Reporter's Diary: Reliving the 60 hour that terrorised Mumbai, shook India
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Driving patiently in the mad-hell traffic, I reached the Western Express Highway at Goregaon when my phone started ringing non-stop, around 9.30 p.m. Muttering irately, I stopped to answer, it was a professional colleague, almost screaming: "There's some shoot-out in Colaba area... Many police vehicles rushing there... some localities are cordoned off..." and abruptly cut off. Half-guessing it to be some kind of a mafia gang-war, I nevertheless made some strategic calls to confirm it was more than that.
26/11 a blurry memory, but Gen Z 'safer, secure' in a more confident India
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After 14 years that shook India and dazed the world, the Gen Z -- accounting for over 45-crore ambitious youth, largely first-time voters -- feels 'safer and secure' and looks back with pride at how the country has managed to overcome and move on from that scary experience besides averting similar tragedies since then. On the other hand, an edutech consultant Pruthvi Parikh, then studying in Cambridge School, Kandivali remembers some of the details and later updated his hazy knowledge via social media.
26/11 Fallout: From coastal security upgrade to amping up anti-Pak social media war
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Since 2008, the victims of the terror attacks have not been able to recover from the shock completely, but the internal security of the country has seen several major changes. Taking lessons from the terror attacks, security arrangements have been made fool proof, making it safe from rerun of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Bomb hoax at five-star hotel rattles Mumbai cops again in 5 days
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According to officials, on Monday, an anonymous phone call was received by the Hotel Lalit, near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and the hotel authorities immediately alerted the Sahar Police Station. The caller reportedly warned that they had placed at least four bombs inside the hotel and demanded an extortion amount of Rs 5 crore to defuse them.
The Mumbai ACP who took on 26/11 terrorists with .303-wielding rookies
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26/11 was no different and replete with examples of how the Mumbai Police's personnel - at all levels - acted on the ground to contain the marauding LeT terrorists till the armed forces and NSG entered the fray.
'Shots fired aimed at head level; attackers used hand signals to communicate'
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The Senate hearings, which had inputs from intelligence officials, FBI and NYPD, in detail discussed the modus operandi of the attacks and the preparations made by the terrorists. "They fired in controlled, disciplined bursts. When our liaisons toured the hotels and railway stations, they saw bullet holes that showed shots were fired in groups of three aimed at head level," US officials had said during the hearings.
Lessons that the US learnt from Mumbai terror strikes
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This emerged from the detailed two-session hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the U.S. Senate, which were conducted on January 8 and 28, 2009. The committee was chaired by Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, whose legislation had paved the way for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, and attended by 15 other U.S. Senators and security experts.
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Param Bir Singh 'destroyed' mobile phone of Ajmal Kasab, claims former ACP Shamsher Khan
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Former ACP Pathan claimed that Param Bir had taken the mobile phone seized from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Kasab and vandalized it. Pathan drafted an elaborate letter to file a written complaint against Param Bir earlier this year in July. He asked the Mumbai Police Commissioner to investigate this matter and take appropriate action against Param Bir.
President Kovind, Shah, Rajnath remember bravehearts of 26/11 terror attacks
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"My heartfelt tributes to the martyrs and homage to the victims of the 26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttacks. The nation will always be grateful for the bravery and sacrifice of the security forces who laid down their lives in the line of duty," President Kovind tweeted. Paying homage to the heroes, Shah tweeted in Hindi: "I pay tributes to the martyrs of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks who faced the terrorists valiantly. The entire country will be proud of their valour and remain indebted for their sacrifice."
26/11 Mumbai attacks: The tipping point in Indo-Pak relations
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Today, as India looks towards Pakistan and demands punishment to the culprits, Pakistan continues to deny all the allegations. In November 2008, 10 terrorists entered into India from Pakistan via the sea route and opened fire indiscriminately, targeting multiple important locations in Mumbai. The multi-targeted attacks killed at least 166 people, including at 18 security personnel besides injuring several others.
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