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Champions Trophy: India leg of trophy tour concludes

Champions Trophy: India leg of trophy tour concludes

Rediff.com3 Feb 2025

"The Trophy Tour has covered all eight participating nations during its global journey and, with the conclusion of India leg, it will now travel to its final stop in Pakistan," the ICC said in a statement on Monday.

Rana helped Headley get Indian visa, claims Mumbai cop

Rana helped Headley get Indian visa, claims Mumbai cop

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, had helped co-conspirator David Coleman Headley to obtain an Indian visa, a Mumbai police official familiar with the probe said. Rana was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday evening following his extradition from the United States. Rana, who had served in the Pakistan Army medical corps, had emigrated to Canada in the late 1990s and started an immigration consultancy firm. He later moved to the US and set up an office in Chicago. Through his firm, Rana gave cover to Headley to carry out reconnaissance mission in Mumbai prior to the November 2008 attacks and helped him get a ten-year visa extension. During his stay in India, Headley used the front of running an immigration business and was in regular contact with Rana. There were more than 230 phone calls between the two during this period. Rana was also in touch with 'Major Iqbal', another co-conspirator of the attacks during this period, as per the NIA charge sheet. Rana himself visited India in November 2008. As per the charge sheet filed by Mumbai Police against Rana in 2023 in the 26/11 attack case, he lived in a hotel in Powai, and had a discussion about crowded places in South Mumbai with a person who has been listed as a witness in the case. Subsequently, some of these places were targeted by the Pakistani terrorists during the deadly attacks that claimed 166 lives.

History In 2 Minutes: Bombay's Benefactor

History In 2 Minutes: Bombay's Benefactor

Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

Nana Jagannath Shankerseth is one of the greats who made Bombay India's foremost city.

Rana to finally face law in India; probe likely to expose larger plot

Rana to finally face law in India; probe likely to expose larger plot

Rediff.com10 Apr 2025

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian national accused of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited to India from the United States. Rana's interrogation is expected to shed light on the role of Pakistani state actors in the attacks, which claimed 166 lives. Indian authorities are particularly interested in his travels across India in the days leading up to the attacks, including visits to Hapur, Agra, Delhi, Kochi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. Rana's extradition follows a lengthy legal battle, with the US Supreme Court ultimately denying his application to challenge it. Rana is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks. The investigation into the Mumbai attacks has implicated senior members of terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul Jihadi Islami (HuJI), as well as officials from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Tahawwur Rana's extradition will expose Pak state actors' role in 26/11

Tahawwur Rana's extradition will expose Pak state actors' role in 26/11

Rediff.com9 Apr 2025

Tahawwur Rana, accused of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is expected to be extradited to India from the United States soon. The US Supreme Court denied his last-ditch effort to stop his extradition, moving him closer to being handed over to Indian authorities. Rana's extradition is expected to help probe agencies expose the role of Pakistani state actors behind the attacks and shed new light on the investigation. He is associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks.

Rana visited north, south India before 26/11, extradition key: Officials

Rana visited north, south India before 26/11, extradition key: Officials

Rediff.com16 Feb 2025

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of David Coleman Headley, could be extradited to India in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Rana's travel history in parts of north and south India before the attacks in 2008 is expected to provide crucial leads for the investigation. His extradition would mark the third person to be tried in India for the attacks, after Ajmal Kasab and Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal.

Tahawwur Rana lands in Delhi, NIA records arrest

Tahawwur Rana lands in Delhi, NIA records arrest

Rediff.com10 Apr 2025

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India on Thursday after being "successfully extradited " from the US, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane on Thursday evening, ending days of speculation of when and how he will be extradited, officials said. The NIA said in a statement that it had secured the successful extradition after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring to justice the key conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem that claimed 166 lives. Rana is accused of conspiring with David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, and operatives of designated terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HUJI) along with other Pakistan-based co-conspirators, to carry out the the three-day terror siege of India's financial capital.

