26/11 terror attacks: Reflecting on the Mumbai massacre through 5 must-watch films and documentaries
4 months ago

26/11 terror attacks: Reflecting on the Mumbai massacre through 5 must-watch films and documentaries

Hindustan Times  

On the night of November 26, 2008, Mumbai was shaken by a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that left the city reeling. Focusing on the devastating attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the film sheds light on the extraordinary courage displayed by the hotel staff and guests who risked their lives to save others. Through Shahid's journey, the film explores the growing communal tensions in India post-26/11 and how the terror attacks affected the Muslim community, who were often unjustly blamed for the actions of a few extremists. One Less God Another film that delves into the impact of the 26/11 attacks, albeit from a lesser-explored angle, is One Less God. Starring Joseph Mahler Taylor, Mihika Rao, and Kabir Singh, One Less God brings to light the tragic fate of innocent lives lost during the attacks, shining a spotlight on the global impact of the incident.

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26/11: The day India changed forever
4 months ago

26/11: The day India changed forever

Firstpost  

26/11, often called the 9/11 of India, was a dark chapter in India’s security history, an event that shook the collective security consciousness of India and changed the security paradigm in the region forever The night of November 26, 2008, 10 terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group of Pakistan entered Mumbai city across the sea route in inflatable speedboats after …

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

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

Live Mint  

On November 26, 2008, a horrific terrorist attack, later known as the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, unfolded in South Mumbai. Ten armed militants from the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba infiltrated the city via the sea and carried out a series of coordinated attacks across multiple high-profile locations, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident Hotel, CST Railway Station, and Nariman …

In India’s post 26/11 response, a template Israel can follow
1 year, 4 months ago

In India’s post 26/11 response, a template Israel can follow

Hindustan Times  

Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 attacks wherein 10 terrorists from Pakistan had wreaked havoc in Mumbai. Indian Police Service officers Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar, and Ashok Kamte lost their lives in the attacks — an unprecedented loss in any encounter in any Indian metropolis. It was the first instance of a terrorist being apprehended alive after such …

India’s action post 26/11 is a template Israel can follow
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s action post 26/11 is a template Israel can follow

Live Mint  

Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, wherein 10 terrorists from Pakistan had wreaked havoc in Mumbai. Indian Police Service officers Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar, and Ashok Kamte lost their lives in the attacks—an unprecedented loss in any encounter in any Indian metropolis. It was the first instance of a terrorist being apprehended alive after such an attack …

Remembering 26/11: 15 years on since the terror attack — all you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

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 …

26/11: A reminder that counter-terrorism needs a ‘whole of nation’ approach
2 years, 3 months ago

26/11: A reminder that counter-terrorism needs a ‘whole of nation’ approach

Firstpost  

In an eerie coincidence of numbers, there were 26 intelligence alerts about terrorist attacks on Indian soil before the attacks happened in Mumbai. V Balachandran, a former special secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and a former police officer, says that a specific alert also came in from Assam which mentioned one of the targets by name: ‘Leopold’. The alert also advised ‘necessary …

'As If He Was Enjoying Shooting Us': A Wounded City Fought Back, But The Scars of 26/11 Remain
2 years, 4 months ago

'As If He Was Enjoying Shooting Us': A Wounded City Fought Back, But The Scars of 26/11 Remain

News 18  

Nine-year-old Devika Rotawan was excited about her trip to Pune. Eight key locations in south Mumbai — CSMT station, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident, Cafe Leopold, Cama Hospital, Nariman House, Metro Cinema, and a lane next to St Xavier’s College — were targeted as the terrorists snuck into the city through its coast. MANY WOUNDS, CITY’S UNITY STILL …

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

Never Again: India Cannot Afford another 26/11
3 years, 4 months ago

Never Again: India Cannot Afford another 26/11

News 18  

This write-up must compulsorily commence with a homage to those who suffered the effects of the terror-related acts in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Targeting Mumbai means targeting India’s growth potential and attempting to prevent the inflow of foreign capital into India due to the inability of the State to stabilise conditions for normal economic activity. One of the major …

26/11 and Hindu Terror: Exposing Conspiracy to Demonise an Entire Civilisation - News18
3 years, 4 months ago

26/11 and Hindu Terror: Exposing Conspiracy to Demonise an Entire Civilisation - News18

News 18  

Thirteen years ago, on November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba -trained jihadis attacked prominent Mumbai locations: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Nariman House business and residential complex, Cama Hospital, Leopold Cafe, the Oberoi-Trident Hotel, and Taj Hotel and Tower. But the “grand old party,” which believes that Bharat’s “Tryst With Destiny” began “at the stroke of midnight” on the eve of …

