1993 Bombay Blast Anniversary: All About the 12 Blasts That Shook Mumbai
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1993 Bombay Blast Anniversary: All About the 12 Blasts That Shook Mumbai

News 18  

1993 BOMBAY BLAST ANNIVERSARY: On this day in 1993, India’s bustling financial capital, then recovering from the scars of communal violence, was under the veil of terror. As Bombay pulled together the broken pieces of its spirit, the name of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, heavier than ever before, loomed over the city like a dark cloud. The blasts hit Plaza Cinema, Fisherman’s Colony in Mahim causeway, Hotel Sea Rock, the Air India Building, Zaveri Bazaar, Hotel Juhu Centaur, Century Bazaar, Katha Bazaar, Worli, and the Passport Office at Sahar airport. The Fatal Mistake Three days before the blasts, on March 9, the police arrested Gul Mohammad Sheikh alias Gullu, who confessed that he was a part of the conspiracy to bomb various spots all across Mumbai.

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Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago
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Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago

India Today  

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Remembering 26/11: Horrific Mumbai attacks that shook nation and world
4 weeks ago

Remembering 26/11: Horrific Mumbai attacks that shook nation and world

Live Mint  

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1 month ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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31 years on, SoBo resident acquitted in 1993 riots case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

31 years on, SoBo resident acquitted in 1993 riots case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The sessions court on August 23 acquitted a South Mumbai resident in a January 1993 riots case. HT Image On January 9, 1993, amidst communal riots following the Babri Masjid demolition, when police were patrolling Memonwada and Imamwada junctions in South Mumbai, a group pelted stones and bottles at them. The situation escalated when some members of the mob, …

1993 Mumbai riots accused arrested after three decades on the run
5 months, 3 weeks ago

1993 Mumbai riots accused arrested after three decades on the run

Hindustan Times  

Absconding for 31 years, a 65-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with the 1993 Mumbai riots. The accused, Sayyad Nadir Shah Abbas Khan, was apprehended in the Sewri area of Mumbai by a team of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg police, an official told the news agency PTI. 1993 Mumbai riots accused arrested after being on the run for …

History Matters | March 1993: How Dawood Ibrahim Destroyed the Soul Of Mumbai
8 months, 3 weeks ago

History Matters | March 1993: How Dawood Ibrahim Destroyed the Soul Of Mumbai

The Quint  

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Remembering 26/11: 15 years on since the terror attack — all you need to know

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today honoured the martyrs who lost their lives in the Mumbai terror attacks 15 years back. 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists infiltrated south Mumbai via the sea and launched attacks at several locations in the city. Timeline of the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks Coordinated bombings …

No parole for 1993 Mumbai bomb blast life convict who wanted to visit his ailing mother
1 year, 7 months ago

No parole for 1993 Mumbai bomb blast life convict who wanted to visit his ailing mother

India Today  

The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court has rejected the parole plea of a 1993 Mumbai bomb blast convict who has been serving a life sentence in the Harsul Central Jail, Aurangabad. READ | CBI takes custody of 4 Dawood gang members wanted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case 51-year-old Shaikh had filed a writ petition, taking exception to the …

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HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

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Maharashtra CM assures strict action against those responsible for beautification of Yakub Memon's grave
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra CM assures strict action against those responsible for beautification of Yakub Memon's grave

India TV News  

Highlights CM said that an investigation has been initiated into the matter BJP MLA asked if this was former CM Thackeray's patriotism to convert the grave into a Mazar Memon was the lone convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday assured strict action in the matter concerning the "beautification" of 1993 Mumbai …

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition
2 years, 3 months ago

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition

Firstpost  

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11th anniversary of 2011 Mumbai bombings: All you need to know about 13/7 blasts
2 years, 5 months ago

11th anniversary of 2011 Mumbai bombings: All you need to know about 13/7 blasts

Firstpost  

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1993 Mumbai blasts: SC says Centre bound to release Abu Salem on completion of sentence
2 years, 5 months ago

1993 Mumbai blasts: SC says Centre bound to release Abu Salem on completion of sentence

India TV News  

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4 accused sent to judicial custody by court in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case
2 years, 6 months ago

4 accused sent to judicial custody by court in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

