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All Stories for 2611 Attack Anniversary
2008 Mumbai attacks: How India dishonoured an unknown Kashmiri spy who penetrated Lashkar-e-Taiba before 26/11
Praveen • 4 years agoMukhtar Ahmed Sheikh had made it possible to intercept the 26/11 death squad's calls — and prove Pakistan's role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks — but he remains nearly unknown. He neither received a medal, nor a reward. Instead, he was held in prison for three months on spurious charges.
Hotel Mumbai movie review: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher's film on 26/11 terror attacks is immersive and gut-wrenching
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoEvery aspect of Hotel Mumbai, from the direction and performances to the editing and production design, seems harrowingly real.
26/11 anniversary: Marginal improvements in intelligence-gathering can't compensate for colossal gaps in policing system
Ajai • 6 years agoThe reality is, lessons, if learned, are soon forgotten. We quickly slide back into apathy and sluggishness.
On 10th anniversary of 26/11 terror attacks, Israel asks Pakistan to ensure perpetrators brought to justice
• 6 years agoThe Israeli diplomat also underlined that the objective of the attack in Mumbai was to cripple the Indian society, economy and culture, as well as the growing bilateral relationship between India and Israel.
Did India learn its lessons from 26/11 Mumbai attacks? No, acute police shortage part of system-wide malaise
Praveen • 6 years agoTen years ago, this day, the world watched as the Lashkar-e-Taiba's 26/11 assault team savagely exposed India's doddering police system. The killers faced police personnel armed with nothing but lathis, lacking even the rudiments of counter-terrorism training.
Tathagata Roy scraps tweet saying '26/11 attackers spared Muslims': Meghalaya governor no stranger to courting controversy
Fp Staff • 6 years agoMeghalaya governor Tathagata Roy later admitted that his tweet on 26/11 Mumbai attacks was factually wrong and issued an apology on Twitter.
Full text: On 10th anniversary of 26/11, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asks Pakistan to act against Lashkar-e-Taiba
Fp Staff • 6 years agoMike Pompeo called upon all countries, while naming Pakistan in particular, to implement sanctions against terrorists responsible for the 26/11 attack.
Full text: On 10th anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, MEA accuses Pakistan of showing 'little sincerity' in bringing planners to book
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIn a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs accused Pakistan of denying closure to the families of the 166 victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, saying Pakistan was "showing little sincerity in bringing perpetrators to justice".
Narendra Modi questions Congress scepticism after 2016 surgical strikes, accuses party of misusing 26/11 for political gains
Ians • 6 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India will never forget the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and their perpetrators and was "waiting for the appropriate time" as law would take its course.
10 years since 26/11 Mumbai attacks: Effective counter-measures aside, eliminating terrorists alone can't end terrorism
Syed Ata Hasnain • 6 years agoMuch like September 2001 attack in the case of the US, India’s homeland security was tightened to a great extent post 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The lack of a repeat event in ten years and in fact the absence of anything near a mass casualty act is a measure of success for the Indian intelligence and response agencies.