scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicAjmal Kasab

Topic: Ajmal Kasab

Maharashtra govt appoints 26/11 hero, NIA ex-chief Sadanand Date as new DGP

ThePrint Team -
Date will assume charge on 3 January 2026 and will succeed IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, the first woman to hold this post.

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

Purva Chitnis -
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

Purva Chitnis -
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

+TFP Shubhangi Misra -
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

Brahma Chellaney -
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

Fatima Khan -
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?

ThePrint Team -
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

Adrian Levy -
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

Dnyanesh Chavan -
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

Mrinal Satish -
For the rule of law to be upheld, it is essential that the right to counsel is zealously protected.
Load more

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

MH Mody -
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.