India Today  

The 1993 blast accused Abu Bakar, Sayyed Qureshi, Mohammed Shoeb Qureshi and Mohammed Yusuf Ismail Shaikh have been sent to judicial custody till June 13 by a special CBI court in Mumbai. The agency said that the accused Abu Bakar, Sayed Qureshi Shoe Qureshi, Yusuf Bhatka alias Yusuf Bata were involved in the 1993 bomb blast case. It is alleged …

1993 Bombay bomb blasts case: Four accused sent to judicial custody
2 years, 6 months ago

1993 Bombay bomb blasts case: Four accused sent to judicial custody

The Hindu  

Twenty-nine years after the 1993 Bombay blasts, a special CBI court on Monday sent four members of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim to judicial custody till June 13. Abu Bakar, Yusuf Batla, Shoeb Baba and Sayyed Qureshi were arrested by the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad on May 17. All four are accused of smuggling and transporting RDX and other explosives used …

Anti-Terrorism Day 2022: From 1993 Bombay Bombings to Uri attack, 5 attacks that rocked India since 1990
2 years, 7 months ago

Anti-Terrorism Day 2022: From 1993 Bombay Bombings to Uri attack, 5 attacks that rocked India since 1990

India TV News  

Highlights The day is observed as anti-terrorism day as former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 The first major attack was in 1993 in Mumbai where over 257 people lost their lives This article is to recap five major attacks that took place in India Anti-terrorism Day 2022: National Anti-terrorism day is observed on May 21 in …

29 years on, 4 men wanted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case held in Gujarat
2 years, 7 months ago

29 years on, 4 men wanted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case held in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad has arrested four persons wanted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, senior officers said on Tuesday. They had travelled illegally to Pakistan and undergone weapons and explosives training in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the behest of UN-designated global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim before the 1993 serial blasts, said Deepan Bhadran, deputy inspector general of police, Gujarat …

Gujarat ATS arrests Abu Bakar, three others wanted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
2 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat ATS arrests Abu Bakar, three others wanted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

India Today  

Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad has arrested four of India’s most wanted terror accused who were allegedly involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. READ | Dawood Ibrahim forms special unit to target India; political leaders, businessmen on hit list: NIA He added, "During the interrogation, it was revealed that the arrested persons were at large for several years and …

The Kashmir Files, Hindu genocides in India and the Leftist propaganda machinery
2 years, 9 months ago

The Kashmir Files, Hindu genocides in India and the Leftist propaganda machinery

Firstpost  

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Shocking verdict: Human rights activists outraged by death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts case
2 years, 9 months ago

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The Hindu  

Gujarat witnessed the bloodiest and most brutal riots in recent history in 2002 in which more than 2,000 people were killed over a period of three months across the State. The death penalty verdict in the Ahmedabad blasts case has raised the hackles of human rights activists and Muslim community leaders in Gujarat. Verdicts such as these make one wonder …

1993 Bombay blasts anniversary: Let's take a look at five Bollywood films based on terrorism
2 years, 9 months ago

1993 Bombay blasts anniversary: Let's take a look at five Bollywood films based on terrorism

Firstpost  

Several Bollywood films have been made on serial blasts and terrorism, each conveying a different and profound message. Today, on the 29th anniversary of the 1993 Bombay blasts, let’s take a look at five films that did their best to illustrate why terrorism, for any reason, is awful for a country. Black Friday The Anurag Kashyap film is based on …

Abu Bakar, 1993 Mumbai blasts accused, held in UAE; likely to be extradited to India soon
2 years, 10 months ago

Abu Bakar, 1993 Mumbai blasts accused, held in UAE; likely to be extradited to India soon

India TV News  

Highlights Abu Bakar, who is prime accused of 1993 Mumbai and Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide, held in UAE Bakar was involved in arms and explosives training in PoK, landing of RDX used in the blasts The process of Bakar’s extradition, one of India’s most wanted terrorists, has been initiated In a major crackdown, India's one of most wanted terrorists, Abu …

1993 Bombay Blasts- Supreme Court To Hear 'Juvenile' Convict's Article 32 Challenge To Life Sentence Next Week
4 years, 1 month ago

1993 Bombay Blasts- Supreme Court To Hear 'Juvenile' Convict's Article 32 Challenge To Life Sentence Next Week

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a writ petition next week against its March 21, 2013 decision upholding the conviction of Muhammad Moin Faridulla Qureshi in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and the sentence of life imprisonment. You have the remedy of a review or a curative plea" The judge pointed to Senior Counsel S. Nagamuthu, for the petitioner, …

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