Mohammed Afzal

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  Attack On BSF Camp Near Srinagar Airport, All 3 Terrorists Killed: Highlights

  Three suicide attackers carrying a massive arsenal of guns and explosives broke into a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport before dawn today and opened fire, killing one soldier. All three terrorists were killed after nearly 10 hours of gunbattle. Flights were suspended at the Srinagar airport for over five hours and long del...

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  3 Terrorists Who Attacked BSF Camp Near Srinagar Airport Killed

  Three suicide attackers carrying a massive arsenal of guns and explosives broke into a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport before dawn today and opened fire, killing one soldier. All three terrorists were killed after nearly 10 hours of gunbattle. Flights were suspended at the Srinagar airport for over five hours and long del...

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  Akhilesh Yadav Meets Family of Dadri Victim, Promises Justice

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today met the family of the man lynched in Dadri over rumour that he had eaten beef, assuring them of justice and dismissed criticism of his government with the assertion that his party will "never do politics" over such incident.

• Two British Indians Charged With Murder

  Two Indian-origin men have been charged with stabbing a plumber to death on a street in the west London suburb of Southall.

• Blog: Intercepts prove Lashkar is more active, how will India react?

  Does the March 13 fidayeen (suicide) attack in Bemina in Srinagar, in which five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men were killed and another seven including civilians injured, come as a surprise? If one were to believe the security agencies, specially the intelligence agencies, the answer is a clear 'No'.

• Afzal Guru's lawyers resign: Read full statement

  A day after approaching the Tihar Jail authorities seeking handing over of Afzal Guru's body to his family, two lawyers ND Pancholi and Nandita Haksar representing them today withdrew as their counsel, citing "unseemly controversies" and "suspicion" by certain political groups in Kashmir. Here is the full statement by the lawyers:

• Afzal Guru's hanging: PM questions Home Minister over delay in informing family

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has questioned Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde about why the family of Afzal Guru, who was hanged on Saturday, was not informed in advance about the execution.

• Afzal Guru's family wants his body returned: Read full letter

  Afzal Guru's family has rejected govt's offer to visit his grave at the Tihar Jail in Delhi, where the convict in 2001 Parliament attack case was hanged and buried on Saturday. In a letter addressed to the DG Prisons on behalf of Guru's family the lawyers requested his body be returned to the family along with his belongings and arrange for prayer ...

• PDP leader Mufti Muhammed Sayeed slams Centre for denying Afzal Guru a last meeting with family

  After Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticised the execution of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, the main opposition People's Democratic Party in the state called India a "banana republic".

• Afzal Guru hanged: a timeline of events since 2001 Parliament attack

  2001 Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged today at the Tihar Jail at 8am, six days after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his mercy petition. Here is a timeline of events leading to the alleged Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist's execution:

• Afzal Guru hanging: was informed last night, says Omar, appeals for calm

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says he was informed at 8 pm on Friday night that Afzal Guru would be executed this morning for his role in the attack on the Indian parliament in 2001.

• Afzal Guru's hanging: Better late than never, says Narendra Modi

  Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

• Afzal Guru was calm in final moments: Tihar official

  2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged this morning, walked to the gallows in a peaceful and composed frame of mind.

• Afzal Guru hanging: whole country was waiting for this, says BJP

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, saying "it was a right move".

• Afzal Guru to be buried at Tihar Jail: sources

  The government has refuted reports that the family of Afzal Guru was not informed that he would be executed this morning in Delhi for his role in the attack on Parliament in 2001.