Mumbai Attacks

Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa Launches Political Party In Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 8, 2017

Pakistan's banned terrorist outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa launched a political party on Monday, days after authorities extended its chief and Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's "house arrest" for two months fearing threat to public order.

Aaditya Thackeray Attacks Minister, Vice Chancellor Over 'Chaos' At Mumbai Varsity

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 24, 2017

Firing a fresh salvo against the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, bickering ally Shiv Sena today sought resignation of the state education minister Vinod Tawde and Mumbai University vice chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh over the 'mess' at the university's online assessment process.

'Gopalkrishna Gandhi Opposed Yakub Memon Hanging': Shiv Sena Attacks Congress Choice

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 17, 2017

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.

'Gopalkrishna Gandhi Opposed Yakub Memon Hanging': Sena Attacks Congress Choice For Vice President

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 17, 2017

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Mann Ki Baat For India, Gun Ki Baat With Pak: Shiv Sena's Advice To PM Narendra Modi

India News | Reported by Anant R Zanane, Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday May 2, 2017

The Shiv Sena today bested the opposition in criticizing the government over the killing and mutilation of two soldiers by Pakistan yesterday. "With the people you do Mann Ki Baat. With Pakistan, you should do Gun Ki Baat," said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, riffing on the title of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popular radio speeches to u...

Pak Extends Hafiz Saeed's House Arrest By 90 More Days

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 30, 2017

Pakistan has decided to extend the duration of the house arrest of Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-dawa chief Hafiz Saeed by 90 more days.

IPL 2017, Preview MI vs GL: Marauding Mumbai Next Big Hurdle For Gujarat

Saturday April 15, 2017

Mumbai Indians are looking very good indeed, as their batsmen have made a mockery of most bowling attacks in IPL 10.

With Hafiz Saeed Detained, His Brother-In-Law Takes Over Jamaat-Ud-Dawah

World News | Written by Bhairavi Singh | Monday March 13, 2017

26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law, Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, has been appointed as the head of Jamaat-ud-Dawah, sources have said, after Saeed was put under house arrest in Lahore under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), purportedly restricting both his movement and funds.

UP Elections 2017: To Amit Shah's Kasab Barb, Akhilesh Yadav Spins New Meaning

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 24, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hit out at BJP chief Amit Shah for his 'KASAB' comment. At a rally on Wednesday, Mr Shah had said 'KASAB' (a la Ajmal Kasab, the 2008 Mumbai attacks terrorist) stood for the BJP's opponents in Uttar Pradesh elections - Congress (spelled in Hindi with Ka), Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Part...

Hafiz Saeed On Terror List Is First Step To Bringing Him To Book, Says India

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday February 21, 2017

Putting Lashkar-e Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed on terror list is the first logical step in bringing him to justice, India today said. The mastermind of the 26/11 attacks in Mumba, has been under house arrest since January and he was banned from leaving the country. Recently, he has been named under the Anti-Terrorism Act - linking him to terror acts and...

Action Against Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Hafiz Saeed 'A Logical First Step' By Pakistan, Says India

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 20, 2017

India said today that the action against Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his fellow terrorists was a first logical step in getting the region rid of the twin menaces of terrorism and violent extremism. "Hafiz Saeed is an international terrorist, the mastermind of the Mumbai terrorist attack and responsible for unleashing a wave of t...

Hafiz Saeed's Removal From Travel Ban List A Matter Between Him, Pak Handlers: India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 17, 2017

India has said that Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's request for the removal of his name from a list that bars him from leaving Pakistan is a matter concerning him and his handlers there.

Eye On BMC Elections, Uddhav Thackeray Fires At PM Narendra Modi: 'Have Your Kundli Too'

Mumbai News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday February 11, 2017

His eyes firmly set on the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections later this month, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray picked on PM Narendra Modi's warning to Congress to behave and targeted the BJP, saying he too had "horoscopes" of the Prime Minister and BJP president Amit Shah.

Evidence To Nail Lashkar Chief Hafiz Saeed In 26/11 Mumbai Attack In Pakistan, Says India

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Thursday February 2, 2017

New Delhi today blocked Pakistan's attempt to lay the responsibility for prosecuting Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed at India's doors, insisting that all the "concrete evidence" that Islamabad needs on his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks is in Pakistan.

Terrorist Hafiz Saeed Blames Trump-Modi Rapport For House Arrest: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 1, 2017

The arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed - the mastermind of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed -- is a "policy decision", the Pakistan Army has said. The house arrest of the terror chief had started yesterday evening following an order from Pakistan's home ministry. The Lashkar chief, who is also the head of the fron...

