During the NDA government, the then law minister Arun Jaitley had opined that the case seeking extradition of Warren Anderson is “weak” on the ground of lack of evidence against him regarding leakage of poisonous gas which killed thousands of people. “There is no evidence that Anderson had knowledge of design defects and

The BJP on Friday formally invited Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to campaign in Bihar, a move that is likely to create problems with its alliance, the JDU, and may revive the clash between Mr Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar ahead of the state Assembly polls.

The Gujarat police is likely to be soon charged with having staged yet another fake encounter. Top sources confided to this newspaper on Sunday that the special investigation team (SIT) set up by the Gujarat high court has got evidence that will expose and debunk the Gujarat police theory that Ishrat Jahan was shot dead in a daredevil operation carried out a vigilant police.

Gold price may be in the last leg of its 10-year rally with the possibility of touching Rs 23,000 per 10 gm, if unexpected geopolitical tension coincides with a similar decline in the rupee in the next couple of months, said bullion analyst, Mr Bhargav Vaidya, who is also member of the management committee of the Bombay Bullion Association.

The Nanavati Commission, probing the Gujarat riots, has been given a further extension and has now been asked to submit its report by December 31, 2010. This is the 14th extension that the commission has sought.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out any meeting with officials of Dow Chemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide Corp, during his visit to the US next week. “If I go there at all, I would be addressing the (US-India) CEOs meeting and also have some bilateral meetings with Treasury officials. I do not know of any other meeting. I do not know from where these things come,” he told reporters here when asked about reports about his plans to meet with Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew Liveris in US.

The severe cyclonic storm Phet may weaken and give Gujarat a miss while moving towards Pakistan by the weekend. So far, eight people have died in the state due to the turbulence linked to the storm, officials said here on Thursday.

Tropical cyclone “Phet” in the Arabian Sea intensified further. However, the storm remained stationary during the day about 1,050 km southwest of Naliya in Kutch even as some parts of Gujarat received rainfall, IMD officials said.

Tata Motors on Wednesday inaugurated a factory that will produce its super-cheap compact Nano car. The new factory, at Sanand in Gujarat will allow the company to deliver the world’s cheapest car in significant numbers. The new facility has been completed almost two years after violent protests derailed the company’s earlier plan to set shop in West Bengal.

The Gujarat high court here on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to three convicts by a designated Pota (Prevention of Terrorism Act) court for the September 24, 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack which left 32 people dead. In an in-camera proceeding, a division bench of Justices R.M. Doshi and K.M. Thaker,