Books, bhais, and Bollywood. Every Mumbai gangster film leads back to Dawood. With O'Romeo, Bollywood is mining new — but still D-adjacent— antiheroes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
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