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FEAR
Commandos rescued most of the hostages after room-to-room battles with terrorists inside two landmark hotels, as the country and the maximum city grappled to come to terms with the series of attacks being dubbed India’s 9/11 for their massive scale and ruthless efficiency. ...  | Read.. 
 
Nariman House cleared 10:03 PM(IST)
The security agencies finally cleared the Nariman House of the terrorists this evening after a pitched ...  | Read.. 
 
Pak hand in Mumbai attack: Pranab 06:15 PM(IST)
India today said preliminary information suggested that “some elements” in Pakistan were responsible ...  | Read.. 
 
Trident-Oberoi hotel evacuated, death count 30 04:15 PM(IST)
Indian commandos have killed two militants in the Trident-Oberoi hotel in Mumbai and regained control of the premises after a long siege, the chief ...  | Read.. 
 
Mumbai hostage drama nears end 02:15 PM(IST)
Commandos traded fire with militants as the end game neared at a luxury hotel and Nariman House in Mumbai on Friday, with the gunmen still thought t ...  | Read.. 
 
Caught amid fire & fighting
A Calcuttan who was locked up in his room in the Oberoi Trident, where he had checked in on Tuesday, gave his account of the siege when Chandreyee Chatterjee contacted him on ...  | Read.. 
 
Three who fought and fell
For a man who thrived on his job and read up Mao to beat the Maoists at their own game, it was an uncharacteristic comment. ...  | Read.. 
 
Chalk and cheese heroes
The three officers who fell to militants in Mumbai last night were each a police star but deeply unlike one another in temperament and methods. ...  | Read.. 
 
Emergency declared in 2 Bangkok airports
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a state of emergency today at two Bangkok airports besieged by anti-government protesters, as rumours of a coup swirled round t ...  | Read.. 
 
The eyes of a girl watching the smouldering roof of Taj hotel in Mumbai reflect the frisson of fear that ran down India’s spine all through Thursday.
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I just saw the blood I had to walk through barefoot
Esperanza Aguirre
head of Madrid regional government after being evacuated from the Oberoi hotel
VP, messiah of poor, dead
Former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh, a pivotal figure in the post-Emergency era of In ...  | Read..
Obama calls, world offers help
US President-elect Barack Obama today called Indian ambassador Ronen Sen in Washington to griev ...  | Read..
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