Posts Tagged ‘mumbai’

India’s Way: In Indian Slum, Misery, Work, Politics and Hope

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

More than a warehouse for the poor, Dharavi, a Mumbai slum, contains a hive of workshops with an annual economic output of more than $600 million.

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South Asia rivals peace talks due

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

India and Pakistan are set to hold high-level talks on peace and security as part of an effort to repair relations after the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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Chicago Man Guilty in Terror Trial

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-born Chicago businessman, has been found guilty of supporting an Islamic militant group blamed for the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed 166. He was not found guilty of the more serious charge of plotting the…

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US jury out in Mumbai terror case

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

The jury is set to begin deliberations in the trial of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, accused of a role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

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Terror Trial Witness Ties Pakistan to 2008 Attacks

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

David C. Headley, who claims he scouted Mumbai for a terror group, said he had help from Pakistan’s spy agency.

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Mumbai attacks trial opens in US

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The trial opens in Chicago of a businessman accused of helping plan the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that left more than 160 dead.

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India reviews ‘most wanted’ list

Friday, May 20th, 2011

India is reviewing a list of 50 “most wanted fugitives” it says are hiding in Pakistan, a day after one of them was traced to a prison in Mumbai (Bombay).

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VIDEO: ‘Slumdog’ star’s home burns down

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

The Mumbai home of “Slumdog Millionaire” star Rubina Ali has been burned down in a massive fire.

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Mumbai death penalty is confirmed

Monday, February 21st, 2011

A higher court confirms the death penalty for the sole surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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India and Pakistan resume talks

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

India and Pakistan agree to resume wide-ranging peace talks, which were suspended after Pakistan-based militants attacked Mumbai in 2008.

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India and Pakistan Agree to Resume Peace Talks

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

India and Pakistan announced Thursday they would resume wide-ranging peace talks that were frozen after the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, which were blamed on Pakistan-based militants.

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Pirates handed to Indian police

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

A group of Somali pirates captured in the Indian Ocean on Sunday are handed over to police in the city of Mumbai (Bombay).

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India to raze ‘corruption flats’

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

India’s environment ministry has ordered the demolition of a block of flats in Mumbai that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal.

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Mumbai Case Offers Rare Picture of Ties Between Pakistan’s Intelligence Service, Militants

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Pakistan’s powerful intelligence service has been accused for years of playing a “double game:” acting as a front-line U.S. ally in the fight against terror while supporting selected terrorist groups which serve Pakistani interests. Now, for the first time, there is a detailed inside account of how that game is played. The U.S. investigation of the 2008 Mumbai attacks

Mumbai Alerted to Terrorist Threat

Friday, December 24th, 2010

Police in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, were hunting Friday for four Pakistani militants authorities believe came to the city to carry out a terrorist attack. With credible information that the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group was…

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