Hindustan Times
The recent judgement by the apex court directing the Special Investigation Team, which investigated the Gulbarg massacre to place its report before the designated magistrate, has once again put the spotlight on chief minister Narendra Modi and his alleged involvement in the riots that shook the state in 2002. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Apex Court, Arun jaitley, BJP, Gulbarg massacre, Hindu vote, Hindustan Times, LK Advani, Narendra Modi, news, Nitin Gadkari, Pankaj Vohra, Rajnath Singh, RSS, Sangh Parivar, Special Investigation Team, Supreme Court, Sushma Swaraj, tweet
I happened to see the much-publicized movie, No One Killed Jessica the other day. I had always wanted to see it since I have followed the killing of the model very closely and also the subsequent trial which first led to the acquittal of prime accused Manu Sharma and later his conviction by the High Court and the Apex Court. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged AIIMS, bina ramani, High Court, Jessica Lal, Manu Sharma, No One Killed Jessica, Rani Mukherjee, Sabrina Lal, Supreme Court, Vidya Balan
Senior BJP leader LK Advani has always been known as a stickler for propriety. However, when he went to meet Amit Shah, former Gujarat Home Minister and an accused in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in the Sabramati Jail last week, I for one was extremely surprised. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Filed under Activism, india · Tagged Advani, BJP leader, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, Home Minister, LK Advani, Narendra Modi, Sabramati Jail, Shah, Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s advise to the media to show more restraint in covering incidents such as the Arushi Talwar murder case appears to be more of a warning rather than a gag order as several TV channels are portraying. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Filed under Activism, Capital Closeup, Media · Tagged Apex Court, Arushi Talwar, criminal cases, electronic media, freedom of press, Jessica Lal, Manu Sharma, Media, murder case, Priyadarshini Matoo, Ruchika case, Santosh Kumar Singh, SPS Rathore, Supreme Court, TV channels
Two crucial questions regarding the Bhopal Gas leakage case continue to remain unanswered even after the group of ministers deliberated on the subject amidst demands for increased remuneration for the victims and extradition of former Union Carbide Chairman, Warren Anderson. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged affidavits, Apex Court, Attorney General, Bank drafts, Bhopal gas leakage case, Bhopal victims, constitutional crisis, embassy, government, GVG Krishnmurthy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, President Zail Singh, Rajiv Gandhi, RBI, receipts, Reserve bank of India, settlement, Supreme Court, tort law, Union Carbide, United states, victims, Warren Anderson, welfare
