16 years of 26/11: A haunting reflection on Mumbai's terror attacks through pictures
3 months, 2 weeks ago

16 years of 26/11: A haunting reflection on Mumbai's terror attacks through pictures

India Today  

On the evening of November 26, 2008, Mumbai, India’s bustling financial capital, descended into a nightmare that would forever be etched in history. Mumbai Police tightened security in Mumbai after firing outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in November 2008. Terrorist Ajmal Kasab walks outside the premises of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Victoria Terminus railway station in Mumbai, November 26, 2008. A destroyed room inside the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel after the armed siege on November 29, 2008 in Mumbai. A soldier carries his weapon on his shoulder as firefighters attend to a fire as it burns at Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel following an armed siege on November 29, 2008 in Mumbai.

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26/11: When Ratan Tata stood on pavement outside Taj Hotel while hostages were rescued
3 months, 2 weeks ago

26/11: When Ratan Tata stood on pavement outside Taj Hotel while hostages were rescued

Firstpost  

On November 26, 2008, Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists laid siege to Mumbai’s iconic Taj Hotel. Later, Tata vowed to support the families of staff who lost their lives in the terror attack Ratan Tata stood like a pillar even as black fumes rose from the hotel, and the rescue operation went on to save those stranded in the hotel. “Very emotional and …

Remembering 26/11: 15 years on since the terror attack — all you need to know
1 year, 3 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 …

'Wound That Will Never Heal': Mumbai's 4 Days of Terror, How 26/11 Attacks Happened & What Transpired Later
2 years, 3 months ago

'Wound That Will Never Heal': Mumbai's 4 Days of Terror, How 26/11 Attacks Happened & What Transpired Later

News 18  

26/11 is now marked as a dark day in India’s history as a series of terrorist attacks, lasting four days, hit Mumbai in November 2008. International community must look for ways to counter terror: ‘Baby Moshe’ Moshe Holtzberg, the Israeli child who was just two years old when he lost his parents in the serial terror attacks, has called upon …

From the India Today archives (2014) | 26/11 attacks: The tense night at Hotel Taj Palace
2 years, 3 months ago

From the India Today archives (2014) | 26/11 attacks: The tense night at Hotel Taj Palace

India Today  

'Don't worry, my commandos will come and get you' Around 11.45 p.m., Joint Commissioner of Police Deven Bharti received a call from police control room about a woman trapped in the Taj. At 1 a.m., on 28 November, Major Sandeep led his hit team, Sunil Jodha, Manoj Kumar, Babu Lal and Kishor Kumar through the pièce de résistance of the …

'Had to defend our house': Taj ex-GM remembers brave staff during 26/11 attack
2 years, 4 months ago

'Had to defend our house': Taj ex-GM remembers brave staff during 26/11 attack

Hindustan Times  

Less than a month before the 14th anniversary of the 26/11 terrorist attacks, the general manager of Mumbai's iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel at the time recounted the mayhem that had unfolded. KS Kang, who was the general manager of Mumbai's Taj Hotel during the 26/11 attacks, speaks at the UNSC anti-terrorism meet on Friday, October 28, 2022. Kang called …

‘No Reasons Can Justify Terrorism; Absolute Evil’: UN Secy General Guterres Pays Tributes to 26/11 Terror Victims
2 years, 4 months ago

‘No Reasons Can Justify Terrorism; Absolute Evil’: UN Secy General Guterres Pays Tributes to 26/11 Terror Victims

News 18  

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday paid tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai on the first day of his three-day visit to India. Accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Guterres placed a foral wreath at the 26/11 attacks memorial in the hotel. …

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

Mumbai student makes prank call to Hotel Taj about terrorists
3 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai student makes prank call to Hotel Taj about terrorists

India TV News  

A prank call by a Class 9 student informing that two terrorists will enter Hotel Taj in Mumbai sent police into a tizzy on Saturday, an official said. The iconic hotel in south Mumbai's Colaba area was one of the targets of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The reception counter received an anonymous call around 3.30 pm claiming that two …

Taj Mahal Bomb Call a Hoax, Caller Seems ‘Mentally Unstable’: Cops
4 years ago

Taj Mahal Bomb Call a Hoax, Caller Seems ‘Mentally Unstable’: Cops

The Quint  

Earlier, on Thursday morning, Shiv Ram Yadav, Superintendent of Police, Agra, was quoted by ANI as saying, "We had received information from the control room that a man called them up saying that there are discrepancies in military recruitment and he wasn't recruited. A security check is being done around Taj Mahal," "CISF has been alerted. Security personnel, as per …

Police Had General Inputs About Possible Targets Before 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack, Says Senior Official
4 years, 3 months ago

Police Had General Inputs About Possible Targets Before 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack, Says Senior Official

News 18  

Joint commissioner of Mumbai police Vishwas Nangre Patil on Thursday said that police had received general alert prior to the 26/11 attack that the iconic Taj Mahal hotel and six other places in Mumbai could be targeted by terrorists. In 2008, Nangre Patil was Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone-I in South Mumbai where the terrorist attack unfolded on November 26. …

