Everything you need to know about Sangmeshwar Malegaon: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sangmeshwar Malegaon: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Congress has never been soft on terrorists, union Health Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday said.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In a sharp attack on rightwing "terror", India's Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat Friday said the "law of the land" could not have two yardsticks to deal with terror groups as this may cause divisions in India's secular society.
Hyderabad, Jan.26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that they would continue to press their demand for the expulsion of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde after he accused the ideologue of the BJP, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of organising terror training camps and promoting "Hindu terrorism
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The BJP Thursday kept up its demand for the sacking of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his "Hindu terror" remarks, threatening to disrupt parliament's budget session till the government is "forced" to drop him. The ruling Congress dismissed the protests as aimed to deflect attention from BJP's own problems.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) There was nothing wrong in union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's statement on "Hindu terror", his colleague V. Narayanasamy said Thursday while describing as unwarranted the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) protests on the issue.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Wednesday raised a poser on why did new BJP president Rajnath Singh meet Malegaon blast accused in jail.
New Delhi, Jan. 22 (ANI): The Congress Party on Tuesday distanced itself from Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's controversial 'Hindu terror' remark, emphasising that the party can never associate terrorism with any religion.
New Delhi, Jan. 21 (ANI): Taking potshots at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing war of words over Sushil Kumar Shinde's 'Saffron Terror' remark, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday said there are foolproof evidences in support of the allegation levelled by the Union Home Minister.
Bangalore, Jan. 20 (ANI): Taking on the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde over his allegation against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of promoting 'Hindu-Terror', Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that it is an irresponsible and baseless remark.
Jaipur/New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The BJP has demanded an apology from Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's for accusing the BJP's ideological mentor RSS of promoting Hindu terrorism in its training camps.
New Delhi, Jan. 20 (ANI): Terming the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's 'Hindu-Terror' remark as an attempt to distort the atmosphere of peace in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday warned the Central Government and the Congress Party that it risked facing serious consequences if there was a delay in issuing an apology.
Jaipur, Jan.20 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde stirred a major controversy on Sunday when he alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were running training camps with the objective of promoting Hindu terror across the country.
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Sunday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for promoting "Hindu terrorism".
Chandigarh, Dec. 29 (ANI): The Additional District and Sessions Judge at Chandigarh remanded Rajendra Choudhary, the key accused in the Samjhauta Express blast case, to 14-days judicial custody on Saturday.
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) In a year when big-budget, star-studded Bollywood films and the Rs.100 crore club made headlines, there were some small-budget independent films too, which managed to attract eyeballs, with their strong storylines and visual appeal, without any backing from studios or actors.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim bail to ex-Army officer Shrikant Purohit, Pragya Singh Thakur and other accused in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Bollyood's Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan is all praise for new film "Malegaon Ka Superman" and is even suggesting his fans to go and watch it.
Film: 'Supermen of Malegaon'; Cast: Sheikh Nasir, Akram Khan, Shafique and Farogh Jafri; Director: Faiza Ahmad Khan; Rating: 4.5/5
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) A lawyers collective Thursday sought a re-investigation into the involvement of locals in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in the wake of the arrest of terrorist Abu Jindal Hamza.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Contrary to expectations, the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine performed well in the elections to five municipal corporations, results of which were declared here Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): In response to a statement made by the spokesperson of a political party that no case of terror has been solved by the investigating agencies in the last eight years, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement here on Thursday, which said that all almost all major terrorist incident cases have been solved.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two weeks time to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to respond to the petition filed by former Lt Col Srikant Purohit seeking bail in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.
New Delhi, Sep 23(ANI): The Supreme Court today refused to grant bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.
Mumbai, Mar 15 (ANI): The Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court today rejected the bail application of the nine accused arrested in connection with 2006 Malegaon blast case.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) spokesperson Ram Madhav on Friday categorically denied that Srikant Purohit and Dayanand Pandey, the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, are a part of the RSS.
Mumbai, Feb 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested Praveen Mutalik, an absconding accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.
New Delhi, Jan.31 (ANI): In recent times while the world's attention was on events in FATA and North Waziristan, another brutal battle has been raging in Karachi, which is a microcosm of Pakistan, even if the soul they say, is in the Punjabi Lahore.
New Delhi, Jan.31 (ANI): In recent times while the world's attention was on events in FATA and North Waziristan, another brutal battle has been raging in Karachi, which is a microcosm of Pakistan, even if the soul they say, is in the Punjabi Lahore.
New Delhi, Jan.31 (ANI): In recent times while the world's attention was on events in FATA and North Waziristan, another brutal battle has been raging in Karachi, which is a microcosm of Pakistan, even if the soul they say, is in the Punjabi Lahore.
New Delhi, Jan.31 (ANI): In recent times while the world's attention was on events in FATA and North Waziristan, another brutal battle has been raging in Karachi, which is a microcosm of Pakistan, even if the soul they say, is in the Punjabi Lahore.
Guwahati, Jan 31 (ANI): Reiterating his party's demand for a joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the 2G spectrum scam, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat has said his party too wanted the smooth functioning of Parliament, but it would not give up the demand.
