Mumbai: Two alleged operatives of Indian Mujahideen, who were behind bars in Opera House blast case that took place on July 13 last year in Mumbai, were on Friday remanded in ATS custody by a local court in connection with the Dadar explosion that took place on the same day. As the custody of prime accused Haroon Naik and hawala operator Kanwar Nain Wazeer Chand Patrija (42) ended on Friday...
07:46 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) sources on Tuesday said that July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blast accused and Indian Mujahideen member Haroon Naik met slain terrorist Osama bin Laden in August 2001 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. "Naik was part a group of operatives who were addressed by Osama in Bhawalpur," said the sources about the Indian Mujahideen member who was arrested for possessing fake currency notes. The sources said that...
07:10 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Mumbai: Anti-terror agencies in the country are grappling with a menace which they claim has the potential to hamper several terror investigations. By using fake mobile SIM cards terror operatives are not only coordinating their plans, but are also evading the security radar, easily. Even the mastermind of the July 2011 Mumbai serial blasts managed to execute the attack using a fake SIM card. Ahmed Zarar Siddibuppa alias Imran alias...
06:47 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Mumbai: Three persons, who were arrested in a forgery case and extensively questioned in connection with the serial blasts in Mumbai in July 2011, were on Wednesday granted bail by a local court. The trio " Qamar-E-Alam (19), Abdul Wahab (20), and Shahejahan (20) " had filed their bail applications after they were remanded in judicial custody. Alam and Wahab, who hail from Darbhanga district of Bihar, were picked up...
05:26 PM, Jan 11, 2012
Baghdad: A wave of at least 14 bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 60 people in the worst violence Iraq has seen for months. The apparently coordinated attacks struck days after the last American forces left Iraq and in the midst of a major government crisis between the country's top Shiite and Sunni political leaders that has sent sectarian tensions soaring. The bombings may be linked...
02:02 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said all indications pointed to involvement of an Indian terror module in last month's Mumbai serial blasts and that right wing fascist forces were also on the rise in the country. The assessment by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram came even as the opposition and UPA ally NCP accused the Centre of being soft in its approach to terrorism. "While no conclusion has been...
01:10 AM, Aug 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Nepal Police have detained a 40-year-old man, Mohammad Zahir, under the suspicion that he was in touch with the Mumbai blasts suspects. He was heard having conversations about the Mumbai blasts and has sent text messages, sources said. The Union Home Ministry has received the input regarding Zahir's detention from the Government of Nepal on Tuesday. Sources said, Zahir is a resident of Sarlahi district near the...
05:24 PM, Jul 26, 2011
Mumbai: Producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, along with director Zoya Akhtar, have decided to contribute Thursday's collections of certain Mumbai multiplexes for the welfare of recent Mumbai blast victims. "We were in a very low mood after the blast and that is when Farhan, Kishore Lulla (of Eros International) and I thought of this idea. We had to do something for our city. The blast took place on Wednesday...
10:16 PM, Jul 20, 2011
New Delhi: Acclaimed actress and social activist Shabana Azmi firmly believes that the rage that builds up in citizens post events such as the recent Mumbai blasts, must translate into constructive actions to avoid such tragedies in future. "Unless the guilty, whoever they maybe, r given severest punishment, hearts will only get further divided. Zero tolerance 4 terrorism (sic)," Shabana posted on her Twitter page. A series of three blasts...
08:03 PM, Jul 18, 2011
Mumbai: Maharashtra DGP Ajit Parasnis on Sunday ordered a CID inquiry into the death of Faiz Usmani, who died after being questioned by the police in connection with the terror blasts in Mumbai. Usmani , a resident of suburban Govandi, was being grilled in connection with the serial blasts in Mumbai when he allegedly fell ill. He was taken to the nearby Sion hospital where he died. Doctors attending to ...
03:32 PM, Jul 17, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood has sharply reacted to the 13/7 Mumbai blasts that left 19 dead and 129 injured. The film fraternity has launched a scathing attack on the government with most stars castigating authorities for their failure to protect the citizens. Raveena Tandon feels that it is high time the government woke up. "Shocked beyond belief! Will our government finally wake up? We're still treating Afzal Guru and Kasab as our...
01:27 PM, Jul 16, 2011
Mumbai: The Naya Cinema Festival that was supposed to begin Friday has been postponed following the triple blasts that rocked India's financial and entertainment hub Wednesday. The festival will now begin July 22. Bengali director Qaushiq Mukherjee's film "Gandu" will open the festival, organised by the Taj Enlighten Film Society. The festival will go on till Aug 6. The festival will also be paying tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul...
09:39 PM, Jul 15, 2011
Mumbai: A man, who sustained severe injuries during one of the three blasts in the city, on Friday succumbed to injuries, taking the death toll in the bombings to 18. Avinash Tamka, 23, who was admitted in the ICU of Bombay Hospital after the blast at Zaveri Bazaar in south Mumbai, died on Friday, said doctors. A day after the blasts, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had said, "Seventeen deaths...
09:26 PM, Jul 15, 2011
New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has urged people to act as policemen and suggested initiating an anti-terror training programme that would help them to fight terrorism and protect themselves. The actor said he would be the first one to join the anti-terror training programme. His comments come in the wake of the three serial blasts that killed 17 people and injured 131 in Mumbai on Wednesday. "Each one of us...
02:13 PM, Jul 15, 2011
Mumbai: Director Rohit Shetty takes a dim view of people criticising Mumbai Police after the three blasts two days ago, and believes they should rather lend their support to the department to make it perform more effectively. "Every time the Mumbai Police become the punching bag, saying 'Police didn't do anything'. The problem is at a higher level and not only Mumbai Police," Shetty told. "For once, we should have...
01:39 PM, Jul 15, 2011
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