Yeh Hai India: CST Gets A Makeover

Yeh Hai India: CST Gets A Makeover

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

A worker carries out restoration work at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus heritage building in Mumbai.

India's impressive railway stations

India's impressive railway stations

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

The Indian Railways has one of the busiest and largest railway networks in the world.

India's best railway stations

India's best railway stations

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

The Indian Railways has one of the busiest railway networks in the world.

India's impressive railway stations

India's impressive railway stations

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

India has over 7,000 railway stations.

Raj in trouble for calling CST 'Victoria Terminus'

Raj in trouble for calling CST 'Victoria Terminus'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, who forced filmmaker Karan Johar to apologise for calling Mumbai 'Bombay' in his film, has attracted the ire of critics for calling the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by its former name VT.The bustling terminus, designed by Frederick William Stevens, a consulting architect in 1887-1888, was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in 1996, but the abbreviation VT has stuck with most Mumbaiites and Raj proved he is no "At

26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Date, a 1990 Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre who once sold newspapers in Pune to financially support his family, was honoured with the President's Police medal for gallantry for his role in what has come to be known as the 26/11 attack.

Kasab didn't have iota of remorse: Nurse who saved many during 26/11 attack

Kasab didn't have iota of remorse: Nurse who saved many during 26/11 attack

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

"Her testimony today is a stark reminder to the Council and the international community that justice is yet to be delivered to the victims of several terrorist incidents, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks," he said in a statement to the Security Council in his national capacity.

Fire at building in Mumbai's CST station

Fire at building in Mumbai's CST station

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

A fire broke out in a building at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station in Mumbai on Friday evening but no casualty has been reported so far, fire officials said.

How are you celebrating India's 69th Independence Day?

How are you celebrating India's 69th Independence Day?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2015

Share your Independence Day photographs with us on ZaraBol

Image: Terrorist strikes at Mumbai's CST station

Image: Terrorist strikes at Mumbai's CST station

Rediff.com27 Nov 2008

A suspected terrorist firing from an AK 47 rifle outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.

November records lowest number of Covid cases in India since May, 2020

November records lowest number of Covid cases in India since May, 2020

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

The monthly tally of fresh COVID-19 cases registered a decline for the sixth time in a row in November.

Salaam, CST!

Salaam, CST!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com pays tribute to one of Mumbai's unforgettable landmarks.

World's most beautiful railway stations

World's most beautiful railway stations

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai also finds a mention among these architectural marvels.

Photos: Heavy rains hit train services, make Mumbai crawl

Photos: Heavy rains hit train services, make Mumbai crawl

Rediff.com16 Jun 2013

Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and the adjoining Thane district, causing water-logging in the city and the suburbs and hitting suburban train services on the central line as the tracks were flooded.

Cash-strapped Railways to sell garbage at stations to boost revenue!

Cash-strapped Railways to sell garbage at stations to boost revenue!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Garbage will be collected from 12 stations, including Amritsar, Ambala, Haridwar, Jammu, Katra, Dehradun, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai Central and Dadar

11 most beautiful train stations in the world

11 most beautiful train stations in the world

Rediff.com29 May 2014

The spectacular and culturally significant places will take your breath away.

PICS: The final few hours of the telegram

PICS: The final few hours of the telegram

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

The 163-year-long service drew to a close. Abhishek Mande was there to record the final hours at Mumbai's Central Telegraph Office

'Only God can decide if hanging Kasab was right or wrong'

'Only God can decide if hanging Kasab was right or wrong'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Father of a GT Hospital sweeper, who was killed by Ajmal Kasab on the night of November 26, 2008, says he never expected the terrorist to be executed.

Google doodles for India's first passenger train journey

Google doodles for India's first passenger train journey

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

160 years since the first passenger train chugged out of Bori Bunder for Thane.

I did right, no regrets, Kasab had said

I did right, no regrets, Kasab had said

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

A slight figure in cargo pants and sneakers and a blue sweatshirt, gun-wielding Ajmal Kasab was the face of the horrific Mumbai terror attack and the key to unravel the conspiracy hatched in Pakistan.

