Tag: 26/11

Mumbai attack mastermind arrested in Pakistan over terror financing charges

Lakhvi, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan.

January 2, 2021

Key accused in 26/11 terror attack case Tahawwur Rana wanted ‘top class’ medal for his work: US

The 59-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Rana, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was re-arrested on June 10 in Los Angeles.

December 1, 2020

Pakistan reveals most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim’s whereabouts, imposes financial sanctions

It has released a list of 88 banned terror groups as part of its efforts to wriggle out of tough financial sanctions.

August 22, 2020

Kasab was to die as Samir Chaudhari, LeT planned to project 26/11 as ‘Hindu terror’: Rakesh Maria

The book named 'Let Me Say it Now' revealed that the 26/11 terror accused was sent to India with an identity card having Chaudhary's name and an address of Bengaluru.

February 18, 2020

PM Modi writes emotional letter to youngest 26/11 Israeli survivor

At the time of the incident, Moshe was two years old when his parents were gunned down by the terrorists at Nariman House in Mumbai.

December 2, 2019

Israeli PM Netanyahu meets 26/11 survivor Moshe at Nariman House

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in the Mumbai-leg of his of his six-day India visit, on Thursday met the 26/11 terror attack survivor — Moshe Holtzberg– at the Nariman House. The 11-year-old Israeli boy Moshe’s father Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and mother Rivka were killed at the Nariman House during the 2008 attacks. …

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January 18, 2018

Netanyahu to meet business leaders, Bollywood stars in Mumbai

On the penultimate leg of his six-day India tour, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will on Thursday meet captains of the industry, pay tribute at the 26/11 memorial and conclude the day with a star-studded Bollywood gala event. Netanyahu, who arrived in Mumbai from Ahmedabad on Wednesday night will begin his two-day visit with a …

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January 18, 2018

Film on child ‘terrorists’ to release on February 16

Billu Ustaad, billed as India’s first feature film which discusses how innocent children are lured and misused for terror activities, will release in India on February 16 next year, said its director Suvahhdan Angre. Inspired by the work of Bhanupratap Barge, Head of the Anti-Terrorism Squad, Pune — who fought the Pakistani terrorists during the …

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December 21, 2017

Bollywood pays homage to 26/11 victims

B-town celebs including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Raveena Tandon on Sunday (November 26) paid homage to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack on its ninth anniversary and said the masterminds behind the bloodbath must not be forgiven. More than 300 people were injured and 166 people including foreign tourists lost their lives when …

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November 26, 2017

Rahul sympathises with kin of 26/11 victims who lost ‘so much’ to hatred

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday remembered the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its ninth anniversary. “We remember all the victims of 26/11. Love to their families and friends who lost so much to hatred and violence,” he tweeted. Over 160 people were killed and more than 300 injured when the terrorists …

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November 26, 2017

26/11 aftermath: Maharashtra ATS de-radicalises 86 people

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has de-radicalised 86 people in the last two years as a part of its efforts to wean away misguided youth from the path of extremism in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, an official said. Those brought into the mainstream include well-educated people like a young couple, both …

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November 26, 2017

Pakistan-based terror group behind 26/11 Mumbai Attack: Former Pak NSA

In a controversial statement, former National Security Advisor of Pakistan Mahmud Ali Durrani on Monday claimed Mumbai terror attacks in November 26, 2008 were carried out by a Pakistan-based terror group. “The 26/11 Mumbai attack carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan is classic trans-border terrorist event,” Durani said on the sidelines of the 19th …

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March 6, 2017

26/11: India suggests ways to Pakistan to expedite trial

With the 26/11 trial continuing to drag, India has suggested ways to Pakistan to expedite the trial of perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a senior official said on Thursday. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has written to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Chaudhry to expedite the trial, said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup at …

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September 15, 2016

US wants accountability from Pakistan on 26/11

The US has reiterated that it wants accountability from Pakistan on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that claimed 166 lives.  "We’ve been very clear that we want to see accountability and justice in the case of the Mumbai attacks, and as you noted, there were American citizens who lost their lives in that – those …

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September 7, 2016