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Mumbai, Jan 28 (ANI): The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here on Friday adjourned the 2006 Malegaon blasts case till February 7.
Mumbai, Jan 28 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) opposed the bail plea of the nine accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts in a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to reinvestigate the 2006 Malegaon blast case and will file a petition in this regard in Nashik court soon.
Panchkula, Jan 13 (ANI): A Panchkula court on Thursday sent Samjhauta blasts key accused Swami Aseemanand to judicial custody till January 27.
Panchkula, Jan 13 (ANI): Samjhauta blasts key accused Swami Aseemanand was on Thursday produced before a court here by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at end of the period for which they were granted his custody.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday demanded an apology from certain sections of the media and his right-wing critics after urnishing all proofs of his conversation with former ATS chief Hemant Karkare hours before he was shot dead by Pakistani terrorists in November 2008.
Mumbai, Dec 28 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh lashed out at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying that its leaders are involved in various conspiracies.
Burari (Delhi), Dec. 19 (ANI): Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh said on Sunday compared the right-wing Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) to German dictator Adolf Hitler's Nazi troops.
Burari (Delhi), Dec. 19 (ANI): Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh said on Sunday compared the right-wing Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) to German dictator Adolf Hitler's Nazi troops.
Guwahati, Dec 14 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday continued to insist on his remarks that he did speak to slain Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who was gunned down by militants in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Shiv Sena have criticized Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh over his controversial remarks on the slain Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who was gunned down by militants in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has said that Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who was gunned down by militants in the 26/11 attack, called him just hours before attack and said that his life was "blighted by constant threats" from those opposed to his probe into the Malegaon blast.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday take up an appeal filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, challenging her prosecution under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Mumbai, July 19 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Monday restored the application of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the 2008 Malegaon blast case against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and others.
Mumbai, Apr 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Friday said in the state assembly that his department had ample proof that the Malegaon blast accused made derogatory remarks against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, and hinted that they were planning his assassination.
Mumbai, Mar 12 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Friday turned down the bail plea of 2008 Malegaon blast prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur.
Pune, Feb.22 (ANI): Abhinav Bharat, a radical group accused of a blast at Malegaon town in 2008, on Tuesday objected over allegations that the group was involved in the bomb blast at German Bakery in Pune that killed 15 people.
Nasik, Dec 22 (ANI): Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and chief of Bhartiya Janshakti Party, Uma Bharti met Sadhvi Pradnya Singh, the accused in Malegaon blast case at a hospital in Nashik and enquired about her health.
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Donning an ill-fitting costume, red socks and bathroom chappals (flip-flops), Superman of Malegaon has won hearts throughout the world.
Mumbai, Nov 16 (ANI): The Bombay High Court (HC) today directed the Maharashtra government to give explanations as to why the investigations of September 2006 Malegaon blast were handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Mumbai, Aug 24 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the revocation of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions in the September 2008 Malegaon blasts case.
Pune, Aug 02 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said that his government would challenge the verdict given by the Special Court to drop the charges under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) framed against the 11 accused of the Malegaon blast, in the Supreme Court.
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Sadhvi Pragnya, a prime accused in the Malegaon blasts case, was assaulted by a fellow inmate at Byculla Jail and sustained injuries to her face, nose and neck, she has said in a complaint filed in a court Tuesday.
While the whole India is passing through the 15th Lok Sabha elections, the only alive terrorist caught during the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26 (26/11) last year
Mumbai, Mar 27 (ANI): Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray on Friday asserted that there is a conspiracy against Hindus, and added there is along term aim to corner and kill them.
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur, one of the 11 accused in last year's Malegaon bombing, was rushed to the Sir J.J. Hospital here Thursday evening for certain medical emergencies, her lawyer said.
Mumbai, Jan 22, (ANI): A special MCOCA court on Thursday gave its nod to Mumbai Police' Anti-terrorist Squad to invoke Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the 11 arrested accused in the Malegaon blast case by stating that there was prima facie evidence against them of having aided and conspired to commit criminal activities.
A special court on Thursday sustained the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) charges against all the 11 accused of the Malegaon blast case.
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) A special court here Thursday upheld the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chargesheet against the 11 Malegaon bomb blast accused, slapping on them charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) A special court here Thursday upheld Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chargesheet, slapping charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on the 11 accused for the Malegaon blast.
Mumbai, Jan.21 (ANI): A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court will give its order over the validity of invocation of stringent provisions of MCOCA in the Malegaon blast case here on Thursday.
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) The mastermind behind the Malegaon blast is serving Indian Army officer Lt. Col. Prasad S. Purohit whose aim was to establish a 'Hindu nation' by seeking the help of Israel, a high-ranking police official said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India Tuesday kept pressure on Pakistan by asking it to stop diversionary tactics as the whole world was closely watching the effectiveness of Islamabad's actions in dismantling the terror infrastructure on its territory that New Delhi holds responsible for the Mumbai carnage.
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Tuesday filed the charge sheet in the Sep 29, 2008 Malegaon blast case before the Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court Judge Y.D. Shinde here.
