Bhopal Gas Verdict

Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".

Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from Union Carbide Corporation's successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Post the Bhopal verdict, corporate accountability is now under the scanner like never before. From ordinary citizens to Bollywood, there is widespread outrage that the company responsible for the world's worst industrial disaster got away. Except for India Inc which has stayed largely silent. Not surprising, given the general lack of accoun...

The CBI on Monday filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking restoration of stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which attracts maximum punishment of a ten-year jail term, against the accused in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case.The petition, settled by Attorney General G E Vahanvati, has sought reconsideration ...

Days after the Union Carbide disaster, Bimla Devi, fled Bhopal with her husband. She had come to the city as a new bride. She couldn't return to Bhopal when the surveys were being done simply because she didn't know. Her husband was ailing as well and couldn't travel. She returned after eight long years but she couldn't establish that she was a gas...

About Rs 400 crore has been claimed to have been spent in providing free healthcare to those affected by Bhopal gas leak. But, NDTV's Mohuya Chaudhri finds that patients are being duped with placebos.

The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which met for the third time on Saturday, is likely to petition the Supreme Court for a review of earlier judgments on Bhopal, sources told NDTV."We discussed all the pending legal issues. We also discussed the various legal options in the light of the court judgement," said P Chi...

This afternoon, nine senior ministers meet to draft the agenda for the government on different dimensions of the Bhopal gas tragedy. The Group of Minister (GoM), headed by P Chidambaram, have been asked by the Prime Minister to report to the cabinet within ten days.The to-do list is a complex one for the GoM. The contentious getaway of Warren Ander...

The Group of Ministers on Bhopal is likely to take a fresh look at the compensation given to the victims of the gas tragedy, sources tell NDTV. The money could come from budgetary support.

A crucial point of the controversy over the Bhopal Gas Tragedy verdict has been the exit route offered to Warren Anderson, who was the American CEO of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in 1984 when a gas leak from the company's plant choked Bhopal.

The Congress on Sunday criticized Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for "dragging" Sonia Gandhi into the issue of Bhopal gas tragedy case, saying the BJP leader practiced "disruptive, divisive and a low level of politics".

Attacking Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her "silence" on the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked her to explain who was the 'Maut ka saudagar' (merchant of death).

As the blame game continues over the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict, the main question that arises is: Who is responsible for cleaning up the Bhopal gas disaster site?

The man who knows it all, continues to be silent. Arjun Singh, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has refused to answer one key question: who or what allowed Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson to fly out of Bhopal.

The United States has said it would "carefully evaluate" any request from India to bring to justice Warren Anderson, the former CEO of Union Carbide, who is wanted in a case related to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy that killed several thousands of people.US State Department spokesperson PJ Crowley told reporters that the US would carefully evaluate a...

Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".

Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from Union Carbide Corporation's successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Post the Bhopal verdict, corporate accountability is now under the scanner like never before. From ordinary citizens to Bollywood, there is widespread outrage that the company responsible for the world's worst industrial disaster got away. Except for India Inc which has stayed largely silent. Not surprising, given the general lack of accoun...

The CBI on Monday filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking restoration of stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which attracts maximum punishment of a ten-year jail term, against the accused in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case.The petition, settled by Attorney General G E Vahanvati, has sought reconsideration ...

Days after the Union Carbide disaster, Bimla Devi, fled Bhopal with her husband. She had come to the city as a new bride. She couldn't return to Bhopal when the surveys were being done simply because she didn't know. Her husband was ailing as well and couldn't travel. She returned after eight long years but she couldn't establish that she was a gas...

About Rs 400 crore has been claimed to have been spent in providing free healthcare to those affected by Bhopal gas leak. But, NDTV's Mohuya Chaudhri finds that patients are being duped with placebos.

The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which met for the third time on Saturday, is likely to petition the Supreme Court for a review of earlier judgments on Bhopal, sources told NDTV."We discussed all the pending legal issues. We also discussed the various legal options in the light of the court judgement," said P Chi...

This afternoon, nine senior ministers meet to draft the agenda for the government on different dimensions of the Bhopal gas tragedy. The Group of Minister (GoM), headed by P Chidambaram, have been asked by the Prime Minister to report to the cabinet within ten days.The to-do list is a complex one for the GoM. The contentious getaway of Warren Ander...

The Group of Ministers on Bhopal is likely to take a fresh look at the compensation given to the victims of the gas tragedy, sources tell NDTV. The money could come from budgetary support.

A crucial point of the controversy over the Bhopal Gas Tragedy verdict has been the exit route offered to Warren Anderson, who was the American CEO of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in 1984 when a gas leak from the company's plant choked Bhopal.

The Congress on Sunday criticized Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for "dragging" Sonia Gandhi into the issue of Bhopal gas tragedy case, saying the BJP leader practiced "disruptive, divisive and a low level of politics".

Attacking Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her "silence" on the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked her to explain who was the 'Maut ka saudagar' (merchant of death).

As the blame game continues over the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict, the main question that arises is: Who is responsible for cleaning up the Bhopal gas disaster site?

The man who knows it all, continues to be silent. Arjun Singh, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has refused to answer one key question: who or what allowed Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson to fly out of Bhopal.

The United States has said it would "carefully evaluate" any request from India to bring to justice Warren Anderson, the former CEO of Union Carbide, who is wanted in a case related to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy that killed several thousands of people.US State Department spokesperson PJ Crowley told reporters that the US would carefully evaluate a...