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: How Events Unfolded on the Deadly Night
4 years, 3 months ago

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: How Events Unfolded on the Deadly Night

News 18  

It has been twelve years since November 26, 2008, when a series of deadly terrorist attacks rocked India’s financial capital Mumbai, the tremors of which were felt not just in India but across the world, but the wounds are still fresh in the hearts and minds of the survivors. On this day, ten members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba entered …

Police presence beefed up outside Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel; threatening call came from Pakistan, claim reports
4 years, 8 months ago

Police presence beefed up outside Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel; threatening call came from Pakistan, claim reports

Firstpost  

The iconic Taj Hotel in Mumbai’ Colaba area was among the targets of Pakistani terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Cops told PTI that Mumbai police are on high alert after Monday’s Karachi exchange terror attack. Mumbai: The police has beefed up security outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in south Mumbai after the Karachi Stock Exchange terror attack, a …

Caller from Pakistan threatens to bomb Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Taj Lands End hotel
4 years, 8 months ago

Caller from Pakistan threatens to bomb Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Taj Lands End hotel

India TV News  

Mumbai's iconic Taj Hotel has received a bomb threat call from Pakistan. Sources said the bomb threat call was received at Taj Hotel and Bandra's Taj Lands End. He said the Taj Mahal Palace and Taj Lands End hotels would be blown up as it happened in November 2008. The second call was received by the staffers at the Taj …

'Hotel Mumbai' uses actual footage of Ajmal Kasab confession
5 years, 3 months ago

'Hotel Mumbai' uses actual footage of Ajmal Kasab confession

The Quint  

Mumbai, Nov 28 "Hotel Mumbai" director Anthony Maras has used actual footage of Ajmal Kasab's police confession in the film. The film is based on the 26/11 terror attack, which culminated in the horrific destruction of Taj Mahal Palace hotel on Mumbai, in 2008. Police and local authorities gave Maras information, access to interviews and the actual footage of Kasab …

Ratan Tata pays tribute to 26/11 martyrs and spirit of Mumbai: We can be hurt, but not knocked out
5 years, 3 months ago

Ratan Tata pays tribute to 26/11 martyrs and spirit of Mumbai: We can be hurt, but not knocked out

India Today  

On November 26, 2008, the Mumbai terror attacks; which lasted for four days killing around 166 people and injuring over 300, rocked the nation. Today many people took to social media to pay tribute to the martyrs and one of them was industrialist Ratan Tata. He praised the indomitable spirit of Mumbai and said that the city will never forget …

Hotel Mumbai dialogues based on real phone transcripts of 26/11 attacks: Director
5 years, 4 months ago

Hotel Mumbai dialogues based on real phone transcripts of 26/11 attacks: Director

India Today  

Filmmaker Anthony Maras, who helms the upcoming film Hotel Mumbai, said that he used transcripts of original phone conversations between the staff at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai and the rescue team during the fateful 26/11 attack. Hotel Mumbai is based on the brutal 26/11 terrorist attacks of 2008. Hotel Mumbai will release on November 29, in Hindi, …

Hotel Mumbai depicts 2008 terrorist attacks with chilling realism but not enough nuance
6 years ago

Hotel Mumbai depicts 2008 terrorist attacks with chilling realism but not enough nuance

ABC  

It's understandable that filmmakers are drawn to real-life atrocities. The 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks serve as inspiration for Australian director Anthony Maras's debut feature, the second Australian film in as many years depicting the event. The real-life atrocity involved three days of multiple attacks across the city that left over 170 dead, but in Maras's chilling thriller, shot in Adelaide …

Tenth anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: CST, Taj Mahal hotel among locations targeted by terrorists; all you need to know
6 years, 3 months ago

Tenth anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: CST, Taj Mahal hotel among locations targeted by terrorists; all you need to know

Firstpost  

India marks the tenth anniversary on Monday of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead and hundreds more injured. India marks the tenth anniversary on Monday of the Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead and hundreds more injured. The Hotel Taj Mahal Palace and Tower The iconic hotel was the epicentre of the attack, after …

Ten years after the Mumbai attack
6 years, 3 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 …

Remembering 26/11: Images from then and now
6 years, 3 months ago

Remembering 26/11: Images from then and now

The Hindu  

Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across Mumbai, taking Westerners hostage and leaving parts of the city under siege. In this file photo taken on November 27, 2008 firefighters attempt to put out a fire as smoke billows from the hotel. The iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the …

Mumbai terror attack: Another incident like 26/11 will lead to war: Experts
6 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai terror attack: Another incident like 26/11 will lead to war: Experts

India TV News  

Another major terrorist attack in India of the magnitude similar to the 26/11 strike originating from Pakistan could easily escalate into a regional war, scholars, former diplomats and US officials have warned ahead of the 10th anniversary of the deadly Mumbai terror attack. Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani said: "With US-Pakistan relations in a tailspin and hawkish …

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: 10 years on, city moves on from tragedy but scars remain
6 years, 3 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 …

