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Topic26/11 attacks

Topic: 26/11 attacks

Donald Trump says US stands with India in quest for justice in 26/11 attack case

The US President says won't ever let terrorists win. Six US nationals were killed in the 26/11 attack. 

LeT commander behind 26/11 Mumbai attacks close to acquittal in Pakistan court

Bizarre twists and turns, such as frequent change of judges and the murder of a prosecutor, have occurred since the trial began in 2009 in the Islamabad high court.

Hasan Gafoor, Mumbai’s top cop who took the rap for ‘shoddy police response’ to 26/11

IPS officer Hasan Gafoor was Mumbai commissioner during the 2008 attacks. He was pulled up by a probe panel for not overtly showing leadership at the time.

Congress was in power during 26/11, but questions BJP’s surgical strikes: PM Modi

Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, PM Modi hit out at the Congress for questioning the veracity of surgical strike.

26/11: A decade on, Mumbai still grapples with underlying fear, masterminds roam free

10 years since 26/11, ThePrint looks at where the key stakeholders — the masterminds, the blast sites, and the people of Mumbai — stand now.

Was Ajmal Kasab’s hanging enough or can government do more to get 26/11 Pakistani masterminds?

Ten years ago, 10 armed Pakistani militants entered Mumbai through the sea and attacked various high-profile locations, killing 166 people in one of the...

26/11 exposed Mumbai’s elite was horribly disconnected from India’s politics & governance

Ten years ago, the 26/11 attack showed Mumbai's upper crust in an unfamiliar, rebellious mood. Almost like a trade union fighting for justice.

10 years on, 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed is free and more powerful

Hafiz Saeed's organisations are portrayed as charities and run hospitals & schools. His latest move was to float a political party, a way to 'legitimise' himself.

Trial of Indian accused in 26/11 Mumbai attacks stuck even after 6 years

Trial of Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari or Abu Jundal was stayed in April, pending an appeal by the Delhi Police against a lower court order.

US asks Pakistan to enact legislation to renew ban on Hafiz Saeed’s JuD, FIF outfits

US also said that if Pakistan does not enact the legislation, it would run counter to Islamabad's commitment to FATF in its fight against terrorism & money laundering. 

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.