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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

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.