Complete coverage - The Hanging of Yakub Memon

Tue, Aug 11, 2015

Salman's a man without brains: Raj Thackeray slams actor for Yakub tweets

The firebrand MNS leader also alleged that the BJP-led governments at the...

Sat, Aug 8, 2015

3 channels in govt's crosshairs over Yakub coverage

Unhappy with the coverage related to hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict...

Fri, Aug 7, 2015

SC judge who rejected Yakub Memon's plea gets threat letter

Justice Misra was part of the three-judge Supreme Court bench, which had...

1993 serial blasts key accused Yeda Yakub dies in Pakistan

A key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Yakub Khan alias Yeda Yakub,...

Tue, Aug 4, 2015

NSA Ajit Doval defends Yakub's execution, slams Tharoor

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval defended death penalty where "larger...

Yakub Memon hanging is revealing of the bumbling Indian liberal

The 'bumbling liberal' and the 'neo-fascist' are two sides of the same coin....

Sat, Aug 1, 2015

SC Deputy Registrar quits over judgement on Yakub Memon

Two decisions within a span of hours are instances of "judicial abdication"...

Govt acted humanely in Yakub's hanging, ensured peace: RSS

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday said the hanging of 1993 Mumbai...

SP leader requests Mulayam to nominate Yakub's widow as Rajya Sabha MP, suspended

Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Farooq Ghosi has been suspended after...

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Tiger was worried that ISI might kill Yakub: Kashmir lawmaker spills the beans

Usman Majeed, a MLA from north Kashmir's Bandipora, claims that Tiger had...

People at Memon's funeral could be potential terrorists: Tripura governor

His comment hat many of the people present at the funeral of the Mumbai...

3 questions Yakub Memon's execution left behind

'The nation State can thrive if all communities believe they have a stake in...

'Those who sought leniency for Yakub are nation's enemies'

Lashing out at those who sought leniency for Yakub Memon, the Shiv Sena on...

Memon was hanged not because he was a Muslim

The tragedy is that, at least on social media, the narrative that was being...

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Yakub Memon, Mir Baqi and the dance of death

Syed Firdaus Ashraf walks the streets of Mahim, where Yakub Memon grew up...

Under security cover of 30,000 cops, Yakub buried in Mumbai

A large crowd gathered from different parts of the city at the graveyard for...

State-sponsored killing diminishes us all: Tharoor

A look at who's saying what about 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub...

Jaitley asks Sonia to explain party stand on Yakub hanging

Government on Thursday accused Congress of being "irresponsible" for not...

Cop who hanged Yakub executed Kasab too

The prison constable from Yerwada Jail was part of a 20-member team that...

Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub's hanging

Stoking a controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on said the...

Photos: Mahim on the edge as Memon's body comes home

The body of Yakub Memon, who was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday...

How Yakub spent his last few hours before hanging

After spending more that 20 years in prison, Yakub Memon was hanged early on...

The unprecedented late-night battle to save Yakub

Here is a chronology of events of the last-ditch efforts made by Mumbai...

When SC opened its doors at 3 am for Yakub

Yakub Memon's mercy petition was rejected hours before he is scheduled to...

Memons of Mahim: India's most 'infamous' family

Looking back at the history of the Memon family from March 12, 1993 to July...

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Jail

Yakub Memon, who was convicted for helping finance the serial blasts in...

Yakub Memon: A timeline from explosions to execution

A little over 22 years after 12 coordinated blasts rocked Mumbai, killing...

Innocents are being called terrorists, Yakub had said

Yakub Memon, who was hanged on Thursday for his role in the 1993 Mumbai...

Wed, Jul 29, 2015

'The judiciary in India is one institution that is above fault'

'My confidence in the Indian judiciary is absolute after I saw justice being...

President rejects Yakub Memon's mercy plea

Barring any last-minute reprieve, Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in...

Govt advises President Mukherjee to reject Memon's mercy plea

Home Minister Rajnath Singh tonight called on President Pranab Mukherjee and...

Who bungled Yakub Memon's case?

After the TADA court pronounced the death sentence on Yakub Memon, his...

Cop who oversaw Kasab's execution will also hang Yakub

The 1993 Mumbai blasts convict will be woken up early on Thursday, given...

Yakub death penalty: Legal experts, politicians question procedure

The Supreme Court's refusal to stay execution of Yakub Memon on Wednesday...

Yakub Memon spilt beans on Dawood, Tiger

'Members of the legal fraternity say Yakub Memon cooperated more than what...