10-month-old kidnapped from Mumbai railway station

10-month-old kidnapped from Mumbai railway station

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

A 10-month-old boy has been kidnapped by an unidentified woman from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, when he was sleeping with his grandmother, police said.

The curious case of Mumbai scribe's arrest

The curious case of Mumbai scribe's arrest

Rediff.com20 May 2011

The arrest of senior reporter Tarakant Dwivedi alias Akela, working with Mumbai-based tabloid MiD DAY, under the draconian Official Secrets Act by the Government Railway Police smacks of vindictiveness at the behest of the Railway Protection Force. What has now emerged is the fact that the arrest under the OSA was the result of overzealousness on the part of the Police Inspector Pandarinath Yeram, the investigating officer attached to GRP.

CCTV footage released to find killers of woman in suitcase

CCTV footage released to find killers of woman in suitcase

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Groping in dark for leads in the murder case of a young woman, whose body was found bundled in an abandoned trolley bag at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in M umbai, the Railway Police on Thursday released CCTV footages, seeking public help to identify her killers.

Kasab changes tactics, says it's police conspiracy

Kasab changes tactics, says it's police conspiracy

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

The lone captured Pakistani gunman, Ajmal Kasab, today looked flustered and confused while trying to prove his innocence in front of judge M L Tahaliyani.

26/11: Al Qaeda's brain and Lashkar's execution

26/11: Al Qaeda's brain and Lashkar's execution

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Cama Hospital and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus were never part of the original 26/11 terror attack plan drawn out by the Al Qaeda. It was only when the ISI decided to hand over the plan to the anti-India Lashkar-e-Tayiba that the Mumbai attacks became bloodier. Vicky Nanjappa reports

'Kasab killed my son, I am happy he was hanged'

'Kasab killed my son, I am happy he was hanged'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Israel Ansari and Sajida Khatoon were ecstatic on Wednesday morning after news broke that Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted for his role in the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai was hanged to death at Pune's Yerwada Jail.

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 58-lakh mark

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 58-lakh mark

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.59 per cent.

Band, baaja, memories and some silence mark 26/11 at CST

Band, baaja, memories and some silence mark 26/11 at CST

Rediff.com26 Nov 2011

A simple, poignant ceremony marked the third anniversary of the 26/11 attacks at CST, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel

CST celebrates Kasab's sentence with sweets

CST celebrates Kasab's sentence with sweets

Rediff.com6 May 2010

At Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station, where Abu Ismail and Ajmal Kasab had gunned down scores of innocent commuters on the night of November 26, 2008, people burst crackers and distributed sweets, after the latter was awarded the death sentence by a special anti-terror court on Thursday. One man in particular, NGO worker Pradeep Bhavnani, initiated the celebration. He had visited the Siddhivinayak temple earlier in the day to pray.

Scams, corruption overshadow 26/11 sentiment

Scams, corruption overshadow 26/11 sentiment

Rediff.com26 Nov 2010

Two year after the most gruesome and daring act of terror by 10 Pakistani terrorists on Indian soil hope seems to have given way to cynicism as people talk less about 26/11 heroes and more about CWG, 2G, Adarsh and housing loan scams.

Mumbai: Security tightened following bomb threat

Mumbai: Security tightened following bomb threat

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

Security was tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and other sensitive locations in Mumbai on Wednesday after a threat to carry out explosions in the city, a media report quoted an official as saying.

'I didn't understand a word of what Obama said'

'I didn't understand a word of what Obama said'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2010

Jillu Yadav, a police constable attached to the Railway Protection Force, was among the 26/11 heroes and survivors invited to meet President Obama at the Taj Mahal hotel.

Mumbai welcomes everyone, says Chavan

Mumbai welcomes everyone, says Chavan

Rediff.com24 Dec 2009

Countering Shiv Sena's anti-migrant stand, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday said Mumbai welcomed everyone provided they do not 'encroach on the land illegally.'