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Swedish capital again wracked by nightly rioting

Swedish capital again wracked by nightly rioting


Police say that overnight violence in suburban districts of Stockholm was less intense than previous...
Delhi HC to hear Sajjan Kumar`s plea in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Delhi HC to hear Sajjan Kumar`s plea in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case


The Delhi High Court will on Friday hear the plea of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar seeking quashing o...

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting


Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighbou...

SIT to seek SC guidance on Kodnani death penalty issue


The Gujarat government had done a U-turn on the death penalty for ex-minister Maya Kodnani and nine ...

Hearing on Zakia Jafri`s plea to resume


Hearing on Zakia Jafri`s petition against Special Investigation Team`s closure report on Gujarat rio...

Withdraw all appeals for death penalty in Gujarat riot cases: VHP


After Gujarat govt`s move to withhold its decision to seek death penalty for Maya Kodnani in the Nar...

Withdraw all appeals for death penalty in Guj riot cases: VHP


After Gujarat government`s move to withhold its decision to seek death penalty for ex-minister Maya ...

Gujarat govt to withhold death appeal against Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi


In a volte-face, the Gujarat government has gone cold on seeking death for Maya Kodnani and Babu Baj...

Different yardstick for minority communities: J&K


Registering a strong protest against the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, t...

Conspiracy to acquit accused in 1984 riots: J&K Sikh council


Protesting against the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, the Jammu and Kashm...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Protesters demand SC intervention


Protesting acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, around 150 riot v...

Best Bakery: Produce accused, says Mumbai court


The sessions court in Mumbai on Friday directed the Gujarat police to produce a recently arrested ac...

AISSF activists demand constitution of SIT to probe 1984 riots


Around 50 activists of AISSF on Friday sat on a day-long fast demanding constitution of a Special In...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Life term to three accused, three years to two others


A Delhi court handed down life term to three accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congr...

Anti-Sikh riot victims end hunger strike


The indefinite hunger strike of anti-Sikh riot victims was called off on the sixth day on Wednesday ...

Political leaders meet President over 1984 riots


Leaders of various political parties met President Pranab Mukherjee and sought his intervention in d...

’84 riots: CBI to contest Sajjan Kumar`s acquittal


CBI will challenge before Delhi High Court the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 a...

Wary of protests, roads leading to Parliament blocked


Fearing protests, police Tuesday completely closed or heavily barricaded streets near Parliament Hou...

Protesters stop trains over Sajjan Kumar`s acquittal


Protests over acquittal of Congress` Sajjan Kumar in 1984 Sikh carnage case continued for second day...

Home Minister seeks report on protesters reaching Vijay Chowk


Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde expressed strong displeasure over the Delhi Police`s "failure" to p...

Gujarat HC admits SIT appeals in Deepda Darwaza massacre case


Gujarat High Court admitted appeals filed by SIT challenging the designated court`s order in post-Go...

Lovely slams BJP, SAD (Badal) for inciting Sikh protests


The Delhi government on Monday accused BJP and SAD (Badal) of trying to incite the community to gain...

Sajjan’s acquittal: Sikh groups protest near parliament, detained


Around 200 Sikh protesters were Monday detained near Parliament House after they blocked the high-se...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Arguments on quantum of sentence on May 9


Delhi court fixed May 9 for hearing arguments on quantum of punishment in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case ...

Set up SIT to probe anti-Sikh riots: Victim writes to PM


An anti-Sikh riots victim, who is on an indefinite fast against the acquittal of Congress leader Saj...

Sajjan acquittal: Protest continues for 4th day in capital


Anger and outrage over Congress leader Sajjan Kumar`s acquittal in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case pour...

Justice denied to Sikh community in 1984 riots case: BJP


Delhi BJP expressed solidarity with Sikh community which is anguished over acquittal of Sajjan Kumar...

AAP joins Sikh protest against Sajjan`s acquittal


Arvind Kejriwal`s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday joined the hunger strike for a day at Jantar Manta...

BJP leader convicted in riots case surrenders


A BJP leader from Kodinar town of Junagadh district who was convicted for his role in the 2003 commu...

Magistrate hearing Zakia protest petition transferred


Metropolitan Magistrate hearing the protest petition filed by Zakia Jafri was transferred as part of...

Sikh group offers a million dollars for Sajjan Kumar`s conviction


A US based Sikh rights group has announced a million-dollar reward for those individuals whose testi...

Sanjiv Bhatt is manipulator: SIT


Supreme Court-appointed SIT, probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, on Wednesday claimed suspended IPS offi...

Sajjan gets benefit of doubt as victim didn`t name him in 1985


Cong leader Sajjan Kumar deserved the "benefit of doubt" in an anti-Sikh riots case as key witness J...

No need to politicise riots case verdict: Dikshit


Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said the issue should not be politicised and those disagreeing ...

1984 riots: Sikhs protest against Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal


Outraged at the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in one of the cases of anti-Sikh riots, a ...

Will challenge Sajjan`s acquittal: Shiromani Akali Dal


Terming as "very unfortunate" the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 riots case, SA...

Sajjan verdict unfortunate, will appeal: Victims` counsel


Terming as "very unfortunate" the Delhi court verdict acquitting Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 riots case, ...

Sajjan Kumar acquitted in 1984 riots case; shoe thrown at judge


In a big relief to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, a special CBI court in Karkardooma on Tuesday acqui...

Sanjiv Bhatt did not attend Narendra Modi`s February 2002 meeting: SIT


SC-appointed SIT said that as per all the evidence gathered, IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was not presen...

1984 riots: HC to further hear Sajjan Kumar’s plea


Delhi High Court Justice Suresh Kait today deferred the case till May 15.

Anti-Sikh riots case: HC verdict on Sajjan Kumar`s plea on Monday


Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict on plea of Congress` Sajjan Kumar against trial court or...

Zakia Jafri`s complaint contains all irrelevant things: SIT


Lawyer defending SC-appointed SIT, which gave clean chit to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in 2002 post-Go...

No evidence that Narendra Modi incited rioters or pressured police: SIT


The lawyer of the Supreme Court-appointed SIT on Thursday said that "Modi has never said that go and...

SIT opposes Zakia`s protest petition on Modi clean chit


The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday strongly contested the protest petition filed by Z...

Decision to seek death for Kodnani attack on Hindus: Shiv Sena


Terming as "deadly attack on Hindus" Gujarat government`s nod for death penalty for BJP`s Maya Kodna...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Verdict on April 30


A Delhi court Tuesday fixed April 30 for pronouncing its judgement in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in...

Zakia files protest petition against SIT clean chit to Modi


Zakia Jafri, wife of 2002 post-Godhra riots victim and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, filed a prote...

BJP rejects JD(U) criticism of Modi, asks it to focus on UPA


Disapproving of JD(U)`s remarks against Narendra Modi, BJP on Sunday firmly stood behind the Gujarat...

JD(U) opposes Modi as PM, calls Congress `enemy`


Citing his failure to check post-Godhra riots, NDA constituent JD(U) on Saturday made clear its oppo...

Narendra Modi is totally secular: BJP


Amid insistence by ally JD-U on projecting a "secular" leader as NDA`s Prime Ministerial candidate, ...