26/11 Mumbai attacks: The tipping point in Indo-Pak relations
3 years, 4 months ago

26/11 Mumbai attacks: The tipping point in Indo-Pak relations

India TV News  

Highlights In Nov 2008, 10 terrorists entered into Mumbai from Pakistan via sea route and opened fire Multi-targeted attacks killed at least 166 people, including 18 security personnel Since then, India has been claiming that terrorists were members of LeT November 26, 2021 will mark the 13th anniversary of the worst ever terror attack in India, which changed the dynamics …

26/11 Mumbai attacks: Pakistan yet to show sincerity in delivering justice even after 13 years
3 years, 4 months ago

26/11 Mumbai attacks: Pakistan yet to show sincerity in delivering justice even after 13 years

Hindustan Times  

November 26, 2021, marks 13 years since the series of dreadful terror attacks in Mumbai when 10 members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a jihadist outfit based in Pakistan, carried out 12 coordinated attacks lasting as many as four days across major locations. The November 2008 Mumbai attacks, also referred to as 26/11 attacks, perhaps for the first time drew widespread global …

Mumbai terror attack 12 years on: Remembering the heroes of 26/11
4 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai terror attack 12 years on: Remembering the heroes of 26/11

India TV News  

Floral tributes were paid on Thursday to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray paid their respects at the newly-built memorial at the police headquarters in south Mumbai. NCP chief Sharad …

12 years of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Look at Pakistan masterminds, brave Indian officers and survivors who lived to tell the brutal tale
4 years, 4 months ago

12 years of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Look at Pakistan masterminds, brave Indian officers and survivors who lived to tell the brutal tale

Firstpost  

As Mumbai grappled with the four-day siege in 2008, many heroes emerged. It is being republished on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the terror attacks that rocked the city of Mumbai Ten years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the Mumbai Police has said that the city is safe and its force is competent to handle any terror …

11 years of 26/11 Mumbai attack: A tribute to victims, heroes; revisiting night of terror
5 years, 4 months ago

11 years of 26/11 Mumbai attack: A tribute to victims, heroes; revisiting night of terror

India TV News  

This day marks 11 years of the Mumbai terror attacks, a dark day in the history of India when Mumbai came under the deadly attacks of terrorists. The Mumbai terror attacks witnessed 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists who barged into Mumbai via sea route from Pakistan and carried out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across the city. Mumbai terror …

26/11 anniversary: Has India done enough to prevent a repeat of Mumbai attacks?
6 years, 4 months ago

26/11 anniversary: Has India done enough to prevent a repeat of Mumbai attacks?

Live Mint  

Ten years on, security experts say the assault on Mumbai created a new template for terrorists to plan operations across the world. G.K. Pillai, former home secretary of India G.K. Pillai, former home secretary of India India-Pakistan ties never been the same again As we were recovering from the two previous wars fought against Pakistan—the 1965 war and the 1999 …

26/11 anniversary: how The Hindu covered the Mumbai terrorist attack
6 years, 4 months ago

26/11 anniversary: how The Hindu covered the Mumbai terrorist attack

The Hindu  

The first report published on November 27 The city witnessed a major terror strike on Wednesday with explosions and firing reported from several places. Fierce fighting rages in Mumbai Deafening blasts and fierce gun battles continued late into the night on Thursday at two five star hotels and Nariman House in South Mumbai as the elite National Security Guard and …

26/11 anniversary: Why security remains a Mumbai state of mind
6 years, 4 months ago

26/11 anniversary: Why security remains a Mumbai state of mind

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The magnificent and sprawling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, a UNESCO world heritage site, was constructed with a blend of Victorian Gothic Revival and traditional Indian architecture in 1888. “Mumbai is defending the targets that are defensible, this doesn’t mean that its overall vulnerability to a terror attack is lower than earlier…increased patrolling and protection of high-value targets does not …

‘Are we stronger now?’ India marks 10 years since Mumbai attacks
6 years, 4 months ago

‘Are we stronger now?’ India marks 10 years since Mumbai attacks

Al Jazeera  

On the 10th anniversary of Mumbai attacks, also called 26/11, some wonder if public memory is selective. The 26/11 attacks began at the massive Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, one of the world’s busiest, and soon spread to the Taj and Oberoi hotels, Leopold Cafe, Nariman House – home of the ultra-orthodox Jewish outreach group, Chabad Lubavitch – and many other …

26/11 Mumbai attacks happened under Congress's watch: PM Modi
6 years, 4 months ago

