Cop who hanged Yakub executed Kasab too

The prison constable from Yerwada Jail was part of a 20-member team that oversaw hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Inmates prepare an enclosure for the media at Nagpur Central Jail where......

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Jail

Yakub Memon, who was convicted for helping finance the serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993 in which 257 people were killed, was hanged at the Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning at 7am. Memon was......

Nagpur jail prepares to hang Yakub Memon

The 1993 Mumbai blasts convict will be woken up early on Thursday, given light refreshments and prayers books before his execution With the Supreme Court rejecting relief to Yakub Memon, the......

Kasab had pleaded for 'daya' in a four-line plea

Ajmal Kasab, the face of the dastardly 26/11 terror strike on Mumbai who was hanged on November 21, had begged for 'daya' (mercy) from the President through his four-line clemency plea written in......

Spotted: Kamal Haasan in Chennai

Reader Dhan Shekar met Kamal Haasan in Chennai. 'It was a moment of a lifetime to meet the greatest actor of Indian cinema. His humility, wisdom and motherly attitude towards his fansis something......

Chiranjeevi apologises for attack on Rajasekhar

Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi apologisedto actor Rajasekhar, after his fans attacked the actor and his family. Chiranjeevi said that in a democracy, everyone enjoyed theright to expression and was......

Spotted: Dravid and Ganguly

Reader Rahul Palem sent us this picture from Hyderabad. 'I have been a very big fan of Indian cricket over the past six years andalmost all the senior players in the team know me by my name. Over......

'Javed would much rather cheer for the underdog'

Karachi-based neurologist Saad Shafqat recently completed work on the autobiography of Javed Miandad, titled The Cutting Edge.Like any other warm-blooded South Asian, cricket has always been a......