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Fri, Nov 27, 2009
26/11: 'We are with you Mumbai!'
Rediff.com journalists Vaihayasi Pande Daniel and Rajesh Karkera attend an emotionally-charged ceremony marking the killing of Jewish Rabbi Gavriel and his wife Rivka Holtzberg in the attack on Chabad House during the 26/11 carnage. They also attend a parallel ceremony, mourning slain NSG commando Gajendra Singh. 'There's a karmic logic to 26/11'
The 26/11 attacks helped meditation guru Master Charles find the strong core of inner peace.
Thu, Nov 26, 2009
Mumbai: Prayers, tributes to 26/11 martyrs
On 26/11 anniversary, Mumbai remembers its victims. In Chabad House, each room has a story to tell
Two Israeli Jews take an emotional tour of the Chabad House, which was targetted by terrorists during the Novmeber 26, 2008 carnage, along with rediff.com journalists Prasanna D Zore and Abhishek Mande. 'It's important to defy terrorism'
A Chuck Norris-look-alike, an immigrant labourer and a Man-U fan have just this one thing to say on the first anniversary of 26/11: It's important to defy terrorism. Rediff. com's Prasanna Zore and Abhishek Mande get a sense of the Mood on the first anniversary of the 26/11 attacks. 26/11 case investigating officer speaks out
Senior Police Inspector Ramesh Mahale tells Sheela Bhatt that the Headley-Rana angle will not affect his case. 26/11: 'We should unite. It's the need of the day'
'Hate is a big, bad emotion. It's got to be eradicated. Religion is not the be all and end all. I say all the internal religious problems in our enchanting, multi-faceted India too should be thrown in the back seat,' says actor Ashish Chowdhury who lost his sister and brother-in-law in the attacks. They treated & consoled hundreds of 26/11 victims
On the night of November 26, 2008, as Mumbai reeled under a series of terror attacks, doctors, nurses, ward boys and others at the JJ Hospital worked frantically to save as many lives as they could. 26/11 victim almost died twice on operating table
'Two of my friends are gone. I miss their voices and their company. I can't hug them. I can't joke with them any more but I have the gift of the experience of what life is. A lot of people don't understand this.' Canadian actor Michael Rudder was shot three times at the Oberoi hotel. Leopold attack stirred up their relationship
For Dara Huang and John Fesko, the terrorist attacks of a year ago triggered a re-examination of the nature of their relationship. He walked hundreds of miles barefoot to mark 26/11
Manohar Anand Patil, a former soldier, has walked hundreds of miles barefoot "to offer my gratitude to all the brave policemen and soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect this city." 'Kasab killed my family, he has no right to live'
'There is no need to delay Kasab's execution, he should be shot dead publicly in Mumbai.' The courage and triumph of a 26/11 survivor
Less than a year after he was shot in the chest and both his legs in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Harnish Patel pulled out a personal miracle by completing the London Duathlon. The cop who cheated death and Kasab
'The 20 minutes that they drove around was the worst in my life. I spent each of those minutes thinking that I could be killed any moment.' The orphans of 26/11
Two families struggle to make ends meet and face a harsh life after losing their breadwinners. Images: Mumbai police march displays power, might
Vaihayasi P Daniel watched the Mumbai police force display its might through a parade of its security forces, accompanied by the latest, armoured high-tech vehicles, marching to honour the victims of the 26/11 terror attack.
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
Images: Tribute to martyrs of 26/11
United Force of India -- a citizen initiative to bring the youth of the country on a common platform -- was launched at the Police Gymkhana, Marine Lines in Mumbai. Smita Salaskar, wife of slain Inspector Vijay Salaskar, who fell to terrorists' bullets during the last year terror attack, was the guest of honour. PM's state dinner was a mix of hard power and soft
The governmental/administration names on both sides of the table are no-brainers that requite little elaboration. It is on the political side that Obama sprang a few surprises. 'Karkare's team had no reinforcements'
Vinita Kamte, slain Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte's wife, reveals her struggle to unravel the truth about her husband's death on the night of November 26, 2008. How the NSG has changed after 26/11
National Security Guard Director General N P S Aulakh on how the NSG has changed after 26/11. Pix: Obama throws a party for Dr Singh
United States President Barack Obama hosted the first state dinner of his presidency for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House on Tuesday night. 26/11 carnage ended a 25-year-old dream
Juergen and Daphne Schmidt had planned a trip to India for over 25 years -- an exciting, hectic trip that was to end with a dinner at the Leopold cafe in Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008. Images: In memory of the Holtzbergs
'We can't say that a year has gone by and it doesn't hurt. But that they didn't succeed, that we can say!' Voices from a memorial ceremony in New York for Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivika who were killed in the terror attacks. 'The attack seemed like shade on a sunny day'
'My whole family has been reshaped and refined by the experience. Gratitude is my daily companion for the magic and mystery of life," says Helen Connolly, a Canadian yoga teacher who survived the 26/11 horror.
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
Images: Obama, PM at White House
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday given a rousing welcome at the White House where he was received by President Barack Obama before they sat down for bilateral talks during which the two countries are expected to take their strategic ties to a new level.