‘Hotel Mumbai’ recounts horrors, courage in 2008 attack
6 years, 6 months ago

‘Hotel Mumbai’ recounts horrors, courage in 2008 attack

Live Mint  

Toronto: A hard-to-watch telling of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India in Anthony Maras’s Hotel Mumbai provoked tears and cheers at its world premiere at the Toronto film festival. “You had a whole lot of people from every conceivable background, racial, ethnic, from different socioeconomic groups who came together in the face of real adversity to survive,” Maras said. Jason …

Hotel Mumbai review round-up: A 'harrowing' recreation of 26/11 terror attacks told in 'nail-biting detail'
6 years, 6 months ago

Hotel Mumbai review round-up: A 'harrowing' recreation of 26/11 terror attacks told in 'nail-biting detail'

Firstpost  

Hotel Mumbai, about the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, received a standing ovation at its world premiere at TIFF 2018 Hotel Mumbai, about the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, received a standing ovation at its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and the cast and filmmakers said they believe that’s because of the human portrayal not only of the victims but …

Islamic State may target Delhi, Rajasthan during festive season
9 years, 5 months ago

Islamic State may target Delhi, Rajasthan during festive season

India TV News  

New Delhi: Delhi and Rajasthan police are on alert after Security agencies warned them of possible strike by the Islamic State during the festival season. The alert was sent to airports across the country and warned that that these are "trained terrorists" and "they may target vital installations and/or crowded areas," according to a report. On Tuesday, Mumbai domestic and …

After the terrorist attacks: The gateway to India is open to the world
11 years, 3 months ago

After the terrorist attacks: The gateway to India is open to the world

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alongside, other photos salute the hotel’s magnetism: politicos George W Bush, Nicolas Sarkozy, Hillary Clinton; actors Michael Douglas and Richard …

A rewind to the night that haunts Mumbai
12 years, 3 months ago

A rewind to the night that haunts Mumbai

India TV News  

Mumbai, Nov 22: On this Wednesday morning when the sole surviving gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab was hanged in in a Pune jail, it was a traumatic rewind to that Wednesday night almost four years ago, a night that citizens of the Maximum City, or even the country, are unlikely to forget. Terror came calling on India's financial and entertainment capital …

Still on a tinderbox
15 years, 3 months ago

Still on a tinderbox

Hindustan Times  

As the media goes into an overdrive on the first anniversary of last November’s Mumbai terror attack, we should remember that before 26/11, there was 12/3. Two hundred and fifty-seven dead, more than 700 injured: Mumbai ’93 was not just statistically much worse than any single terror attack India has endured, it was also the first. In 1993, the local …

Timeline: Mumbai assault
15 years, 3 months ago

Timeline: Mumbai assault

Al Jazeera  

A chronology of the deadly attacks that unfolded across India’s financial capital. Within the hour other attacks occur at four other locations: the Nariman House, home of the ultra-orthodox Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch; Leopold’s restaurant, a landmark popular with foreigners; the Trident-Oberoi hotel, a five-star landmark; the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, a landmark of Mumbai since 1903. …

Taj Mahal hotel lives again
15 years, 3 months ago

Taj Mahal hotel lives again

The Hindu  

It was The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel here that saw the worst of the terror attacks on November 26 last year. Thirty-one people were killed and hundreds injured when four terrorists stormed the 103 year-old heritage hotel on the night of November 25. Dome under repair The attack severely damaged the hotel’s palace and heritage wing, particularly the …

Taj Mahal Hotel back to its old self, almost
15 years, 3 months ago

Taj Mahal Hotel back to its old self, almost

The Hindu  

It was The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel here that saw the worst of the terror attacks on November 26 last year. Thirty-one people were killed and hundreds injured when four terrorists stormed the 103 year-old heritage hotel on the night of November 25. Dome under repair The attack severely damaged the hotel’s palace and heritage wing, particularly the …

Terrorists to Taj Hotel victim: are you a smuggler, are you from Chennai?
15 years, 6 months ago

Terrorists to Taj Hotel victim: are you a smuggler, are you from Chennai?

The Hindu  

Three ways of dying lay before the occupant of room 632 at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower on November 26, 2008. A voice from outside said "Room service, room service." At about 2.15, the four terrorists took the five hostages including the witness, to room 520 on the fifth floor. The witness said he chose to stay in the …

‘Taj and Oberoi were warned’
16 years, 2 months ago

‘Taj and Oberoi were warned’

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Home Minister Jayant Patil on Wednesday said the Mumbai police had alerted the management of Taj and Oberoi hotels that both the premises were under threat of a terror attack. HT Image On September 26, Deputy Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangare Patil had a three-hour-long meeting with Taj officials to brief them about security measures. Chavan had also suggested that …

Mumbai bleeds in terrorist attack-英语点津
16 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai bleeds in terrorist attack-英语点津

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Twelve places attacked, more than 125 people, including six foreigners, killed, close to 300 injured, scores of people held hostage by assailants in two premier hotels, widespread fear among people. Among the buildings targeted by the terrorists were Mumbai's domestic airport, its busiest railway station, two hospitals, a dockyard, police headquarters and a building that houses a Jewish center. …

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