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Topic2001 Parliament attacks

Topic: 2001 Parliament attacks

Bowed heads & floral tributes. Modi, Shah, Rahul honour those killed in 2001 Parliament attack

During the event marking 23 yrs since the attack, several political leaders met with families of those killed. Attack had resulted in deaths of security personnel, police & civilians.

Retaliating against terror is tricky. But India’s message after Balakot has worked so far

Since the 2019 Balakot air strike, we have been free of any major terror incident on the scale of the 2001 Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

‘Cavity made in shoe, sole thickness increased with rubber’ — FIR in Parliament security breach case

Five accused arrested, while one has been detained. FIR registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act & sections of Indian Penal Code.

‘Quiet boy’ from Latur who ‘wanted to join Army’ — who is Parliament security breach accused Amol Shinde

Shinde's parents — 'poor landless labourers' — recall their son's 'sporting achievements', say he was 'dejected... wanted to serve the country' & attended military and police recruitment camps.

Row over Parliament security lapse: After TMC’s Derek O’Brien, 13 more Opposition MPs suspended

While O'Brien was suspended from Rajya Sabha, 10 Congress MPs, 2 from CPI(M), 1 from DMK and 1 CPI MP were suspended from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session.

‘Hang him if he’s done any injustice,’ says father of Mysuru man detained for Parliament security breach

Father of 34-yr-old Manoranjan says he doesn’t know if son 'read too much or if the books he read flipped him', adds that his family members are supporters of BJP MP Pratap Simha.

Jaishankar at UN says Pakistan can’t ‘sermonise’ on terrorism after hosting bin Laden

Jaishankar's remarks came after Pak Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto raised the Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council open debate on reformed multilateralism on Wednesday.

We will never forget cowardly attack on our Parliament in 2001, says PM Modi

Nine persons, including eight security personnel, died in the attack by terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based outfits on 13 December 2001.

In Pictures: PM Modi, Amit Shah, other MPs pay tribute to Parliament attack victims

On 13 December 2001, five terrorists from LeT and JeM opened fire inside the Parliament complex, killing at least 10 people.

Former DU professor SAR Geelani, who was acquitted in Parliament attack case, dies

Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani was first sentenced to death and later acquitted in the 2001 Parliament attack case.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.