Mumbai, Jan 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Police, on Tuesday, filed a chargesheet in connection with the Malegaon blast case before a Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court as the joint custody of the eleven accused came to an end.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): India today ruled out handing over Lt. Colonel Srikant Purohit, who is allegedly involved in the Malegoan blast case, to Pakistan, giving a serious blow to Pakistani tactics to link it with the Samjhauta Express blast of 2007.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday rejected suggestions from Pakistan that India hand over the army officer accused in the September 2008 blast in Maharashtra's Malegaon town and said the attack was India's internal matter.
Mumbai, Jan 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Police will file a chargesheet in connection with the Malegaon blast case before a Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court. The police is not expected to seek an extension for filing the chargesheet.
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The proposed Force One, a crack commando unit of the Maharashtra police, would be operational within the next couple of months, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said here Monday.
Malegaon, Jan 16 (ANI): Emu farmers of Pune sought permission to export oil derived from a thick pad of fat on the back of the bird.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Kavita Karkare, the wife of the slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, has called for halting the blame game in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks. Blaming the police or politicians for the flaws in the system is not the solution, she said.
The sun has set on a year that exposed the utter unpreparedness of the security establishment to tackle the wave of terror bombings. And, as 2009 dawns with three powerful blasts rocking Guwahati and killing six people on New Year's Day, those responsible for securing the country have their task clearly cut out.
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said Saturday the country cannot succeed in the fight against terrorism if it does not first tackle communalism.
Taking stock of the year 2008 is somewhat painful, as we have more destructive events and even greater eventualities than success stories.
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) A Mumbai court Monday extended the judicial custody of nine accused in the Malegaon bomb blast case till Jan 6 and handed over the custody of Samir Kulkarni, an accused, to the Madhya Pradesh police in connection with a case of communal violence there.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Refusing to accept the government's explanation on Minorities Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's remarks on the death of a Maharashtra police officer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said the Congress-led government was 'playing minority appeasement politics' and it would take the issue to the people.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Amid pandemonium over the opposition's demand for Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's resignation, the Lok Sabha Tuesday hurriedly passed nine bills without any discussion.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will make a statement in Parliament today on the remarks made by Union Minister for Minority Affairs AR Antulay over the killing of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS)) Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Monday questioned three army men in the Sep 29 Malegaon bombing that left six people dead, an official said.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments on Monday following uproar that occurred over the remarks by Union Minister for Minority Affairs AR Antulay raising questions over the killing of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was finally adjourned for the day a little after 3 p.m., as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MPs disrupted proceedings throughout over the remarks of Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay on the death of Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attacks and the insurance bill, respectively.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's remarks questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror strike continued to snowball Monday with the Lok Sabha being adjourned twice.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Monday morning over the remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror strikes.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice Monday morning following repeated uproar over the remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attack.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Monday morning following an uproar over the remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay questioning the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attack.
Nothing makes the mind concentrate as much as a crisis. As the Manmohan Singh government's latest anti-terror initiatives show, it took the ghastly tragedy of Mumbai to make it realise that its earlier desultory approach towards the 21st century's most serious menace would have to be abandoned.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Unfazed by the storm he created with his remarks on the killing of Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare during Mumbai's 26/11 attack, Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay Friday stuck to his ground and said he has done nothing to embarrass the government and the party.
Lucknow, Dec 19 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh Friday came out in support of Minorities Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay, who sparked off controversy by questioning the circumstances of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare's death during the Mumbai Nov 26 terror attack.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay Friday refused to either confirm or deny whether he had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as the government said it would issue a statement on the snowballing controversy over his remarks on Maharashtra's slain police officer Hemant Karkare.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Charging Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay with speaking for Pakistan's spy agency ISI, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Friday walked out of the Rajya Sabha and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh take action against the minister.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay has sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, following the storm over his comments on Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare's killing during the Mumbai terror attack, government sources said Friday.
Union Minister for Minority Affairs A R Antulay's controversial statement, raising doubt on the circumstances in which ATS chief Hemant Karkare
Nagpur, Dec 18 (IANS) Maharashtra assembly proceedings were adjourned thrice amid uproarious scenes Thursday with a belligerent opposition seeking a discussion over Minorities Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay?s controversial remarks over Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare?s death during the Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's remarks on slain Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare's death during the terror attack in Mumbai continued to reverberate in the Lok Sabha Thursday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): The demand made by the Union Minority Affairs Minister, A R Antulay, for a probe into the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare during Mumbai terror attacks has sparked a controversy.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay raised a storm Wednesday after saying that slain Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare was a 'victim of terrorism plus something'. As the opposition bayed for his blood, his own Congress party quickly distanced itself from the remark.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The ruling Congress Wednesday distanced itself from Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay controversial remarks on slain Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare, suggesting he was a 'victim of terrorism plus something' and that his killing Nov 26 during the Mumbai terror attacks could be linked to his probe into the Malegaon blasts.
Malegaon (Maharashtra), Dec 17 (IANS) A grateful Malegaon town Wednesday decided to name a main road in memory of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare who was killed combatting terrorists in Mumbai, the city mayor said.
