Ajmal Kasab: News

26 Nov 2024

Winter

How 12-year-old 26/11 survivor's testimony helped in Kasab's conviction

Devika Rotawan, who was just nine years old when the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks took place, was instrumental in convicting Ajmal Kasab—the only terrorist caught alive.

21 Nov 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

'Even Kasab got fair trial...': SC in Yasin Malik case 

The Supreme Court on Thursday highlighted that even Ajmal Kasab, convicted for terrorism, was granted a fair trial.

Explained: Controversy over 'Kasab didn't kill 26/11 hero' remark

Maharashtra's Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar's comments on the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Mumbai North Central, Ujjwal Nikam, have triggered a political row amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Who's SV Date, the 26/11 hero appointed as NIA chief? 

Sadanand Vasant Date, a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who played a pivotal role during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, took over as Director-General of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Monday.

21 Feb 2023

Bollywood

Javed Akhtar recalls deadly 26/11 attacks at event in Pakistan

Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar is presently in Lahore, for a festival.

30 Apr 2022

Mumbai

Rohit Shetty to co-produce biopic on Mumbai cop Rakesh Maria

Ace filmmaker Rohit Shetty is set to produce a biopic on former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria.

18 Feb 2020

Mumbai

LeT wanted to paint 26/11 attack as 'Hindu terrorism'

Lashkar-e-Taiba, the hated terrorist organization which executed the Mumbai attacks years ago, wanted to pass it off as a case of "Hindu terrorism".

26 Nov 2019

Pakistan News

#MumbaiTerrorAttacks: 5 images of 26/11 that every Indian remembers

Eleven years ago, on this day, terrorists from Pakistan attacked the financial capital of India, Mumbai, killing more than 150 people and injuring hundreds more.

26 Nov 2018

Pakistan News

#MumbaiTerrorAttacks: 5 images of 26/11 that every Indian remembers

Ten years ago, on this day, terrorists from Pakistan attacked the financial capital of India, Mumbai, killing more than 150 people and injuring hundreds more.

26 Nov 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai Police honors 26/11 martyrs through a special tweet

Ten years ago, a cloud of doom had spread over Mumbai, as 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out mass shootings and explosions in the city.

Maharashtra govt has not paid the lawyers who defended Kasab

The two lawyers who defended Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 case on the directions of the Bombay High Court have not been paid yet by the Maharashtra government.

26 Nov 2018

Mumbai

Tributes paid to martyrs on 10th anniversary of 26/11 attack

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and other dignitaries in Mumbai paid homage today to those who laid down their lives while fighting Pakistani terrorists who had attacked the metropolis on this day 10 years ago.

26 Nov 2018

Pakistan News

26/11 Attack: This is how Kasab and others were trained

A new book, written by historian Saroj Kumar Rath, Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks dives deep into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and highlights the training of Ajmal Kasab, the lone LeT operative who was caught alive, and the route the terrorists took.

25 Nov 2018

India

26/11 attack: Girl, who testified, was called 'Kasab ki beti'

Devika Natwarlal Rotawan was all about nine years old when she decided to testify against Ajmal Kasab, the only Laskhar-e-Taiba operative, who was caught alive after 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.

25 Nov 2018

Mumbai

How the secret operation to shift Kasab for hanging unfolded

For the policemen involved in the covert operation to shift 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab from Mumbai to Pune, the phrase "Parcel reached Fox" signaled that the van carrying him had reached the jail where he was to be hanged the next day.

22 Nov 2018

Lashkar-e-Taiba

26/11 horror: Kasab laughed while shooting people, Railway announcer recalls

Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Ajmal Kasab laughed and said things while he shot at innocents at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on November 26, 2008, the Railway announcer working at the station recalled, HT reports.

30 Nov 2017

Mumbai

NGO offers aid to the girl who identified Ajmal Kasab

After years of being ostracized by relatives, and looking for a safe home, Devika Rotawan has finally found help.