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Bilkis Bano condemns release of her convicted rapists in India

‘Give me back my right to live without fear and in peace,’ says Bano after BJP-ruled Gujarat state releases 11 convicts.

Al Jazeera

Indian gang-rape victim 'numb' after attackers freed

NEW DELHI: A Muslim woman who was gang-raped as 14 people were murdered during one of post-independence India’s worst religious riots has said she is “numb” after her attackers were released early from prison.

Bangkok Post

Release of men jailed in gang rape stirs protests in India

Dozens of women protested against the release of the men in the capital, New Delhi on Thursday.

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Indian woman condemns release of her convicted rapists

A Muslim woman who was gang raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots has appealed to the government to rescind its decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for committing the crime, after they were released on suspended sentences

The Independent UK

‘As a woman, I feel Bilkis Bano’s pain,’ says TRS leader Kavitha

The TRS MLC wants the Supreme Court to intervene in the case and also the Gujarat government to rescind the release order.

The Hindu

Bilkis case: Women will not feel safe by PM Narendra Modi's empty words on empowerment, says Congress MP Amee Yagnik

AHMEDABAD: Women will not feel safe by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "empty words" on their empowerment, senior Congress leader Amee Yagnik said on Wednesday targetting the Gujarat government over the premature release of 11 life-term convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.

The Times of India

Two former Gujarat Congress leaders join BJP ahead of Assembly polls

State BJP chief C.R. Paatil welcomed Naresh Raval and former Raju Parmar into the party by offering them saffron scarves and caps.

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‘Defies logic, based on a ruler's whimsy’: Front pages and editorials on release of Bilkis Bano convicts

Yesterday, 11 convicts walked out of a jail in Godhra. All of them had been handed life sentences in 2008 for gangraping Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots and murdering 14 of her family members, including her three-year-old child.

Newslaundry

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The Hindu

2002 Gujarat riots: SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on August 22

Ms. Setalvad and former DGP R.B. Sreekumar, both arrested in June, are accused of fabricating evidence to frame ‘innocent people’ in the post-Godhra riots cases

The Hindu

Gujarat followed old policy to release convicts in Bilkis Bano case

Present norms bar release of murder, rape convicts

The Hindu

Eleven convicted of gang-rape in 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots go free

Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from the victim's husband, lawyers and politicians.

Reuters

Daily Dose Ep 1125: Nitish Kumar expands ministry, Gujarat frees Bilkis Bano’s rapists

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kashmir, and the United States.

Newslaundry

Arvind Kejriwal promises free and good education if AAP elected to power in Gujarat

BHUJ: In yet another pre-poll guarantee for Gujarat, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced free and quality education to all students in government schools in the state and auditing of private schools if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was elected to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.

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‘Does PM Modi believe in his own words on women safety?’: Congress on release of Bilkis Bano case convicts

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said in the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court had ordered the Gujarat Government to pay a compensation of ₹50 lakh to her

Dynamite News

Mumbai Anti Narcotics Cell recovers 513 kg drugs in factory in Gujarat; 7 arrested

The value of the seized drugs is Rs 1,026 crore in the international market. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal promises free education if Aam Aadmi Party elected to power in Gujarat

The Chief Minister of Delhi and the national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party also promised to improve infrastructure of the existing government schools and open new ones in large numbers across the State if his party comes to power in the State currently ruled by the BJP.

Al Jazeera

Eleven convicts in Gujarat gang rape, murder cases freed in India

Convicts in the Bilkis Bano case are freed after state government approves their application for remission of sentence.

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Amul raises milk prices, third time in 13 months

MUMBAI: For the third time in 13 months, India's largest dairy Amul raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre Tuesday, citing spiralling costs of cattle feed and higher remuneration being paid to dairy farmers. It had increased rates as recently as March 1, 2022, and before that in July…

The Hindu

On Independence Day, Gujarat CM announces 3% DA hike for govt. employees

Mr. Patel calls for people to make national interest as paramount in hearts and minds

The Times of India

Bilkis Bano gang rape case: All 11 life imprisonment convicts released under Gujarat government's remission policy

GODHRA: All the eleven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 post-Godhra Bilkis Bano gang rape case on Monday walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy, an official said. A special CBI court in Mumbai on January 21, 2008,…

The Hindu

Bilkis Bano case: Eleven convicts walk out of jail

The Gujarat government has allowed their release under its remission policy

Dynamite News

Man revamps car on theme of Har Ghar Tiranga by spending Rs 2 lakh; expresses desire to meet PM Modi

To mark 75 years of India's Independence, a youth from Gujarat's Surat spent Rs 2 lakh to revamp his car on the theme of Har Ghar Tiranga and 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Stray cattle injures former Gujarat DyCM Nitin Patel during 'Tiranga Yatra'

1/10 - Stray cattle injures former Gujarat DyCM Nitin Patel during 'Tiranga Yatra' 2/10 - The incident took place at Kadi town's vegetable market 3/10 - Nitin Patel, in a video, can be seen holding a tricolour and walking with a group of people 4/10 - The rally had passed…

The Times of India

Gujarat: Former deputy CM Nitin Patel injured in attack by stray cow during Tiranga Yatra

MEHSANA: Former Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel was injured after being attacked by a stray cow in the state's Kadi town during a 'Tiranga Yatra' on Saturday.

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