Yakub Memon
Shakeel phone-in after Memon hanging, I&B asks 2 leading hindi channels to follow norms
Representatives of the other channel also told the Committee that during the interview the channel had tried to confront the gangster and made him confess to his wrongdoing and misdeeds.
3 channels get show-cause notice on coverage of Yakub Memon hanging
Unhappy with the coverage related to hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yaqub Memon by three leading news broadcasters, Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued show-cause notice to them, asking why action should n
Yakub Memon execution: SC Justice Dipak Misra gets threat letter
Security has been beefed up at the residence of Supreme Court Justice Dipak Misra after he received an anonymous threatening letter. Justice Misra was part of the three-judge Supreme Court bench which had dismissed the mercy
SP leader sparks controversy, demands Rajya Sabha seat for Yakub Memon’s wife
Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Farooq Ghosi has stirred a controversy by requesting party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to nominate 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's wife as a Rajya Sabha MP.
Met Tiger Memon in PoK after 1993 blasts: Kashmir MLA
Former militant-turned Congress MLA Usman Majeed today stoked a controversy by claiming he had met Tiger Memon after the 1993 Mumbai blasts in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir during which he seemed "worried" about his brother Yakub
Yakub Memon execution: Congress, BJP in war of words
A war of words broke out over the hanging of Yakub Memon in 1993 blasts case today with Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Shashi Tharoor raising questions on the credibility of government and judiciary and BJP slamming thei
Those who sought leniency for Yakub Memon are nation’s enemies: Shiv Sena
Lashing out at those who sought leniency for Yakub Memon, the Shiv Sena today demanded they should be "tried for being enemies of the country" and also asked the government to ensure that the 1993 serial blasts convict does n
Yakub Memon execution: Security of SC judges who dismissed plea raised
Security of three Supreme Court judges, who dismissed the petition to stay Yakub Memon's death warrant leading to his execution this morning, has been beefed up as a precautionary measure.
Yakub Memon execution: As it happened
Yakub Memon was woken up from his solitary prison cell here at 4am today, three hours before his scheduled execution time...
Yakub Memon got chance to express his views in all forums: Rajnath
Yakub Memon, the Mumbai blasts convict who was hanged today, got every opportunity to express his point of view in different forums, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said and asked people to be united on issues like terrorism.
Yakub Memon hangman executed Ajmal Kasab too
Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict, was today executed by the same prison constable from Yerwada jail who carried out the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, one of the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumba
Yakub Memon’s hanging victory of law: ’93 blast’s victim’s kin
The family of a 1993 Mumbai blasts victim hailed Yakub Memon's hanging, saying it is the victory of law and hoped that fugitive mobster Dawood Ibrahim would meet the same fate.
Why this unseemly hurry in Yakub Memon execution, asks Prashant Bhushan
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan today questioned the "unseemly hurry" behind the execution of Yakub Memon saying no time was given to the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict to challenge the rejection of his mercy petitio
Unprecedented hearing of Yakub Memon plea in supreme court at 3.20 am
An unprecedented pre-dawn 90-minute hearing in the Supreme Court which began in Court Room 4 at 3:20 am sealed the fate of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, after his final plea to escape the gallows was
Jammu and Kashmir: After rally against Yakub Memon hanging, MLA detained
Police today detained Independent MLA from north Kashmir's Langate constituency, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, after he took out a rally here to protest the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon and against the prevalence
After Yakub Memon’s hanging, Digvijay SIngh says show same ‘urgency’ in other terror cases
Congress leader Digvijay Singh today voiced hope that "exemplary urgency and commitment" shown by the "government and judiciary" in Yakub Memon case will also be displayed in all cases of terror, irrespective of the religion
1993 Mumbai blasts: Yakub Memon family members also faced trial
Several family members of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, who was hanged today for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, were among the accused in the case and some of them were discharged for want of evidence.
Yakub Memon’s body handed over to family
The body of Yakub Memon, who was hanged at the Central Prison here this morning for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, was handed over to his family and it will be flown to Mumbai for burial.
Yakub Memon Timeline: How Mumbai blasts accused sought mercy
Death row convict Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict, was hanged to death today after his last ditch attempts to get a reprieve failed early this morning in the Supreme Court. Memon was hanged shortly bef
Yakub Memon execution: Tight security in Mumbai
Security has been tightened in Mumbai in view of the execution of 1993 serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon, especially in Mahim area where his family resides and sensitive localities of the metropolis.
Yakub Memon hanged: Chronology
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the execution slated for tomorrow of Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, rejecting his last ditch plea to escape the gallows.
Supreme Court rejects Yakub Memon’s last-ditch petition; to be hanged shortly
Supreme Court rejects Yakub Memon's last-ditch petition, which was seeking a stay on his hanging scheduled at 7 am today in Nagpur jail.
SC rejects Yakub Memon’s plea against execution
Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed 1993 Mumbai blasts’ sole death convict Yakub Memon’s plea to save him from execution...
Yakub Memon: BJP welcomes SC verdict, slams those opposing sentence
BJP today welcomed the Supreme Court verdict rejecting the plea of Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, to escape the gallows, and said justice has been finally delivered to the victims.
Countdown for Yakub Memon’s hanging starts at Nagpur jail
With the Supreme Court rejecting relief to Yakub Memon, the countdown for the hanging of the only death-row convict of 1993 Mumbai blasts case tomorrow has started at the Nagpur Central Prison here.
Yakub Memon hanged today in Nagpur jail; body handed over to family
Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict facing gallows, was hanged to death today after his last ditch attempts to get a reprieve failed early this morning in the Supreme Court.
Yakub Memon case: Supreme Court asks Attorney General to clarify rules of curative plea
Uncertainty continued today over whether Yakub Memon, the sole 1993 Mumbai blasts convict on death row, will be hanged on July 30, with the Supreme Court asking Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to clarify tomorrow the rules rel