Terrorist Hafiz Saeed Blames Trump-Modi Rapport For His House Arrest

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Tuesday January 31, 2017

A day after Pakistan said Hafiz Saeed, the architect of the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, has been placed under house arrest, Delhi has said that more needs to be done by Islamabad if it wants to prove its commitment to fighting terrorism.

US Effect? Pakistan Puts Lashkar Chief Hafiz Saeed Under House Arrest

World News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 31, 2017

Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed has been detained and put under house arrest for six months by Pakistani authorities. There are speculations that the crackdown came after the US threatened sanctions against Pakistan unless action was taken against Jammat ud Dawa, which is also headed by Hafiz Saeed. For years, Hafiz Saeed has been running free in...

Angry Pulkit Samrat Attacks Photographer Outside Divorce Court. Pics Go Viral

Tuesday January 24, 2017

Pulkit Samrat was photographed outside a family court in Mumbai, where he and estranged wife Shweta Rohira filed for divorce

We Resolved Tough Issues; No Place For Complacency: US Envoy Richard Verma's Parting Message

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 20, 2017

A day before he demits office, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma, on Thursday underlined how the two countries resolved some "tough issues" during his tenure, including nuclear liability, even as he cautioned against being "complacent".

When Taj And Oberoi Hotels Worked Together To Host A Wedding

Press Trust of India | Sunday January 15, 2017

Karambir Kang, the then GM of Taj Mahal Mumbai, called it a truly win-win situation - victory for Taj because the guest's function was honoured and victory for Oberoi because it had played the Good Samaritan to its senior competitor and emerged in a very positive light.

Homemaker To Working Mom, This Mumbai Woman Is What Strength Looks Like

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Monday December 5, 2016

"Sometimes, life takes people away... I still sometimes question why 26/11 had to ever happen, but the only way to fight back is to not give up," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. Her story about overcoming the death of her husband, raising their daughters alone as a working mother and going back to school to finish her edu...

26/11 Attacks Anniversary: Mumbai Pays Tribute To Bravehearts

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 26, 2016

Floral tributes were today paid to security forces who were killed while fighting terrorists who had attacked the metropolis on this day eight years ago.

In Idle Moments, Memories Of Attack Haunt A 26/11 Survivor In Mumbai

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 26, 2016

Dr N P Vaswani, who stared death in the face eight years ago during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, shudders even today remembering the haunting day in his idle time. The otherwise busy doctor says that his schedule gives him no time to look back and it is this that has kept him going.

Ready To Face Any Threat: Mumbai Police Chief On 26/11 Anniversary Eve

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 25, 2016

Eight years after the terror attacks in the city which claimed 166 lives, Mumbai's top cop is confident that the force is ready to meet any terror threat.

Fashion Show By Archana Kochhar In Memory Of 26/11 Victims

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 25, 2016

Noted designer Archana Kocchar will be displaying her collection at a fashion show in Mumbai today as a mark to pay tribute to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Bombay High Court Seeks Details Of Compensation Given To Terror Attack Victims

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 24, 2016

The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to submit details of compensation accorded to victims of blasts and other terror attacks in the state and file an affidavit in two weeks.

Younis Khan Wants India, Pakistan to Resume Tests

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 20, 2016

India and Pakistan have not played Test cricket since 2007. Bilateral cricket ties were severed in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which New Delhi blamed on militants based in Pakistan

Shiv Sena Attacks BJP Over Minister's 'Paid Protests' Remark

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 18, 2016

Shiv Sena targeted the BJP over the remarks of Maharashtra minister Rajkumar Badole who had alleged that large crowds during the Maratha protests were the result of money power, and bribes being paid to participants.

Caesar, Hero Dog Who Saved Lives During 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, Dies

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 14, 2016

Caesar, the famed sniffer dog of Mumbai police who saved several lives during the 26/11 terror attacks, died today at a farm in Mumbai's suburb Virar.

Raj Thackeray Attacks Salman Khan Over Support For Pakistan Artistes

Mumbai News | Written by Ketki Angre | Saturday October 1, 2016

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today attacked actor Salman Khan for his support for Pakistani artistes working and performing in India. "I think Salman should go to Pakistan and get a work permit there. Out jawans are dying on the border and all he is worried about is song and dance," Mr Thackeray said.