26/11 Mumbai attacks happened under Congress's watch: PM Modi

India Today  

On the tenth anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday blamed the Congress for the deadly attack. Speaking at a rally in poll-bound Rajasthan's Bhilwara, Modi said, "Ten years ago the Congress was in power at both the Centre and in Maharashtra. Monday marks the tenth anniversary of the 26/11 terror strike when 10 Pakistani terrorists …

Ten years after the Mumbai attack
6 years, 4 months ago

Ten years after the Mumbai attack

The Hindu  

Ten years ago on this day, Pakistan carried out one of the most heinous of terror attacks perpetrated anywhere in the world. The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, named after the date in 2008 when the attack took place, is in some respects comparable to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S. The most audacious terror attack till the …

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: 10 years on, city moves on from tragedy but scars remain
6 years, 4 months ago

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: 10 years on, city moves on from tragedy but scars remain

India TV News  

Ten years ago, chef Raghu Deora stood face-to-face with death. He was in the kitchen of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel’s private club, The Chambers, when four gunmen walked in with assault rifles and sprayed the guests and hotel staff with bullets. Survivors recall their harrowing experiences during the November 26, 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in …

8 years of terror: 10 facts you need to know about 26/11 Mumbai attacks
8 years, 4 months ago

8 years of terror: 10 facts you need to know about 26/11 Mumbai attacks

India TV News  

Today, eight years back, India experienced one of it's worst terrorist attacks when a group of 10 terrorists associated with Lashkar-e-Tayiba attacked country's financial capital Mumbai and left the entire nation in shock. The terrorists who participated in 26/11 Mumbai attacks were highly trained and were preparing for this strike for quite a long time. Killing around 164 people and …

Modi pays homage to 26/11 victims
10 years, 4 months ago

Modi pays homage to 26/11 victims

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to the victims of horrific 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its sixth anniversary and saluted the security personnel while reaffirming India’s commitment to combat the menace of terror and “uproot it from the face of humankind“. “We remember the horrific terror attacks in Mumbai on this day in 2008 and pay homage …

Censor will not have issue with 'The Attacks of 26/11': Ram Gopal Varma
12 years, 2 months ago

Censor will not have issue with 'The Attacks of 26/11': Ram Gopal Varma

India TV News  

Mumbai,Jan 18: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is all set with his film "The Attacks of 26/11", based on the real incident the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, says he is not worried about the censor board which will not have any issue with this film. I don't see there will be any issue from the censor board with this film.The visual …

Only a film can truly capture 26/11 grief: RGV
12 years, 2 months ago

Only a film can truly capture 26/11 grief: RGV

Firstpost  

The story of the Mumbai terror strike can best be told only through a feature film, says Ram Gopal Varma, who has directed “The Attacks of 26/11”, based on the tragedy that took 166 lives. Mumbai: The story of the Mumbai terror strike can best be told only through a feature film, says Ram Gopal Varma, who has directed _“The …

My film has authentic information about 26/11: Ram Gopal Varma
12 years, 4 months ago

My film has authentic information about 26/11: Ram Gopal Varma

Firstpost  

Ram Gopal Varma says he has stuck to authentic facts for “The Attacks of 26/11”, his movie based on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma says he has stuck to authentic facts for “The Attacks of 26/11”, his movie based on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. “As much as possible, I would say that it is …

Three years after 26/11, we’re still waiting for a closure
13 years, 4 months ago

Three years after 26/11, we’re still waiting for a closure

Firstpost  

Why the scars of the terror attacks on Mumbai in 2008 are yet to heal. It’s been three years since vile, jihad-indoctrinated men from a benighted jihad-indoctrinated nation sneaked into Mumbai and waged urban war on India’s most vibrant city. For one thing, it’s fair to say that Mumbai – and, for that matter, India – isn’t any safer from …

Will redouble efforts to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice: Manmohan
14 years, 4 months ago

Will redouble efforts to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice: Manmohan

The Hindu  

Joining the nation in remembering those killed in the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday pledged to redouble efforts to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice. “On this day of remembrance, we salute the courage, unity and the resolve of ordinary Mumbaikars and the brave and selfless action of our men in uniform during the …

The challenges of maximum terror
15 years, 4 months ago

The challenges of maximum terror

The Hindu  

“I have been warning Pakistan,” Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in a speech early this month, “not to play games with us. Given the fact that the infrastructure of Pakistan-based jihadist groups remains largely intact, efforts to address the capability deficits in India’s police system must be given top priority. Home Minister Chidambaram’s words point us in the direction of …

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