Teesta Setalvad

Supreme Court grants regular bail to Teesta Setalvad

The court observed that the Gujarat High Court judgment, which denied bail to Setalvad 'makes for an interesting read' and noted that no person can be granted a pre-trial bail going by the reasoning of the judgment.

SIT clean chit to Modi; battle not over, say activists

After weeks of speculation, it's now finally official that the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigating Team (SIT) has given a clean chit to Narendra Modi in the Gujarat Riots.

23 convicted for Ode massacre, to be sentenced on March 12

A decade after 23 people including 18 women and children were burnt alive by a mob in Gujarat's Ode village during the post-Godhra riots, a court here today convicted 23 accused and let off as many in a case it described as "rarest of rare".

2002 Guj riots case: Court order on SIT report on Feb 15

An Ahmedabad court will pass its order on the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the Gulbarg Society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots on February 15.

Teesta's ex-aide demands retrial of 2002 Best Bakery case

A former aide of activist Teesta Setalvad has moved the Bombay High Court seeking retrial of the 2002 Best Bakery case alleging that the latter not only fabricated evidence and falsely implicated innocent persons but also "managed" the witnesses.

None of us are normal; we are stuck to that time: Setalvad

Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is one of the founders and key spokespersons for the NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) that has spent the last decade fighting legal battles on behalf of the victims of the violence and killings in Gujarat in 2002.

Gujarat riots of 2002: Modi's role?

Sanjiv Bhatt’s affidavit, claiming that Narendra Modi asked policemen to let Hindus went their anger and thus condoned the Gujarat killings of 2002, has exploded like a bombshell. CNBC-TV18's Karan Thapar examines the many ramifications and implications of this development.

Godhra Verdict: 63 accused acquitted, 31 convicted

After nine long years of fasttrack court in Ahmadabad yesterday delivered the Godhra judgment. Of the 94 accused, only 31 were convicted, but 63 were acquitted. The BJP claims this is vindication, so today we ask how justified is that post?