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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicDawood Ibrahim

Topic: Dawood Ibrahim

If you believe the theories, Lawrence Bishnoi is doing what even Dawood Ibrahim couldn’t

Bishnoi was five years old when Salman was accused of killing the black buck. So either this was a formative childhood experience that led to a life of crime or this story is a lie.

FBI fallen agent is returning home. Kamran Faridi’s story shows how drug cartels have rotted Pakistan

Faridi fought his way from streets to become top FBI spy, & helped bring down Russian ganglords & IS executioners. Then, on the cusp of bringing down Dawood's aide, he betrayed US.

Marble floors, walls like Ram Mandir — Mamata’s Jagannath Dham set to open in April

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Indian govt hasn’t had much luck in killing Dawood Ibrahim—but media is doing much better

When Modi stood on the cusp of being elected PM, he vowed to hunt down Dawood. That hasn’t been delivered on—but media seems determined to proclaim success, regardless.

Radical Sikh Panjwar shot, here are the 19 still on 2002 list of terrorists India asked Pakistan to return

Slain Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) head Paramjit Singh Panjwar also figured in the list handed to Pakistan in 2002. Two unidentified gunmen shot Panjwar in Lahore on 6 May.

Watch Mumbai Mafia if ‘D-Company’, encounters and the ‘terror’ of Bombay still intrigue you

Mumbai Mafia focuses on how a few cops became larger-than-life figures as they tackled the rising terror and Mumbai’s organised crime through encounters.

‘He used our rage against us’—How Dawood Ibrahim destroyed Bombay in 1993 serial blasts

In ‘Bombay After Ayodhya,’ Jitendra Dixit chronicles how the past three decades have been a period of unprecedented flux in Mumbai.

LEDs at Yakub’s grave, Tiger Memon’s ‘influence’ — inside story of Mumbai Bada Kabrastan ‘scandal’

While an ex-trustee alleges Yakub’s cousin encroached burial spaces, another says Tiger Memon donates to Bada Kabrastan. But, a present member claims the trust is open to scrutiny.

NIA detains Chota Shakeel’s associate Salim Qureshi in Mumbai after raids at over 20 places

The central agency conducted raids at multiple locations in Mumbai and Thane linked to associates of Dawood Ibrahim. Qureshi is the husband of gangster Chota Shakeel's sister-in-law.

Shiv Sena claims MP Rana has underworld ties, took loan from financier ‘linked to Dawood gang’

Navneet Rana writes to Delhi Police chief, alleging that Sena MP Sanjay Raut made casteist remarks against her. She & her MLA husband were arrested by Mumbai Police Saturday.

On Camera

Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.