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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Congress has done a great disservice to the nation by inventing the term "Hindu terror", a week after an anti-terror court in Haryana acquitted a saffron-robed monk and three others in the 2007 bombing of the Samjhauta Express that left nearly 70 people dead.

The people responsible for the blast in Samjhauta Express, in which 68 people died, remained unpunished for want of credible and admissible evidence, Special judge Jagdeep Singh wrote in the 160-page order which was made public today. The four men accused in the case, including Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk, were acquitted by the court on March ...

A day after a special court acquitted Swami Aseemanand and three others in the Samjhauta Express blast case, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday sarcastically said with a verdict that "no one knows" who killed 68 people, it must be a "proud day" for the criminal justice system.

Swami Aseemanand, the saffron-robed monk with many aliases and links to the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is now a free man. A special court in Haryana's Panchkula on Wednesday let him off in the 2007 Samjhauta train bombing case, making it his third acquittal in a terror case in two years.

Swami Aseemanand and three others have been acquitted in the 2007 bombing of the Samjhauta Express by an anti-terror court in Haryana.

An anti-terror court trying the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case Thursday adjourned its hearing to March 18 due to an ongoing strike by local lawyers.

As Union Home Secretary, RK Singh had famously backed up the previous UPA government when it had spoken about involvement of right-wing extremist groups in 2013. For five years, Power Minister RK Singh, who joined the BJP right after his retirement, was seen to evade questions on the controversial statement linking Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or ...

The special NIA court that acquitted five accused in the 11-year old Mecca Masjid blast case rejected the confessional statement of Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand, holding that it was recorded when he was in police custody and that it was not "voluntary".

The BJP in West Bengal is planning to rope in Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand, who was acquitted in the Mecca Masjid blast case earlier this week, to strengthen its base in the state, a senior party official said on Thursday.

The acquittal of five men charged with the terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid has raised many questions about the inability of the probe agency to prove its case. One factor that may have contributed to the court's verdict could have something to do with the choice of witnesses who became hostile.

Five men accused in the 2007 terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid were acquitted on Monday for lack of evidence. N Harinath, the prosecutor in charge of establishing their guilt, had little experience in criminal law, according to Telangana lawyers, before he took on the high profile case.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi should apologise for "defaming Hindus globally", the BJP said a day after five persons, including Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk, were acquitted in an 11-year-old terror case.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday dodged a query on acquittal of right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast by a special anti-terror court.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged that the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case in which all the five accused facing trial were acquitted, had not been pursued properly by anti-terror investigative agency NIA.

In the wake of the verdict in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, a security alert was issued and vigil stepped up in the city today to prevent any untoward incident.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Congress has done a great disservice to the nation by inventing the term "Hindu terror", a week after an anti-terror court in Haryana acquitted a saffron-robed monk and three others in the 2007 bombing of the Samjhauta Express that left nearly 70 people dead.

The people responsible for the blast in Samjhauta Express, in which 68 people died, remained unpunished for want of credible and admissible evidence, Special judge Jagdeep Singh wrote in the 160-page order which was made public today. The four men accused in the case, including Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk, were acquitted by the court on March ...

A day after a special court acquitted Swami Aseemanand and three others in the Samjhauta Express blast case, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday sarcastically said with a verdict that "no one knows" who killed 68 people, it must be a "proud day" for the criminal justice system.

Swami Aseemanand, the saffron-robed monk with many aliases and links to the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is now a free man. A special court in Haryana's Panchkula on Wednesday let him off in the 2007 Samjhauta train bombing case, making it his third acquittal in a terror case in two years.

Swami Aseemanand and three others have been acquitted in the 2007 bombing of the Samjhauta Express by an anti-terror court in Haryana.

An anti-terror court trying the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case Thursday adjourned its hearing to March 18 due to an ongoing strike by local lawyers.

As Union Home Secretary, RK Singh had famously backed up the previous UPA government when it had spoken about involvement of right-wing extremist groups in 2013. For five years, Power Minister RK Singh, who joined the BJP right after his retirement, was seen to evade questions on the controversial statement linking Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or ...

The special NIA court that acquitted five accused in the 11-year old Mecca Masjid blast case rejected the confessional statement of Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand, holding that it was recorded when he was in police custody and that it was not "voluntary".

The BJP in West Bengal is planning to rope in Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand, who was acquitted in the Mecca Masjid blast case earlier this week, to strengthen its base in the state, a senior party official said on Thursday.

The acquittal of five men charged with the terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid has raised many questions about the inability of the probe agency to prove its case. One factor that may have contributed to the court's verdict could have something to do with the choice of witnesses who became hostile.

Five men accused in the 2007 terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid were acquitted on Monday for lack of evidence. N Harinath, the prosecutor in charge of establishing their guilt, had little experience in criminal law, according to Telangana lawyers, before he took on the high profile case.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi should apologise for "defaming Hindus globally", the BJP said a day after five persons, including Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk, were acquitted in an 11-year-old terror case.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday dodged a query on acquittal of right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast by a special anti-terror court.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged that the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case in which all the five accused facing trial were acquitted, had not been pursued properly by anti-terror investigative agency NIA.

In the wake of the verdict in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, a security alert was issued and vigil stepped up in the city today to prevent any untoward incident.