'1,600 sign petition to hang Yakub Memon in 2 hours'

Family members of victims of 1993 Mumbai blasts submit mass petition to...

Tue, Jul 28, 2015

Yakub verdict: SC constitutes 3-judge bench after split verdict

A three-judge bench was on Tuesday set up in the Supreme Court to decide the...

Supreme Court bench split over Yakub Memon's plea, refers it to CJI

The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the plea of Yakub Abdul...

SC to resume hearing on Yakub Memon's mercy plea on Tuesday

The Supreme Court will continue its hearing on the mercy plea of 1993 Mumbai...

Mon, Jul 27, 2015

It is important to know the truth in the Yakub Memon case

'B Raman knew that Yakub Memon should not be given the capital punishment...

'People are not asking for Yakub's acquittal, but commuting his death sentence'

'Leave B Raman aside, 50 eminent personalities have written about commuting...

Yakub Memon hangs on to life for another day, SC hearing on Tuesday

The Supreme Court will resume the hearing of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict...

Sun, Jul 26, 2015

As protests rage outside his house, Salman apologises for Yakub tweets

Deleting his earlier tweets, Khan said that his father Salim Khan called him...

Spare Yakub from the noose: New mercy plea urges president

Politicians, actors and eminent jurists have written a petition to the...

Gross travesty of justice in Yakub's case: Katju

Katju said after carefully studying the judgment of the court he finds that...

Salman lands in trouble for 'Hang Tiger, not brother Yakub' tweet

Salman Khan in defence of Yakub Memon said the wrong man is being punished...

Show some leniency, don't hang him: Yakub Memon's wife begs for pardon

Rahin Memon begged that her husband be allowed to serve a life sentence and...

Sat, Jul 25, 2015

Maharashtra governor consults top officials on Memon's plea

Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Saturday held consultations with...

I can vouch for Raman's column on Yakub Memon: Brother

I well remember the article you have published because prior to sending it...

Fri, Jul 24, 2015

SC to hear death row convict Yakub Memon's mercy plea on Monday:

"I have already assigned the bench. The file had come to me. It will come up...

Owaisi sparks row over capital punishment to Memon

Triggering controversy over capital punishment to Yakub Memon in Mumbai...

Intelligence officers on B Raman's Yakub Memon piece: 'He wrote it, so has to be true'

'Raman knew everything and was privy to all the details of Yakub's movements'

Yakub Memon spends time with wife and daughter in Nagpur prison

The family had planned to call on Yakub Memon early this month and had...

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

Exclusive! R & AW officer who brought him back: Yakub Memon must not be hanged

'The cooperation of Yakub with the investigating agencies after he was...

Maharashtra to go ahead with Yakub Memon's hanging on July 30: Report

The Maharashtra authorities would go ahead with hanging of Yakub Memon, the...

Yakub Memon moves SC to stay his hanging

Memon, in his petition said that all legal remedies have not been exhausted...

Tight security in Mumbai in run up to Memon's hanging

Mumbai Police are making special security arrangements to deal with any...

Wed, Jul 22, 2015

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

The various theories and statements about the culpability/innocence of 1993...

Tue, Jul 21, 2015

The notorious Memons of Mumbai behind the '93 blasts

The following are the members of the Memon family who faced trial.

Memon submits mercy petition to Maharashtra governor

Memon, the only convict on death row in the case, handed over his mercy...

Yakub Memon to hang for 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Memon, 53, was found guilty of conspiracy in 2007 for the serial blasts that...

Why Yakub Memon is being hanged

'I got to know the men accused of the blasts regularly meeting them in court...

Mon, Jul 20, 2015

Why it's wrong to hang Yakub Memon

The curative petition and other legal remedies still available to Yakub...

Wed, Jul 15, 2015

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30

Yakub Memon, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, is likely to be...

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

SHOCKING! 'Pak PM Nawaz Sharif gave approval for '93 Mumbai blasts'

In the book, 'Where Borders Bleed: An Insider's Account of Indo-Pak...

Tue, Apr 21, 2015

From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon

Back in 2007, Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt had profiled Yakub after he was...

Fri, Apr 10, 2015

From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon

Back in 2007, Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt had profiled Yakub after he was...

Thu, Apr 9, 2015

1993 blasts: SC rejects Memon's plea seeking review of death sentence

Paving the way for his execution, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected...

Mon, Nov 24, 2014

We aren't scared of criminal prosecution, says NCP's Majeed Memon

If the BJP stays away from controversial issues like the idea of a Hindu...

Mon, Jun 2, 2014

SC stays execution of 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon

In his petition to the Supreme Court, Yakub had stated that he had been in...

