It was only in 2004 that TADA court handed life term to 15 convicts. In 2021, apex court had ordered framing of charges against three remaining accused, including Tunda.
When Modi stood on the cusp of being elected PM, he vowed to hunt down Dawood. That hasn’t been delivered on—but media seems determined to proclaim success, regardless.
1993 Mumbai blasts convict Abu Salem fought two rounds of litigation with govt and won both, thanks to a 2002 extradition ‘assurance’ given by India to Portugal.
On Wednesday, ED arrested NCP minister Nawab Malik on charges of laundering money for fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, sparking a political slugfest.
Bombay 1993 was until then the ISI's most daring attack on India — an AK rifle as weapon for self-defence, an “unforgettable” meeting with Dawood and why I believe Yakub Memon deserved to hang.
One might say that their favourite star was innocent, just a silly, insecure, maybe even scared young fellow. It then stands to reason that the same test should apply to all the others convicted.
Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.
Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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