Mecca Masjid Verdict

Former judge K Ravinder Reddy, who quit after delivering the verdict in the Mecca Masjid blast case, has joined the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS), part of the opposition alliance led by the Congress for the coming assembly polls, weeks after expressing keenness to embrace the BJP.

Former Judge K Ravinder Reddy, who quit hours after delivering the verdict in the Mecca Masjid blast case, has expressed keenness to join the BJP, describing it as a 'patriotic party' and the one which does not have 'family rule'.

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 resignation of a Hyderabad judge who cleared all the accused in the Mecca Masjid blast of 2007 earlier this week has been rejected. Judge K Ravinder Reddy, who resigned hours after his "not guilty" verdict in the high profile case on Monday, has been asked to end his leave and return to his duties.

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.

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.

Hours after declaring all the accused "not guilty" in the high profile Mecca Masjid blast case of 2007, a judge in Hyderabad handed in his resignation.

Soon after the verdict of 11-year-old case was announced, the Hyderabad Police issued a high alert in the city.

Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk who has been linked to three terror attacks, was among five men acquitted today in the 2007 blast in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid. Nine people were killed and over 50 injured when the blast ripped through the historic mosque during Friday prayers on May 18 that year. It took a few minutes for the 11-year-old case ...

A special NIA court in Hyderabad is expected to pronounce its judgement today in the case related to the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast which claimed nine lives.

Former judge K Ravinder Reddy, who quit after delivering the verdict in the Mecca Masjid blast case, has joined the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS), part of the opposition alliance led by the Congress for the coming assembly polls, weeks after expressing keenness to embrace the BJP.

Former Judge K Ravinder Reddy, who quit hours after delivering the verdict in the Mecca Masjid blast case, has expressed keenness to join the BJP, describing it as a 'patriotic party' and the one which does not have 'family rule'.

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 resignation of a Hyderabad judge who cleared all the accused in the Mecca Masjid blast of 2007 earlier this week has been rejected. Judge K Ravinder Reddy, who resigned hours after his "not guilty" verdict in the high profile case on Monday, has been asked to end his leave and return to his duties.

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.

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.

Hours after declaring all the accused "not guilty" in the high profile Mecca Masjid blast case of 2007, a judge in Hyderabad handed in his resignation.

Soon after the verdict of 11-year-old case was announced, the Hyderabad Police issued a high alert in the city.

Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk who has been linked to three terror attacks, was among five men acquitted today in the 2007 blast in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid. Nine people were killed and over 50 injured when the blast ripped through the historic mosque during Friday prayers on May 18 that year. It took a few minutes for the 11-year-old case ...

A special NIA court in Hyderabad is expected to pronounce its judgement today in the case related to the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast which claimed nine lives.