Wed, May 21, 2014

President rejects mercy plea of Yakub Memon

The mercy plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a death-row convict in the 1993...

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

Govt recommends rejection of mercy petition of Yakub Memon

The home ministry has recommended to the President that the mercy petition...

Tue, Sep 10, 2013

13/7 blasts puzzle solved after multiple goof ups

The revelations made by blast mastermind and Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin...

Tue, Apr 16, 2013

SC dismisses review petitions in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions by five convicts of the...

SC rejects Mumbai blasts convicts' plea to extend time

Zaibunnisa Anwar Kazi (70), Issaq Mohd Hajwane (76) and Shariff Abdul Gafoor...

Sat, Apr 13, 2013

Death row convict Yakub Memon awarded MA degree

Yakub Memon, the only convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case whose death...

Thu, Mar 21, 2013

Pak, ISI helped convicts in 1993 Mumbai blasts: SC

Pakistan and its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence had played a vital...

Pak rejects involvement in 1993 Mumbai blasts

Pakistan on Thursday rejected the involvement of its government or any of...

1993 Mumbai blasts trial longest in India's history

The 1993 serial bomb blast case, in which final verdict was delivered by the...

How 1993 Mumbai blasts case unfolded over two decades

Two decades after serial blasts rocked Mumbai killing 257 people and...

Yakub Memon 'driving force' in 1993 blasts conspiracy: SC

Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, brother of absconding accused Tiger Memon, is the...

1993 blasts: Death for Memon, Dutt to go back to jail

Actor Sanjay Dutt will have to undergo a jail term of more than three years,...

Wed, Oct 10, 2012

13/7: 'Yasin Bhatkal planted bomb at Dadar'

The bomb had exploded atop a bus stop in Dadar. The main objective of...

Wed, Aug 29, 2012

SC reserves ruling on Dutt, others' plea in 1993 blasts

After a marathon 10-month-long hearing, the Supreme Court on Wednesday...

Sun, Aug 19, 2012

HC cancels bail of 2003 Mumbai blasts accused

In a new development in the 2003 Mumbai triple blasts case, the Bombay high...

Mon, May 28, 2012

13/7 blasts: Two jailed accused arrested in theft case

Two of the five alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives behind bars in...

Fri, May 25, 2012

13/7 blasts: Yasin Bhatkal's aide arrested

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested a close associate of...

ATS files charge-sheet in 13/7 Mumbai blasts case

Almost a year after three bomb blasts shook the city killing 27 people and...

Wed, May 16, 2012

US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon

The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions against underworld don Dawood...

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

13/7 case: Delhi police detain 3 Maharashtra ATS sleuths

Three personnel of Maharashtra's elite Anti-Terrorism Squad, who had gone to...

Tue, Feb 7, 2012

13/7 accused met Osama, Lakhvi in Pak: ATS

Haroon Naik, an arrested accused in 13/7 Mumbai blasts, had met...

Wed, Feb 1, 2012

13/7 accused underwent training with Bhatkal in Pak: ATS

Haroon Naik, arrested in connection with the 13/7 serial blasts here, had...

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

13/7 blasts: Has the ATS REALLY cracked the case?

There may be a lot of confusion over the arrest of Naqqi Ahmed Washi Ahmed...

Mon, Jan 23, 2012

13/7 Mumbai blasts case breakthrough, two arrested

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Monday claimed to have made a major...

Wed, Jan 11, 2012

13/7 blasts: 3 detainees granted bail

Three persons, who were arrested in a forgery case and extensively...

Tue, Jan 10, 2012

13/7 blasts: 6 months on, Mumbai ATS still in the dark

The 13/7 Mumbai blasts were a wake up call to India's security agencies. The...

Fri, Nov 18, 2011

Hand over probe in 13/7 Mumbai blasts to NIA: PIL

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay high court...

Tue, Oct 11, 2011

Key Dawood aide Iqbal Mirchi arrested in London

Memon Iqbal Mohammed alias Iqbal Mirchi also known as Iqbal Merchant, a key...

Wed, Sep 14, 2011

ATS grills fake currency accused in Mumbai blasts case

Desperately looking for a breakthrough in the city's triple blasts case, the...

Fri, Sep 2, 2011

Is General M Murad behind 13/7 Mumbai blasts?

IB intercepts reveal that Pakistan's ISI continues to be actively involved...

Tue, Aug 30, 2011

Thane, Navi Mumbai blast case: 2 get 10 years' RI

Two members of Hindu right wing group Sanathan Sanstha were on Tuesday...

