning case

SC refuses to grant bail to three convicts in 2002 Godhra train burning case

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of three convicts serving life term in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into one of the worst communal riots, terming it a "very serious incident"

14 August,2023 10:24 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Mumbai’s tryst with tigers and the need for conservation plans

Mumbai’s tryst with tigers and the need for conservation plans

Many may not know that Mumbai has a history with tigers. One of the last recorded sightings of the big cat's pug marks here was in 2003 on the border of Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. A naturalist who was a part of that exercise recounts the experience, while another highlights the need for conservation in India

30 July,2023 06:27 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Thane city logs 2002 mm rainfall so far this monsoon, up 39 pc from 2022

Thane city logs 2002 mm rainfall so far this monsoon, up 39 pc from 2022

Maharashtra's Thane city has received a total of 2002.81 mm rainfall in just two months of the current monsoon season, up around 39 per cent in the same period last year, said the local civic body on Wednesday.

26 July,2023 06:18 PM IST | Thane | PTI

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