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IPS officer Rahul Sharma on Thursday contended before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Ahmedabad that the state government had acted with malice while chargesheeting him in connection with the CDs containing mobile phone call records during the 2002 riots.

On the eve of his 72-hour fast beginning Saturday, Narendra Modi on Friday sent out the first signal of his willingness to reach out to the minorities. Mahesh Langa, KV Lakshmana & Shekhar Iyer report.
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Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has written an open letter to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, saying that he has "completely misconstrued" a Supreme Court order on the complaint of Zakia Jafri and there was nothing in the order to give him reason to celebrate. Zakia is the widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri killed in the Gulberg Housing Society carnage in 2002. Here is the full text of Bhatt's letter.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tweeted that a US report on Gujarat, which hails his government's effectiveness, is another recognition for the six crore people of the state.

Leptospiral infection has claimed 104 people, mostly poor agriculture labourers in south Gujarat in last two months. So far, 545 cases of the deadly infection were reported from the region where around 100 people succumb to the disease during monsoon annually.

Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has written an open letter to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, saying that he has "completely misconstrued" the Supreme Court order on the complaint of Zakia Jafri and there was nothing in the order to give him reason to celebrate.

As many as 23 children with thalassemia have tested HIV positive at a hospital in Junagadh, Gujarat, where they received blood transfusion. HT reports.

Zakia Jafri today said that she was "upset and disappointed" over the Supreme Court's decision asking a trial court to hear the Gulberg Society carnage case. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi made no official on the court order but he simply tweeted that "God is great!".

Manu Oza had sent an email to the Delhi Police on September 9 from ID kill.india@yahoo.com, signing off as Ali Saed El-Hoorie — a name he picked up from the FBI’s most-wanted list. HT reports.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad has described the Supreme Court verdict in the Gulberg Society massacre case as a “huge step forward” even as the BJP sees the ruling as Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’s exculpation.

The Supreme Court order in the 2002 Gulberg Society riots case is a step in the right direction, though families of the victims will have to wait a little longer for justice. HT reports. Status of major cases

Gujarat high court today gave the special investigation team (SIT) probing Ishrat Jahan case about a month's time to submit the final report.

The Gujarat government told the high court on Tuesday it would challenge in the Supreme Court its verdict acquitting all the 12 accused in the murder of former home minister Haren Pandya. HT reports.