Fri, Aug 12, 2011

Mumbai blasts: 30 days and 27 deaths later

One month and several cold leads later, the Mumbai Anti Terrorism Squad...

13/7 victim's 14-year-old son speaks

Abhishek Das, 14, lost his father Baburam Das in the Zaveri Bazar bomb blast...

Mon, Jul 25, 2011

Mumbai blasts: Death toll rises to 24

Another victim of the July 13 serial blasts, who was admitted to KEM...

Fri, Jul 22, 2011

Mumbai blasts death toll rises to 21

A 35-year-old man, who was injured in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July...

Will 13/7 Mumbai blasts be solved anytime soon?

The status of the series of blasts that have occurred in India in the recent...

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

Mumbai blasts: Govt revises compensation

The Maharashtra Government on Thursday announced that the compensation for...

Tue, Jul 19, 2011

Let NIA probe Mumbai blasts: BJP

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has urged Union...

Mon, Jul 18, 2011

PIL urges transfer of Mumbai blasts probe to CBI

A public interest litigation was filed on Monday in the Bombay high court...

Mumbai blasts: Foreign firm to enhance CCTV images

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, probing the July 13 serial blasts, is...

NIA grills Mumbai blasts suspect on HuJI links

Riazul Sarkar, the man arrested in Bihar in connection with the Mumbai...

FIR filed against man held for Mumbai blasts

An FIR was on Monday filed against two suspected Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami...

IM front JAM under the scanner for Mumbai blasts

The National Investigating Agency was attending to a very important task...

Sat, Jul 16, 2011

Indo-Pak human chain to protest Mumbai blasts

In a gesture of bonhomie, a group of Indians and Pakistanis joined hands to...

Can't rule out RSS hand in Mumbai blasts: Digvijay

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday courted another...

Mumbai blasts: UP ATS assisting Maharashtra police

Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad is coordinating with their Maharashtra...

Mumbai blasts: Malik calls PC, offers assistance

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik telephoned his Indian counterpart...

India has not asked for help in blasts probe: US

The United States has not received any request for help from India on its...

Fri, Jul 15, 2011

Were Mumbai blasts caused by human bomb? Unlikely

It's unlikely that human bombs were used in Wednesday's triple blasts in...

Mumbai blasts probe: Piecing a jigsaw together

Sahim Salim talks to officers of the special cell in New Delhi, and finds...

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

Gujarat police team to assist in blast probe

"A team comprising of officers from the Anti Terrorist Squad and the...

Delhi police on its toes after Mumbai blasts

Sahim Salim on how stringent security set-up has been put in place at the...

Don't just salute Mumbaikars, protect them: Uddhav

Asserting that the government had promptly responded to the Mumbai serial...

Mumbai blasts: A web of support for victims

As television channels flashed news about the Mumbai blasts and phone...

We didn't have any intelligence on Mum blasts: PC

Addressing a joint press conference alongside Maharashtra Chief Minister...

Are Mumbai blasts linked to Kashmir militancy?

The serial blasts in Mumbai on Wednesday night were the handiwork of the...

Wed, Jul 13, 2011

President, political leaders condemn Mumbai blasts

President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday...

Pakistan condemns Mumbai blasts

"President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the...

Bomb-bay: A brief history of Mumbai blasts

A brief history of Mumbai's tryst with bomb blasts

Mon, Jul 26, 2010

Final hearing in Mumbai blasts case on January 11

The Supreme Court has decided to hear the appeal proceedings against the...

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

'93 Mumbai blasts: CBI appeals opposed in SC

Central Bureau of Investigation's petitions in the Supreme Court challenging...

Thu, Aug 6, 2009

Death for three accused in 2003 Mumbai blasts case

Six years after the twin blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar, a...

Tue, Aug 4, 2009

Noose sought for 2003 Mumbai blasts case convicts

On July 27, POTA Judge M R Puranik had convicted Ashrat Ashrat Ansari (32),...

Fri, Jul 10, 2009

3 years on, Mumbai local blasts probe falters

Three years have passed since Mumbai was rocked by the horrific train blasts...

Train blast accused uses RTI to expedite trial

An accused in serial train blast case of 2006 has chosen the RTI in a bid to...

Tue, Dec 2, 2008

Candle light vigil in US for terror victims

Image: Congressman Joe Crowley at a Candle Light Vigil to pay the last...

Fri, Sep 15, 2006

I did not connive with Tiger: Yakub Memon

Yakub also denied that the premises at Al-Husseini building, which were used...