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TopicAjmal Kasab

Topic: Ajmal Kasab

After flop LS debut, Ujjwal Nikam returns as special public prosecutor of BJP govt in Maharashtra

Nikam, who had famously concocted story that terrorist Ajmal Kasab's last meal was biryani, lost to Congress's Varsha Gaikwad in LS polls. Congress says BJP setting 'wrong precedent'.

Anxious minister, media leak & cops in ‘quarantine’ — retired IPS officer recalls Kasab hanging

A painful chapter in history of Mumbai & nation was successfully closed with the execution in 2012, one of the most stressful moments in her career, Meeran Borwankar writes in memoir.

Ajmal Kasab was hanged 10 years ago. But MV Kuber boat is an albatross for owner

When Vinod Masani bought ‘the Kuber’ he hoped it would bring good fortune. Instead, the 'terror boat' sits in Porbandar harbour with no licence to sail.

Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings have Indian links & pose a serious security threat

New Delhi must outlaw the Tamil Nadu NTJ. India cannot become a victim of Thowheed Jamat terror after warning Sri Lanka about the bombing plot.

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...

The exact moment when Ajmal Kasab was caught at Marine Drive

A lone Skoda car sped up through the Marine Drive at 12:40 am on 27 November, 2008. A Mumbai Police sub-inspector stepped forward and whistled.

Kasab grinned as he fired at commuters, 26/11 witness remembers

Vishnu Zende, then a railways announcer, ended up saving the lives of hundreds at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus that fateful night.

Lawyers boycotting accused in heinous crimes violate the rights of the victim as well

For the rule of law to be upheld, it is essential that the right to counsel is zealously protected.

The next attack

India has had peace not only because of luck and vigilance at its end but also because somebody has chosen to put their foot on the valve at the other end.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.