Malegaon case: Court orders Pragya to be present every week

The special NIA court, which is hearing the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has directed all the seven accused, including the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, to register their presence in the court once in a week. Read More
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Lankesh probe finds Malegaon accused held bomb-making camps

The probe documents in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, submitted by the SIT to a Bengaluru court, revealed that the four wanted members of Hindutva outfit Abhinav Bharat trained several suspects linked to the fringe Hindutva group Sanatan Sanstha in making bombs. Read More
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Cannot stop Sadhvi Pragya from contesting polls: NIA court

The special National Investigation Agency court, on Wednesday, rejected a plea to ban Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and the Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha candidate from contesting the upcoming election, citing that it is for the electoral officers to take Read More
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Modi defends fielding Pragya Thakur, says ‘it will cost Congress’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while defending the BJP’s decision to field Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal constituency, said this was a “symbolic answer” to all those who “falsely labelled the Hindu civilization as terrorist”. Read More
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IPS officers’ body condemns Sadhvi Pragya’s remark on Karkare

A day after 2008 Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said Hemant Karkare, the 26/11 martyr, died because of her curse, the association of Indian Police Service officers condemned the statement. Read More
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Man hurls shoe at BJP spokesman GVL Narsimha Rao

The BJP headquarters in Delhi witnessed an unexpected scene when a man hurled a shoe at BJP national spokesman GVL Narsimha Rao during a news conference. The man who hurled shoes at Rao was later identified as a doctor by profession. Read More
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Malegaon accused Pragya joins BJP, pitted vs Digvijaya in Bhopal

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the 2008 Malegaon blast prime accused, joined the BJP. She will be pitted against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. Thakur is currently out on bail in the case, which saw over 40 killed. Read More
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