Mumbai Terror Attacks

Bal Thackeray a sitting duck, Headley had said after recce Mumbai terror attack conspirator David Headley, who had surveyed most of the 26/11 targets, had also conducted a recce of Bal Thackeray's heavily-guarded residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra in 2008, and found that Shiv Sena chief was a "sitting duck". ...  
09:51 AM, Nov 25, 2012

India has a culture of using people: Kiran Bedi on NSG commandos

A day after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was hanged for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, an NSG commando, who had fought against the terrorists in the carnage, hit out claiming he was not paid his dues by the government. ...
09:51 AM, Nov 23, 2012

Kasab hanged, justice done: Trawler Kuber victims' families Porbander: Families of the fishermen who were on the trawler Kuber when it was taken off the Gujarat coast by terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008, say that convict Ajmal Kasab's hanging has helped them get justice. All the five fishermen, including the captain of the fishing boat Kuber were killed by Kasab and his accomplices as they made their way to Mumbai via the sea route. Rani...  
09:03 AM, Nov 23, 2012

Are our war heroes victims of red tapism?

Former NSG commandos Surender Singh and PV Manesh, who fought Mumbai attackers, say that the government has not paid their dues. ...
11:42 PM, Nov 22, 2012

26/11 heroes say govt ignoring them; Army, NSG deny New Delhi: A day after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was hanged at Pune's Yerwada Jail, a former Army soldier and National Security Guard (NSG) commando Naik Surender Singh, who had fought to eliminate the terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai carnage, has hit out claiming he has not paid his dues by the government and the Indian Army. Naik Surender Singh on Thursday addressed a press conference with Arvind Kejriwal and...  
09:05 PM, Nov 22, 2012

I am fighting for honour, not money: ex-NSG commando

Sources say Surender Singh has been paid PF of Rs 6.48 lakh, group insurance of Rs 1.18 lakh and disability pension of Rs 10 lakh. ...
07:39 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Govt's refutes ex-NSG commando's allegations The Government of India on Thursday dismissed the allegations by a former Armyman and National Security Guard commando Naik Surender Singh that he was not paid his dues. The Ministry of Defence issued a press release and countered the allegations levelled by Singh as well as Arvind Kejriwal that the government was ignoring soldiers who eliminated the Pakistani terrorists involved in the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Here is the...  
06:02 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Army says ex-NSG commando got his dues New Delhi: The Indian Army has refuted claims by 26/11 hero and former National Security Guard (NSG) Commando Naik Surender Singh of that he has not received bulk of his dues after social activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal took up his case. The Ministry of Defence in a press release said that commando Surender Singh, who was from 2 Grenadiers, had received bulk of his dues. According to the Ministry Singh has...  
05:21 PM, Nov 22, 2012

NSG commando claims non-payment of financial benefits

At a press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal presented an NSG commando Surender Singh who has allegedly not been paid his dues. ...
03:50 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Kejriwal, govt lock horns over NSG commandos New Delhi: After a brief period of silence, another round of war of words has erupted between the government and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal. Ahead of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary and just a day after Ajmal Kasab was executed, Kejriwal has taken up the cause of NSG commandos who fought terrorists during the 26/11 operation. Kejriwal claimed that commandos who risked their lives to counter the terrorists are victims...  
03:15 PM, Nov 22, 2012

We accept Kasab's execution, have no mercy for a killer: Pak

Pakistan Water and Power Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said that Pakistan has accepted the execution of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab. When asked why Pakistan wasn't claiming Kasab's body, Mukhtar said, "There is no mercy for somebody who picks up the gun and starts shooting people. That is why the Pakistani government has stayed away from it. He did something wrong." ...
02:26 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Live: Govt says it gave ex-NSG commando Rs 31 lakh
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New Delhi: 2.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal slammed the government over Surendra Singh's claims, saying the government is shamelessly misleading the nation. He said on twitter, "31 lakhs given to 11 injured, not to Surinder Singh. Out of 31 lakhs, surinder got jst 2.5 lakh. Can govt prove that surinder getting Rs 25 thousand per month? If it is not proved, who wud resign in govt for misleading nation? (sic)". 2.01...  
01:24 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Kasab hanging: Pakistan Taliban vows to attack Indian targets Islamabad: Pakistan's Taliban movement threatened on Thursday to attack Indian targets to avenge the country's execution of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of the militant squad responsible for a rampage through Mumbai that killed 166 people in 2008. "We have decided to target Indians to avenge the killing of Ajmal Kasab," said Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan by telephone from an undisclosed location. 25-year old Kasab was hanged at 7.30...  
12:15 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Omar takes a dig at American media for calling Kasab a 'gunman' Jammu: Taking a dig at the American media for calling 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab a "gunman" and referring Hamas as a "terror outfit", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah posted a tweet on his Twitter page saying, "So, Hamas are terrorists but Kasab was a "gunman". Well done, American media you really call it like it is. *sarcasm*." Kasab was hanged at Pune's Yerwada jail on Wednesday morning. He...  
10:22 AM, Nov 22, 2012

Kasab received due process of law and transparent trial: US Washington: Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks who has been hanged to death, received due process of law in a full and transparent trial, the US said on Thursday, asserting that it wants to see the terrorists behind 26/11 brought to justice. "We've said before that we welcome steps towards justice in the Mumbai attacks. We've said many times before that we want to...  
09:24 AM, Nov 22, 2012

26/11 victims welcome execution of Ajmal Kasab

Many breathed a sigh of relief as they heard that 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab has been hanged at Pune's Yerwada jail. The execution, which was kept a secret by the government, was welcomed by the relatives of the Mumbai terror attack victims. Remembering their loved ones who died in the terror attack, they said that it was a day they were long waiting for. ...
08:36 AM, Nov 22, 2012

Kasab hanged, Pak in denial over Saeed's role in 26/11 New Delhi: Wednesday, November 21, 2012, was a red-letter day in the 26/11 chapter with convict Ajmal Kasab being hanged and buried under secrecy in Pune's Yerawada jail. However, even as Pakistan said that all terrorists should meet their logical end, it still remained in denial over the involvement of Kasab's handlers, the Lashkar-e-Toiba and mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Pakistani politician Shafqat Mahmood, who is...  
07:38 AM, Nov 22, 2012

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India, Pakistan spar over 26/11 after Ajmal Kasab's execution, burial. Pressure builds on government to take decision on Afzal Guru's execution. ...
11:56 PM, Nov 21, 2012

Ajmal Kasab executed: Balm for 26/11 Wounds?

India and Pakistan on Wednesday sparred over communication about the hanging of the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Ajmal Kasab. ...
11:50 PM, Nov 21, 2012

Ajmal Kasab executed: Balm for 26/11 wounds? India and Pakistan on Wednesday sparred over communication about the hanging of the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Ajmal Kasab. ...  
11:50 PM, Nov 21, 2012